Dr. Marjorie MacDonald
About Marjorie
Marjorie MacDonald is a Professor Emerita in the School of Nursing at the University of Victoria, and a scientist in the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research. She also taught as a sessional instructor in the School of Public Health and Social Policy. She was co-director of the Research in Public Health Systems and Services Initiative (BC) (formerly CPHFRI), which led a program to develop a Public Health Services and Systems Research (PHSSR) agenda for Canada. She held an Applied Public Health Research Chair from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research from 2008-2013. Research interests include public health systems renewal, health equity, public health and primary care collaboration, adolescent health promotion, substance use prevention, and public health ethics.
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Projects
- Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drug Survey
- Clearing the air: a systematic review of the evidence on the harms and benefits of e-cigarettes and vapour devices
- Equity lens in public health (ELPH) reducing health inequities: The contribution of core public health services in BC
- Supporting successful implementation of public health interventions: a realist synthesis