Renée Woodward
Renée Woodward Research Assistant she/her/hers Renée Woodward holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on sexual health, gender-diverse youth, forensics and mental health. Renée has collaborated with BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services Research Institute investigators on research relating to forensics and risk assessment for […]
Daniel Ji
Daniel Ji, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Fellow he/him/his Daniel Ji received his PhD in social work with a sub-specialization in Measurement, Evaluation and Research Methodology from the University of British Columbia in 2023. He has since completed a postdoctoral fellowship on the healthcare information needs of trans, Two-Spirit and nonbinary youth and is currently a postdoctoral […]
Ley Fraser
Ley Fraser, B.S.C., M.A. Ley Fraser (they/them/Mx.) is a research assistant at SARAVYC, joining the team in September 2022. They are an alum of the University of Northern British Columbia (Bachelor of Science, Honours, ’13, Master of Arts, ’17) and the University of Manitoba (Master of Arts, ’18), and a candidate in Sociology at the […]
Adi Ferrara
Adi Ferrara, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Fellow she/her/hers Adi Ferrara received her PhD in Health Sciences at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. She previously worked for the HIV Vaccine Trials Network in Seattle, Washington (USA), where her passion for tackling healthcare disparities in the 2SLGBTQ+ population was first ignited. Her PhD study concentrated […]
Yeshvi Mehta
Yeshvi Mehta, BSc Research Assistant she/her Yeshvi Mehta (she/her) holds a Bachelor of Sciences in Integrated Sciences with a focus on Global Health & Physiology from the University of British Columbia. With a deep-rooted passion for community health and research, Yeshvi’s professional journey spans diverse experiences in clinical research, project management, and community engagement within […]
Samantha Martin-Ferris
Samantha Martin-Ferris, BAResearch Assistant Samantha Martin-Ferris is an Indigenous researcher from Northern BC. She is from the Gitksan Nation and is experienced in both qualitative and quantitative data methodologies work a focus on Indigenous methodologies and knowledge translation. Samantha holds a BA in Indigenous studies from UBC and is currently pursuing a MsC in […]
Julia Santana Parrilla
Julia Santana Parrilla MSc Knowledge Translation and Qualitative Methods Specialist at the Women’s Health Research Institute Julia is a Knowledge Translation and Qualitative Methods Specialist at the Women’s Health Research Institute. She worked at SARAVYC on the G2G Project while completing her Master of Science at the University of British Columbia’s School of Population & Public […]
Jessy Dame
Jessy Dame RN(c), MSN Indigenous Two Spirit Advisory, SARAVYC Jessy Dame is a very proud Two-Spirit, Métis, Certified Registered Nurse. Jessy’s family is from Treaty 1 and 2 territories, which is known today as Winnipeg and St Rose-du-lac. Jessy has worked within Neonatal/Postnatal health. He currently works casually within a queer sexual health clinic in […]
Jessamyn Hung
Jessamyn Hung East Asian Advisory The Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre (SARAVYC) is a team of researchers, in collaboration with community partners, with a focus on youth health equity.
Jaimie Veale
Jaimie Veale PhD Rutherford Discovery Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Waikato Jaimie Veale is a Rutherford Discovery Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Waikato. Jaimie’s expertise is in the field of transgender health and wellbeing, and she is the Principal Investigator of Counting Ourselves – the Aotearoa New Zealand Trans […]
