Kirsten Marchand
Academic Rank(s)
Assistant Professor (Partner) PhD
Faculty, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Research Scientist, Foundry
Phone
kirsten.marchand@ubc.ca
Location
2206 East Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3
Dr. Kirsten Marchand is an Assistant Professor (Partner) at the UBC School of Population and Public Health and the Centre for Health Services and Policy Research and a Research Scientist at Foundry.
Dr. Marchand’s health services research program aims to improve the quality of mental health and substance use services for youth and families. Dr. Marchand applies multi-methods, patient-oriented, and integrated knowledge translation approaches to her research. She is currently leading an embedded program of research in two thematic areas: (1) investigating the impacts of innovative models of early intervention and treatment for youth mental health and substance use; and (2) determining the health service needs, experiences, and outcomes of youth who use substances. This program of research builds on Dr. Marchand’s PhD in Population and Public Health from UBC.
Dr. Marchand’s research has been supported by fellowships and operating grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Michael Smith Health Research BC, and the UBC Institute of Mental Health.
- Michael Smith Health Research BC / Foundry Scholar Award (2025-2030)
- UBC Institute of Mental Health, Marshall Fellow, 2022
- Michael Smith Health Research BC/Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes, Research Trainee Award, 2021
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Frederick Banting and Charles Best Doctoral (2017) & Masters (2013) Awards
- Foundry
- Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
- Member, Institute of Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, UBC
- Member, Network of Early Career Researchers in Youth Mental Health
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Ongoing research studies:
- YC-OATs: investigating, disseminating, and implementing youth-centred models of care for unregulated opioid use;
- Wider Impacts of COVID-19 – investigating trends in youth mental health and substance use and risk and protective factors in the context of public health emergencies;
- IYS Impact – investigating the individual, community, and system-level impacts of integrated youth services (IYS) in BC.
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