We are hiring a Community Research Coordinator for the Okanagan site of the Scaling Up project.

Inner-City Women's Initiatives Society (ICWIS), community co-lead for the Vancouver site ("STRENGTH") of the national Scaling Up project is now hiring for a Community Outreach Support Worker.

Capacity is looking for a UBC graduate student to join our Vancouver-based team on the Scaling Up project, to coordinate and conduct enrollments and surveys with study participants. For more details on the position, see the full posting here. Apply by submitting a brief cover letter and CV to capacity.research@ubc.ca by April 16, 2023.

“Health Care Organization – Graduate Student Partnerships: Navigating Research Relationships and Engaging in Integrated Knowledge Translation through Embracing Reciprocity”   The presentation is now available to watch here. Audio for the Q&A session is available here.    Date: March 30, 2023 from 12-1pm Presented by: Cindy Elliott and Sunny Jiao Room: Online on Zoom Meetings […]

Date: March 2, 2023 Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM (ET) Presented by: #HASTalks is a seminar series curated by the Department of Health, Aging & Society at McMaster University Online Session: Register for this event via Zoom *This session is free and open to all members of the public. Please note: This session may […]

This month the UBC Knowledge Exchange (KX) spotlights the equity-oriented intervention programs and partnerships of Dr. Vicky Bungay and Capacity Research Unit. As director of Capacity Research Unit, Dr. Bungay works in close partnership with communities to close gaps in research and care for people regularly excluded from health and social policy programming, including women […]

Are you an experienced research assistant excited to work  on a community-based and community-led research project? We are hiring for our national partnership project.

(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. – Dec 17, 2022)  On International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers Capacity supports the leadership of sex workers worldwide in calling attention to the violence and hate crimes perpetrated against sex workers. We remember and mourn the lives lost to this violence and hate, […]

(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. – November 25, 2022)  Today Capacity observes International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (IDEVAW), a day of action and remembrance that also marks the launch of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the global campaign to eradicate violence against women, girls, […]

Capacity is pleased to recognize the work and achievements of Kerry Marshall. A recipient of a Killam Doctoral Scholarship and a Four Year Doctoral Fellowship, Kerry is currently pursuing a PhD in Nursing under the research supervision of Dr. Lydia Wytenbroek and Dr. Victoria Bungay. Kerry is passionate about engaging in community-based health promotion research informed […]