Kate Shannon (she/her)
PhD, MPH
UBC Division of Social Medicine
UBC Rank: Professor
Areas of
Focus
Dr. Shannon’s research focuses on community-engaged research, social epidemiology, population health interventions, policy evaluation, and feminist intersectional approaches to equitable sexual health and reproductive care and justice. She regularly consults and/or provides expert evidence to local, national, and international policy bodies on sexual and reproductive health and human rights.
- Equitable sexual health care
- Reproductive justice
- Gender and sexuality
- Population health interventions and policy evaluation
- Health equity & human rights
Affiliations & Awards
- UBC School of Population and Public Health
- Centre for Research on Equity and Justice in Perinatal Services
- Gender Equity & Inclusivity in Senior Leadership – Breaking the Glass Ceiling
- Youth Sexual Health & Reproductive Justice Research Team
- Research Equity Toolkits in Sex & Gender Methods & Measures
- Women’s Health Research Cluster
- Canadian Organization for Sex & Gender Science
- Pan-Canadian Network for HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (STBBIs) Clinical Trials Research (CTN+)
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