RESEARCH CLUSTER IN HOMELESSNESS
John Graham
RESEARCH LEAD
Professor and Director, School of Social Work, Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBC Okanagan
This research cluster team is identifying technology and service delivery solutions to reduce homelessness in vulnerable populations.
ABSTRACT
This research team is collaborating with community-based agencies and Indigenous communities to help make homelessness strategies more responsive and efficient in addressing the diverse needs of vulnerable populations. The team draws on expertise from diverse fields including engineering, medicine, neuroscience, management, nursing, social sciences and social work. In addition to conducting a community impact analysis on the stigma surrounding homelessness, the team are examining the efficacy of homelessness services and interventions and pursuing technological innovations to improve access to support and services for individuals at high-risk of becoming homeless.
The team received a UBCO Cluster of Research Excellence award in 2019.
UBCO Clusters of Research Excellence are funded by the Eminence Program, which was established in 2017.
RESEARCH TEAM MEMBERS
Mike Evans
Professor, Community, Culture, and Global Studies, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, UBC Okanagan
Gordon Lovegrove
Associate Professor, School of Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, UBC Okanagan
Paul van Donkelaar
Professor, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBC Okanagan
Eric Li
Associate Professor, Faculty of Management, UBC Okanagan
Jon Corbett
Associate Professor, Community, Culture and Global Studies, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, UBC Okanagan
Shirley Chau
Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBC Okanagan
Sana Shahram
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBC Okanagan
Trevor Corneil
Clinical Professor, School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
Jennifer Davis
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management, UBC Okanagan
Abbas Milani
Professor, School of Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, UBC Okanagan
Ray Taheri
Senior Instructor, School of Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, UBC Okanagan
Silvina Vatalina Mema
Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
Alina Turner
CEO + Co-Founder, HelpSeeker
Kyleen Myrah
Business Administration, Okanagan School of Business, Okanagan College
Kerry Rempel
Okanagan School of Business, Okanagan College
Micheal Shier
Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto
Stephen Gaetz
President & CEO, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, Homeless Hub
Ramon Lawrence
Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan
Jordan Babando
Post Doctoral Researcher, School of Social Work, Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBC Okanagan
Stephanie Laing
Field Education Coordinator, School of Social Work, Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBC Okanagan
Kyler Woodmass
Associate Research Coordinator, School of Social Work, Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBC Okanagan
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Contact
Kelowna Homeless Research Collaborative
School of Social Work, Faculty of Health and Social Development
Attn: John Graham
Arts Building
1147 Research Road
Kelowna, BC Canada V1V 1V7
Tel: 250-807-8603
Email ask.khrc@ubc.ca