I am a PhD student at UBC in the Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program. My research focuses on intersectional, gender-based approaches to drug policy evaluation. Outside of work, you will find me hanging out with Frost, my 3-legged husky-cross rescue dog!
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Co-Chapter Liaison
Kelsey Speed (she/her)
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Vice-Chair
Nyal Mirza (he/him)
Nyal is an MSc student at the University of Alberta’s School of Public Health. His research explores the experiences of unpaid caregivers supporting people who use drugs in rural communities. He also works on evaluating supervised consumption service access in rural Canada and examining the socio-cultural factors that influence substance use within South Asian communities. In his spare time, Nyal enjoys playing hockey, golfing, and spending time with friends.
International Liaison
Bethany Piggott (She/Her)
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.
Personnel Liaison
Paul Rusu (he/him)
Paul just graduated with his MSW from UBC after being an active member of the Concordia chapter of CSSDP in Montreal. His lived experience of addiction has led to the pursuit of work related to substance use. Paul meets people where they are at through both outreach and harm reduction services. Paul also assists people along their recovery process in both live-in and outpatient treatment contexts via both group and individual counselling. Paul is a simple dude, he loves feeling connected with his people and just straight chillin’ pretty much as often as possible.