Co-Treasurer
Monique is a recent MSc. graduate from the University of British Columbia’s Experimental Medicine program. Her research explored how young people who use drugs navigate systems of care and supervision and the ongoing toxic drug crisis. She is currently a project coordinator working with BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services. In her free time, she loves exploring new cafes and rollerskating.
I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. I am a public health sociologist, with a PhD (2008) in Behavioural Health Sciences and Addiction Studies from the University of Toronto. My research interests are in public health and harm reduction approaches to substance use and drug policy reform. My recent projects have focused on youth and young adult cannabis use and opioid use, the family contexts of substance use, and parent advocacy for action on Canada’s overdose death emergency.
Co-Chair
Azra is an MSc student at the University of Alberta’s School of Public Health. Her research focuses on how covid-19 impacted supervised consumption site operations. She is also co-chair of CSSDP’s Edmonton chapter. In her time off, Azra is bouldering, crafting, and working her way through a never-ending list of restaurants to try in Edmonton.
Co-Chair
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.
