Greyson Lab at UBC

WHRI covered the Healthy Aging Among Trans People Using Hormone Therapy: Setting the Research Agenda project for Trans Day of Visibility this year. The project is a community-consultative process to clarify research priorities related to aging and gender-affirming endocrine care. The current phase involves a survey of trans community members and clinicians who work with trans people.

Healthy Aging Among Trans People Using Hormone Therapy: Setting the Research Agenda – Women's Health Research Institute Healthy Aging Among Trans People Using Hormone Therapy: Setting the Research Agenda March 31, 2026April 2, 2026Posted inOur News Today is trans day of visibility, an annual day to celebrate and uplift two-spirit, trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse people – and spotlight some important research ...

Join HIM and us on Mar 18 @ The Junction in Vancouver to talk mpox & mpox vaccination in BC!

GBQ and GD communities experience a range of barriers to health information. HIMformation sessions provide individuals with valuable health information, a sense of community connection, and the opportunity to influence change by facilitating important and timely conversations in community spaces.

Find out more at: https:// checkhimout.ca/events

Congratulations to PhD student Ty Sounthong for winning the EDI poster award at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute’s Healthy Starts Research Day!

The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased use of virtual healthcare in Canada. In pediatric diabetes care, we know patients like this increased accessibility overall, but what are the impacts on clinicians providing this virtual care? A new article led by endocrinologists and researchers at BC Children's Hospital analyzes interviews with diabetes care practitioners to explore this question.

Read "Building a Hybrid Future: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Virtual Pediatric Diabetes Care in British Columbia" here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjd.2026.02.004

Congratulations to PhD student Maria Mulder, whose article, '“There’s not enough research about using”: everyday information triangulation about cannabis use in pregnancy and lactation' is now out! (It's open access, as always from our lab, so free for all to read.)

While published in an info science journal and furthering information triangulation theory, there are applied learnings here for public health research & practice as well.

“There’s not enough research about using”: everyday information triangulation about cannabis use in pregnancy and lactation Purpose. Cannabis use in pregnancy and lactation is under-researched and politically taboo, resulting in a challenging context for information seeking and health decision-making. This study explored the information needs and information seeking, assessing and triangulation behaviors of individuals c...

Congratulations to PhD trainee Maria Mulder for being awarded second place poster prize at this year’s SPPH Scholar Day!

Celebrating research and community at SPPH Scholar Day - School of Population and Public Health On Friday, September 19, 2025, students, staff, and faculty gathered to mark a special occasion: SPPH Scholar Day

UBC study looking for Canadian trans and gender expansive adults to participate in a 1-hour study interview via Zoom. Scan the QR code below for more information. Be aware that liking this post or following the page may publicly identify you with the study.

https://rc.med.ubc.ca/redcap/surveys/?s=WA7HMXWR9EHAYXTM

New study out with UBC Med Student Gurvir Dhutt, looking at how to improve vaccine communication to the often-overlooked 20-something young adult population!

Improving vaccine communication to the often-overlooked young adult population: A qualitative study of 20–29 year olds in British Columbia, Canada Young adults in their 20s have shown slower uptake of COVID-19 vaccines relative to older adults, potentially endangering themselves and their communities. Despite this, little vaccine communicatio...

New article out today in CMAJ, the Canadian Medical Association Journal! As part of a larger CIHR-funded study about how the early COVID-19 pandemic affected perinatal experiences in Ontario & BC, we looked at vaccination during pregnancy for those who gave birth in early 2019 (before COVID), 2021 (COVID but no C19 vaccine yet), and 2022 (COVID pandemic and vaccines available) in Ontario.

Press release from study head site McMaster University: https://healthsci.mcmaster.ca/most-pregnant-people-got-vaccinated-for-covid-19-in-2022/

Link to (openly accessible) full article: https://www.cmaj.ca/content/196/32/E1100

Most pregnant people got vaccinated for COVID-19 in 2022 - Faculty of Health Sciences A study of more than 28,000 pregnancies from 2022 has found that the majority of pregnant people received the COVID-19 vaccine during its initial release. The study, co-led by McMaster University and the University of British Columbia, used data from ICES, an independent, not-for-profit research ins...

Happy Pride Month from Greyson Lab at UBC!

If you have thoughts about mpox (monkeypox) vaccination services in your 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ community, we'd love to hear them. We are currently scheduling interviews with community members in BC and Ontario!

Help us understand what went right with mpox vaccination efforts, what didn't go so well, and how future vaccination campaigns can better serve our communities!

Interested? Want more info? Tell us here: https://flex.redcap.ubc.ca/surveys/?s=MPR7JNWEAMJN9H4K

Lab PI Devon Greyson named Canada's new Applied Public Health Chair in Building Trusted Population Health Information Systems and Interventions:

UBC’s Dr. Devon Greyson named 2024 Applied Public Health Chair - UBC Faculty of Medicine Dr. Greyson’s chair aims to address barriers to vaccination by filling knowledge gaps on effective health communications.

PARTICIPANTS WANTED for UBC study about mpox. Receive $50 for a confidential 1 hour interview!

For more info, go to: https://flex.redcap.ubc.ca/surveys/?s=MPR7JNWEAMJN9H4K