Devon Greyson
Academic Rank(s)
Assistant Professor BA (Hons), MLIS, PhD|
Division Head, Health in Populations
Phone
604-822-2772
devon.greyson@ubc.ca
Location
2206 East Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3
A qualitative and mixed methodologist with an interdisciplinary background that spans gender studies, information science, and public health, Dr. Greyson’s research focuses on public health communication and the use of health-related information by publics, clinicians, and health systems.
Dr. Greyson has a special interest in improving alignment between community values and health information systems for communication and surveillance, with current work focusing on vaccine confidence, gender and health information, and mitigating the impacts of medical misinformation.
Recent work has evaluated pre-exposure mpox vaccination in Canada, sought to improve vaccine communication to young adults, and explored the ethical, legal and public health implications of the use of “immunization passports” (also known as Proof-of-Vaccination Credentials, or PVCs) in Canada.
CIHR/PHAC Applied Public Health Chair in Building Trusted Population Health Information Systems and Interventions
MSHRBC Scholar Award
Association for Information Science & Technology Research Impact Award
Investigator with the Vaccine Evaluation Center at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute
Areas of interest:
- Public Health communication
- Vaccine decision-making
- Vaccine requirement policies (mandates)
- STBBI vaccination
- Medical misinformation
- Perinatal and pediatric health decision-making
- Community engagement in public health systems and governance
Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=CIt4NIQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
SPPH 681C – Mixed Methods in Health Research
SPPH 621 – Approaches to Enquiry in Population and Public Health