Meet Our Team
Our Team
Dr. Emily Jenkins
Dr. Emily Jenkins, a registered nurse, is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia. Her program of research aims to enhance mental health outcomes and reduce substance use harms. It is grounded in principles of mental health promotion, social justice, and equity and characterized by an “upstream” and systems-level focus. Dr. Jenkins’ research is responsive to emergent, priority health and social issues, including the development of interventions to guide youth policy engagement to strengthen positive mental health, minimize the harms of substance use across the lifespan, enhance mental health systems, and monitor the population mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
For a list of publications see Google Scholar.
Liza McGuinness
Liza McGuinness is a Research Manager at the Agenda Collaborative and a mom. Her interests include health equity and community-based participatory research, with a focus on youth engagement and mental health promotion. She has provided leadership and partnership development to numerous qualitative and community-based research projects.
For a list of publications and citations see Google Scholar.
Zachary Daly
Zachary Daly is a registered nurse with extensive experience working in child and adolescent mental health settings. He is currently a PhD student in the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia and a trainee with the Agenda Collaborative. His interests centre on understanding the interplay between climate change and mental health among youth using participatory and strengths-based approaches.
For a list of publications see ResearchGate.
Trevor Goodyear
Trevor Goodyear is a PhD candidate in the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia and an Agenda Collaborative trainee. His research interests focus on 2SLGBTQ+ youth homelessness and substance use utilizing community- and arts-based methods.
For a list of publications see Google Scholar.
Taylor Hill
Taylor is a PhD student in Experimental Psychology at Dalhousie University and an Agenda Collaborative trainee. Her interests include translational research rooted in well-being science to understand psychosocial and community resources that contribute to positive mental health and healthy communities.
For a list of publications see Google Scholar.
Dr. Corey McAuliffe
Dr. McAuliffe is a Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Health Systems Impact Fellow and Agenda Collaborative trainee. She brings over 15 years of experience in global and public health practice and training with academic, governmental, and nongovernmental organizations. Her research program examines the structural and systemic barriers that impact young peoples’ wellbeing as well as the policy oriented solutions that support social change and equity.
For a list of publications see Google Scholar.