| Bethany is a first year Psychiatric Nursing student at Grant MacEwan University. She finds fulfillment in harm reduction work within the inner city as a crisis diversion worker, outreach worker and housing support worker. She enjoys volunteering her time at music festivals at their medical and festival health tents. She also works in research with PWUD. Bethany loves playing rugby and has a cat named Dave. |
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Bethany Piggott (She/Her)
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Kira London-Nadeau, PhD
I am a CIHR and FRQS Health Systems Impact Fellow currently completing a pediatric research post-doc at the CHU Ste-Justine’s Gender Diversity Clinic, in affiliation with the Université de Montréal. Prior to this work, I completed my graduate studies as an FRQS and CIHR-Vanier scholar, focusing on the associations between cannabis use and mental health among queer and trans youth in Québec. My research aims to remain connected to community work. As such, in 2018, I co-founded project VoxCann, a bilingual cannabis education initiative for youth in Québec. Between 2018 and 2023, I was the chair of the national board of Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy, for which I now have the pleasure to sit as a Strategic Advisor.
Nick Cristiano, PhD
I am an Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for the Policing and Community Well-Being B.A. Program at Trent University. My research focuses on harm reduction, public health, drug policy, risk management, cannabis, and club drugs, and nighttime economies.
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Thea Sheridan-Jonah (she/her)
Thea is a student at the University of British Columbia studying Political Science and First Nations and Indigenous Studies. Thea has been on the board of CSSDP for about 5 years first as a general member, then the treasurer and has served as chair or co-chair for the past 3 years. Thea is also part of the Vancouver chapter and has served as president or co-president for the past four years. Thea is an organizer in so called Vancouver working in broad collectives for justice and abolition for and beyond drug user liberation. Thea also serves on the board of the Pivot Legal Society and a founding member of the Devil’s Club Medic Collective.