Kate Shannon (she/her)
PhD, MPH
UBC Division of Social Medicine
UBC Rank: Professor

Areas of
Focus
Dr. Shannon’s research focuses on gender equity, sexual health and reproductive justice among communities marginalized based on social, economic, and political inequities, through social epidemiology, policy evaluation, and community-based and population health intervention research. She is strongly committed to research that affects change in policy and practice and meaningful engagement with communities.
- Equitable sexual health care
- Reproductive justice
- Structural interventions & policy evaluation
- Health equity & human rights
Affiliations & Awards
- Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity (CGSHE)
- Canada Research Chair (Tier II), Gender Equity, Sexual Health & Global Policy
- Women’s Research Health Cluster
- UBC School of Population and Public Health (SPPH), Associate Faculty
- Providence Healthcare Research Institute
- UBC Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award – Advancement of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (2021)
- Peter Lougheed/CIHR New Investigator Canada’s Premier Young Researcher Award (2011)
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