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By Hannah Branch & Sofia Bartlett SEPTEMBER 26, 2022, CATIE Blog People who have experienced incarceration are disproportionately affected by sexually transmittedRead more
Our Team
You Matter
OUR TEAM
Sofia Bartlett – Founder & Collaboration Lead
PhD (pronouns: she/her)
Sofia Bartlett is a Senior Scientist at the BC Centre for Disease Control in Clinical Prevention Services, where she does research and public health surveillance related to Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infection (STBBIs). Dr. Bartlett is the co-director of the Canadian Collaboration for Prison Health and Education, and is a co-investigator with the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network, the Canadian Network on Hepatitis C and the BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort.
She founded the You Matter collaboration, and was the lead on the STBBI Pathways Project. She is also the founder and lead on the Test, Link, Call (TLC) project, and is the Co-Primary Investigator of the ADVANCE COVID-19 Vaccines Study.
Priya Sian – Research Assistant
BSc (pronouns: she/her)
Priya completed her undergraduate degree at University of British Columbia. She is a casual research assistant at BC Centre for Disease Control and supports both the Test, Link, Call (TLC) project, and the ADVANCE COVID-19 Vaccines Study.
Amrit Tiwana – Research Assistant
MPH(c) (pronouns: she/her)
Amrit completed her undergraduate degree at Simon Fraser University and is currently completing her Masters in Public Health in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at University of Toronto. She is a casual research assistant at BC Centre for Disease Control and works on data collection and evaluation for Test, Link, Call (TLC) project, as well as analyses for the ASSESS-DBS Study.
Taylor Teal – Instructional Design Consultant
MEd (pronouns: they/them)
Taylor has experience in community-based facilitation and educational delivery, as well as many years working in harm reduction and STBBI prevention. Taylor was a facilitator for STBBI Pathways Project as well as leading development of educational materials for that project. Taylor then facilitated focus groups for the ADVANCE COVID-19 Vaccines Study and has been leading the instructional design for the educational resources and intervention that are being developed through that project.
Past Team Members
Dr. Terri Buller-Taylor PhD – Project Manager (STBBI Pathways)
Chae Rim Lee MPH – Research Assistant (STBBI Pathways)
Julia Santana Parrilla MPH – Research Coordinator (ADVANCE Study)
Michael Owusu Budu MPH – Research Assistant (STBBI Pathways)
Susana Del Rio – Admin Support (STBBI Pathways)
Brynn McMillan MSc – Research Support (STBBI Pathways)
You Matter
NEWS & STORIES
The News & Stories page include blogs written by team members, news, project updates and past and upcoming events.
Blogs
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By Webmaster | Comments are ClosedBy Hannah Branch July 28 is World Hepatitis Day. This year’s campaign theme is ‘I can’t wait,’ highlighting the need to accelerateRead more
Media / Press
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By Webmaster | Comments are Closed“The beginning of the pandemic was really challenging for everyone, including people in corrections,” says Pam Young, manager with Unlocking the GatesRead more
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By Sofia Bartlett PhD | Comments are ClosedBy Sofia Bartlett Megaphone magazine ran an article in their September 2022 issue on Test Link Call (TLC) Project. Check the articleRead more
Project Updates
STBBI Policy and Guideline
Development for BC Corrections
The You Matter Pathways to STBBI Care project is funded through the Public Health Agency of Canada …
Test, Link,
Call Project
We recently received funding for the Test, Link, Call (TLC) Project which will be launched in Fall 2021 …
Upcoming Events
American Association for the Study of
Liver Diseases (Digital Conference)
Date: Nov 12-15, 2021
Link to conference
https://www.aasld.org/the-liver-meeting/program/digital-experience
- Benefits of DAA treatment on mortality related to extrahepatic manifestations among people who inject drugs: a population-based study in British Columbia, Canada
- Hepatitis C virus reinfection after successful treatment with direct acting antiviral therapy in Canada
- Hepatitis C screening
