Our partners

• Canadian Centre on Substance use and Addiction (CCSA), Ottawa, ON
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research (CAMH), Toronto, ON
• Alcohol Research Group (ARG), National Alcohol Research Center, Berkeley, CA, USA
• National Drug Research Institute (NDRI), Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
• Health Economic Research Unit, Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby BC
• Child and Family WISE Lab, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto ON
• RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA

This category of membership is designed to recognize strong collaborative relationships with researchers who may be located at the University of Victoria or on other Canadian campuses who are not in residence at the CISUR office. The process of acquiring CISUR Collaborating Scientist status involves nomination by a CISUR Scientist, completion of an application form, and a statement indicating support for the mission and values of the Institute. Applications are considered and voted on by the CISUR faculty.

This affiliate status does not confer institutional privileges at the University of Victoria.

• Brittany Barker, Senior Scientist, Health Surveillance, First Nations Health Authority, Email
• Jane Buxton, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Medicine, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Email
• Chris Gill, Professor of Chemistry, Co-Director of the Applied Environmental Research Laboratories, Vancouver Island University, Email
• Adrian Guta, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, University of Windsor, Email
• Erin Hobin, Senior Scientist, Public Health Ontario, Email
• Gillian Kolla, Assistant Professor, Population Health and Applied Health Sciences, Memorial University, Email
• Dennis Hore, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Email
• Mark Kaplan, Professor, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Email
• Nathan Lachowsky, Professor, School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria, Email
• Bonnie Leadbeater, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Victoria, Email
• Doug Magnuson, Professor, Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies, University of Victoria, Email
• Lenora Marcellus, Professor, School of Nursing, University of Victoria, Email
• Christine Ou, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Victoria, Email
• Sana Shahram, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBC Okanagan, Email
• Amanda Slaunwhite, Senior Scientist, Provincial Overdose Cohort, BC Centre for Disease Control, Email
• Gerald Thomas, Director, Legal Substances & Problem Gambling Policy & Prevention, Email

This category of membership is open to individuals who are supportive of the Institute's mission and values and who are actively engaged in applying knowledge in the field of addictions and substance use. This category is open to researchers, students, policy makers, treatment and prevention workers, as well as members of the general public. Membership will involve completion of an application form with a declaration that excludes people with financial interests in tobacco, alcohol, gambling or other addictive behaviours.

This affiliate status does not confer institutional privileges at the University of Victoria.

• James Clay, PhD Researcher, Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth, Email
• Alissa Greer, Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, Email
• Kathleen Perkin, Director, Advice and Reporting, Mental Health, Substances, Injury, and Chronic Disease Prevention, Office of the Provincial Health Officer, Email
• Cheryl Peters, School of Population and Public Health Faculty of Medicine, UBC, Email
• Robert Solomon, Senior Legal Policy Associate, Distinguised University Professor, Emeritus, Faculty of Law, Western University, Email
• Marion Selfridge, Research manager, Cool Aid Community Health Centre; Adjunct Professor, School of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria, Email
• Vidhi Thakkar, Institute of Health Policy, University of Toronto, Email
• Kara Thompson, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, St. Francis Xavier University, Email
• Kate Vallance, Senior Policy and Legislative Analyst, BC Cannabis Secretariat, Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Email
• Zach Walsh, Professor - UBC, Director - Therapeutic, Recreational and Problematic Substance Use (TRPS) Lab, Email
• Ashley Wettlaufer, Policy Officer, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Email
• Erica Woodin, Professor & Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology, University of Victoria, Email