Emily Jenkins, PhD, MPH, RN

Associate Professor

Faculty of Applied Science

School of Nursing

Vancouver Campus

Fields

Addiction, Equity, Public Health, Youth

Contact Information

emily.jenkins@ubc.ca

Tel: 604-822-4980

Twitter/ http://twitter.com/ekjenkins

Alternate Contact

Lou Corpuz-Bosshart

Media Relations Specialist

Tel: 604 822 2048

Email: lou.bosshart@ubc.ca

Expertise

Mental health, mental health promotion, adolescent substance use, cannabis, youth engagement, population mental health, social determinants of health

In the Media

Re-funding the police? No plan for Vancouver to hire 100 mental health nurses to pair with cops – CTV News, 2023 Inside the mental health crisis facing college and university students – Walrus, October 2021 Trying to drink less? 6 non-alcoholic beers you need on your radar – Best Health, August 2021 As the pandemic takes a toll on mental health, options are available for those seeking relief from emotional pain – Georgia Straight, May 2021 Vancouver clinic tries to hold back tide of opioid overdoses during pandemic – CTV, June 2020 Survey reveals link between COVID-19 stress and mental illness worries – Global, June 2020 Pandemic’s Mental Health Toll Is Hammering Marginalized People – The Tyee, June 2020 Teens tune out zero tolerance of substance-use talk: UBC study – The Province, April 2019 Kids and drugs: The Vancouver teachers transforming substance use education – Vancouver Sun, July 2019