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Dr. Emily Jenkins, registered nurse, is a Professor and Associate Director of Research and Teaching Scholarship. She brings extensive clinical research expertise from acute community mental health and substance use settings. Her clinical training informs her program research and aims to enhance mental health outcomes and reduce substance use harms across Canada. Dr. Jenkins' current research is characterized by an 'upstream' focus, including studies that explore strategies to facilitate citizen engagement in mental health and substance use policy intervention design, particularly among youth. She is recognized as a leader in the youth mental health and substance use field, actively establishing policies and practices that support knowledge mobilization and research impact. Her commitment to real-world impacts is evident through her strong network in policy and practice settings. She has been instrumental in providing consultation to inform strategic priorities and has offered invited testimony to the Senate of Canada for the study of Bill C-45 (the Cannabis Act). Her work has attracted significant media attention and has been featured on platforms like Reddit Science, demonstrating the impact of youth-engaged research in mental health and substance use policy.
Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.