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Amy Wright

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Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Toronto

Amy Wright

Assistant Professor

Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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6 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 11 research grants (9 CIHR, 2 SSHRC), most recently in 2026.
Supervisor on 6 trainee awards (6 CIHR), most recently in 2026.

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Education

PhD
Master of Science in Nursing
BScN

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Research

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Nursing Patient and citizen engagement research Health care access, privilege or marginalization Health care effectiveness and outcomes Indigenous health Maternal and newborn care

Latest papers

You don't need criminal law to make cops: Reading carceral care work into reproductive healthcare policies in Vancouver.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2026
The Unexpected Benefits of a Decolonized Knowledge Translation Initiative for Indigenous Mother Participants.
Qualitative health research · 2023 · first author
Considerations for the design of overdose education and naloxone distribution interventions: results of a multi-stakeholder workshop.
BMC public health · 2023

All 12 publications

Latest funding

Evaluating the Fathers of the Next Generation Program
CIHR · 2026 · Supervisor
$6,000
The Fathers of the Next Generation Program: Knowledge Sharing to Support the Journey of Fatherhood
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$569,926
The Fathers of the Next Generation Parenting Program: A Digital Introduction
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$24,952

All 18 grants and awards

12 publications.

You don't need criminal law to make cops: Reading carceral care work into reproductive healthcare policies in Vancouver.

Abdillahi I, Rinaldi J, Smith J, Munro L, Hudon É, Lamers J, Murage A, Wright A, Zoldan Y

Social science & medicine (1982)2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119235 PMID: 41911653

The Unexpected Benefits of a Decolonized Knowledge Translation Initiative for Indigenous Mother Participants.

Wright A, VanEvery R, Burnside H, Lopez KB, Kewageshig-Fyfe K, Jacobs B, Floyd AEM, Ferron EM

Qualitative health research2023First author

DOI: 10.1177/10497323231167308 PMID: 37057529

Considerations for the design of overdose education and naloxone distribution interventions: results of a multi-stakeholder workshop.

Sellen K, Markowitz B, Parsons JA, Leece P, Handford C, Goso N, Hopkins S, Klaiman M, Shahin R, Milos G, Wright A, Charles M, Morrison L, Strike C, Orkin A, SOONER Investigators

BMC public health2023

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15554-6 PMID: 37189052

Evaluation of the gap in delivery of opioid agonist therapy among individuals with opioid-related health problems: a population-based retrospective cohort study.

Paul LA, Bayoumi AM, Chen C, Kocovska E, Smith BT, Raboud JM, Gomes T, Kendall C, Rosella LC, Bitonti-Bengert L, Rush B, Yu M, Spithoff S, Crichlow F, Wright A, Watford J, Besharah J, Munro C, Taha S, Nosyk B, Strike C, Manson H, Kahan M, Leece P

Addiction (Abingdon, England)2023

DOI: 10.1111/add.16096 PMID: 36401610

Design details for overdose education and take-home naloxone kits: Codesign with family medicine, emergency department, addictions medicine and community.

Sellen K, Goso N, Halleran L, Mulvale-Fletcher A, Sarmiento F, Ligabue F, Handford C, Klaiman M, Milos G, Wright A, Charles M, Sniderman R, Hunt R, Parsons JA, Leece P, Hopkins S, Shahin R, Jüni P, Morrison L, Campbell DM, Strike C, Orkin A, SOONER Investigators

Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2022

DOI: 10.1111/hex.13559 PMID: 35909312

Resuscitation simulation among people who are likely to witness opioid overdose: Experiences from the SOONER Trial.

Whittall JP, Orkin AM, Handford C, Klaiman M, Leece P, Charles M, Wright A, Turner S, Morrison LJ, Strike C, Campbell DM

PloS one2022

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270829 PMID: 35789220

Corrigendum to "Mixed methods feasibility study for the surviving opioid overdose with naloxone education and resuscitation (SOONER) trial" [Resuscitation Plus 6 (2021) 100131].

Orkin AM, Charles M, Norris K, Thomas R, Chapman L, Wright A, Campbell DM, Handford C, Klaiman M, Hopkins S, Shahin R, Thorpe K, Juni P, Parsons J, Sellen K, Goso N, Hunt R, Leece P, Morrison LJ, Stergiopoulos V, Turner S, Strike C

Resuscitation plus2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2021.100158 PMID: 34553182

Mixed methods feasibility study for the surviving opioid overdose with naloxone education and resuscitation (SOONER) trial.

Orkin AM, Charles M, Norris K, Thomas R, Chapman L, Wright A, Campbell DM, Handford C, Klaiman M, Hopkins S, Shahin R, Thorpe K, Jüni P, Parsons J, Sellen K, Goso N, Hunt R, Leece P, Morrison LJ, Stergiopoulos V, Turner S, Strike C

Resuscitation plus2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2021.100131 PMID: 34223388

Challenges, Skepticism, and Recommendations from Police about Working in Collaboration with Supervised Consumption Services.

Strike C, Watson TM, Altenberg J, Barnaby L, Bayoumi AM, Challacombe L, Demel G, Hopkins S, Wright A

Substance use & misuse2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2020.1781177 PMID: 32660302

Protocol for a mixed-methods feasibility study for the surviving opioid overdose with naloxone education and resuscitation (SOONER) randomised control trial.

Orkin A, Campbell D, Handford C, Hopkins S, Klaiman M, Leece P, Parsons JA, Shahin R, Strike C, Thorpe K, Sellen K, Milos G, Wright A, Charles M, Sniderman R, Morrison L, SOONER Investigators

BMJ open2019

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029436 PMID: 31722937

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Amy Wright

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

You don't need criminal law to make cops: Reading carceral care work into reproductive healthcare policies in Vancouver.

The Unexpected Benefits of a Decolonized Knowledge Translation Initiative for Indigenous Mother Participants.

Considerations for the design of overdose education and naloxone distribution interventions: results of a multi-stakeholder workshop.

Evaluation of the gap in delivery of opioid agonist therapy among individuals with opioid-related health problems: a population-based retrospective cohort study.

Design details for overdose education and take-home naloxone kits: Codesign with family medicine, emergency department, addictions medicine&#xa0;and community.

Resuscitation simulation among people who are likely to witness opioid overdose: Experiences from the SOONER Trial.

Corrigendum to "Mixed methods feasibility study for the surviving opioid overdose with naloxone education and resuscitation (SOONER) trial" [Resuscitation Plus 6 (2021) 100131].

Mixed methods feasibility study for the surviving opioid overdose with naloxone education and resuscitation (SOONER) trial.

Challenges, Skepticism, and Recommendations from Police about Working in Collaboration with Supervised Consumption Services.

Protocol for a mixed-methods feasibility study for the surviving opioid overdose with naloxone education and resuscitation (SOONER) randomised control trial.

Frequent collaborators

Carol Strike

Pamela Leece

Shaun Hopkins

Curtis Handford

Rita Shahin

Aaron Orkin

Kevin Thorpe

Laurel Challacombe

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Janet Parsons

Brian Rush

Sheryl Spithoff

Sheena Taha

Bohdan Nosyk

Heather Manson

Claire Kendall

Bohdan Nosyk

Douglas Campbell

Tara Gomes

Peter Jüni

Design details for overdose education and take-home naloxone kits: Codesign with family medicine, emergency department, addictions medicine and community.