Chris Richardson
Academic Rank(s)
Research Associate, PhD
Scientist, Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences
Phone
chris.richardson@ubc.ca
Location
2206 East Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3
Dr. Richardson is currently a Research Associate in the School of Population and Public Health where his research activities are focused on examining aspects of bio-psycho social development in adolescence (e.g., impulsivity, sensation seeking, resilience) and their relationships with patterns of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana and other drug use.
He is also a Scientist with the Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcomes Sciences at St. Paul’s Hospital where he leads the Psychosocial Epidemiology Program and works with the Inner City Youth Program on a variety of projects examining the role of mental illness, substance use and homelessness on the psycho-social functioning of street involved youth.
Scientist, Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes
- Biological, psychological, and social determinants of the initiation and escalation of substance use in adolescents
- Exploring the intersection of substance use and emerging mental illness among at-risk youth
- Applications of psychometrics (e.g., fracture analysis, latent profile analysis) to the study of youth substance use and emerging mental illness