Jade Boyd

Dr. Jade Boyd serves as an Associate Professor in the Division of Social Medicine within the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. She is also a research scientist with the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) and maintains affiliations with the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) and Providence Health Care's Interdepartmental Division of Addiction Medicine.

Dr. Boyd's research program focuses on substance use, harm reduction, and overdose prevention through qualitative, ethnographic, and community-based methodologies. Her work examines social, structural, and environmental factors that impact people who use drugs, with particular attention to reducing the harms of criminalization and addressing gendered impacts of drug policy. She employs intersectional frameworks to understand how multiple forms of marginalization affect drug-related outcomes and healthcare access.

Analysis of Dr. Boyd's publication record reveals consistent focus on harm reduction practices, gender-specific experiences in drug treatment, overdose prevention strategies, and the structural determinants of health among people who use substances. Her research spans community-based interventions, healthcare settings, and policy analysis, with increasing attention to virtual care models and housing-based responses to the overdose crisis in recent years.

Scientific Recognition:

• Michael Smith Health Research BC Scholar Award (2020)

Dr. Boyd's research program is supported through multiple funding mechanisms that enable her community-engaged work examining the social and structural determinants of health among people who use drugs. Her collaborative approach involves partnerships with community organizations, healthcare providers, and policymakers to translate research findings into practice and policy. While specific student mentoring details aren't publicly documented, her role as an Associate Professor includes supervising graduate students in the Faculty of Medicine.

Dr. Boyd works within the BC Centre on Substance Use, an interdisciplinary research hub dedicated to transforming the health and wellness of people who use substances through evidence-informed care. Her research contributes to the Centre's mission of developing and implementing innovative approaches to substance use care across British Columbia.