Research and Innovation
We work with partner organizations, evaluate emerging evidence, advance scholarly publications, and conduct and publish our own translational research and quality improvement projects — all with the aim to connect clinicians, individuals and community with new knowledge about alcohol use disorder and treatment options. In addition, we are dedicated to working with student researchers to build a new generation that understands the importance of treating alcohol use disorder as a health condition.
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Our Projects
We conduct translational and small quality improvement projects to advance knowledge around alcohol use disorder and treatment options. This excludes clinical or basic (such as the use of animals or theoretical modelling) research.
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Our Publications
We are thrilled to work with partner organizations to evaluate evidence, advance knowledge and to conduct our own translational research. View our publications here.
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Conferences
We are thrilled to present emerging information about alcohol use disorder and treatment options at conferences such as BC Quality Forum, and at the Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse’s Issues of Substance conferences. Check out posters from previous conferences.
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Student Researchers
We are thrilled to work with student researchers from institutions across the country including at McGill University, the University of Alberta, the University of Calgary and at the University of British Columbia. Our students are enrolled in programs such as medicine, cognitive neuroscience and community health sciences. Meet our students here.
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Partners
Advancing systems, practice and cultural change surrounding the complex issue of alcohol use disorder will take collaboration and the work of many partners. We welcome the opportunity to share our work, and to collaborate with other academic and health organizations. Contact us below if you’re interested in a discussion or collaborating with us!
Community Engagement
While developing our community engagement program, Building AUD Supportive Communities, we have been delighted to partner with a research group headed by Dr. Tom Barker, professor at the University of Alberta. Dr. Barker has been instrumental from the inception of this project through to continuing to research its spread. We thank him for his continued support and guidance!
Contributors to this work included Lorraine Byerley, professor at Algonquin College, and students Laura Vilchis at the University of Alberta and Stefan Kurbatfinski and Karen Fulton both studying at the University of Calgary.
Take a look at the evaluation of our work in Princeton here.
Read about this work:
”Using communicative analysis to evaluate engagement in a community-based, expert-led public-health intervention," submitted to the Journal of Health Communication
”Learning from the Footprints: Using communicative analysis to evaluate engagement outcomes in a community-based, expert-led public-health intervention", submitted to the Canadian Journal of Public Health
About Dr. Barker: Professor of communication at the University of Alberta. Tom believes that communication can be the source of strength in social life, government, education, and public health. The CAUDS association and the health groups in Princeton are examples of how this works. Working with researchers and community leaders, he hopes to learn more about how people come together to make communities stronger.
Contact us
If you are interested in collaborating with us, working as a student, or would like to know more about our research and innovation, please contact us in the form below.