CCSA’s Issues of Substance 2025 Conference Program Committee
CCSA’s Issues of Substance 2025 Conference Program Committee leads the development of the scientific program for the conference.
The Conference Program Committee assists CCSA by:
- Advising on the conference theme;
- Reviewing and scoring submitted abstracts;
- Providing recommendations for keynote speakers; and
- Serving as poster judges and moderators for conference sessions.
The conference could not take place without the commitment and tireless efforts of the Program Committee members. CCSA would like to thank the members for their contributions.
Pam Kent, PhD
Director, Research and Emerging Trends
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Chair, Program Committee
Jeff Bourne
Executive Director
U-Turn Drop-IN-Centre
Jane Buxton
Professor Emeritus
University of British Columbia, School of Population and Public Health
Chris Cull
Founder
Inspire By Example
Bree Denning
University of Geneva
Aisha Giwa, PhD
Knowledge Broker
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Antoinette Gravel-Ouellette
Stronger Together Canada Program Coordinator
Moms Stop the Harm
Chair of Brandon Overdose Awareness Inc.
Samantha Hodder, BScN, RN, MA, CHE, PhD
Assistant Professor
Cape Breton University, School of Nursing
Danielle Impey
Knowledge Mobilization Manager
Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions
Ujaralaaq Karetak
Program Advisor, Addictions and Trauma
Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated
Andrew (Hyounsoo) Kim
Assistant Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University, Addictions and Mental Health Lab
Adjunct Scientist, University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at The Royal Chair, Addiction Psychology (CPA)
Anne Élizabeth Lapointe
Executive Director
Addiction Prevention Centre and Maison Jean Lapointe
Niki Legge
Director
Provincial Mental Health and Addictions
Christine Levesque, PhD
Research and Policy Analyst
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Leyna Lowe
National Senior Research and Policy Analyst
Canadian Mental Health Association
Geoffrey Maina
Associate Professor
College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan
Stacey Petersen
Chief Executive Officer
Cedars Recovery Vancouver Island
Petra Schulz
4B Harm Reduction Society
Adam Sherk, PhD
Senior Scientist and Special Policy Advisor
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Sherry Stewart
Professor, Canada Research Chair in Addictions and Mental Health
Graduate Program Coordinator, Master's in Psychiatry Research
Dalhousie University
Katie Upham
Regional Director, Atlantic
Moms Stop the Harm
Kayla Vick
Virtual Learning Systems Navigator
Thunderbird Partnership Foundation
Linzi Williamson, Ph.D., CE
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology & Health Studies, University of Saskatchewan
Observer: Khalil Akinniyi
Project Coordinator
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Observer: Barbie Toll
Administrative Assistant
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction