Meet Our Researchers
Maya Alonso
Project Co-Lead
Maya is the coordinator of Open Door Group’s THRIVE program, a community based health promotion program focused on supporting individuals living…
Marina Morrow PhD
Project Co-Lead
Marina Morrow is the Chair of the School of Health Policy and Management. She has a PhD in Community Psychology from OISE/UT…
Colleen Reid PhD
Project Co-Lead
Colleen is on faculty at Douglas College in the Department of Therapeutic Recreation and is an Adjunct Professor at Simon Fraser University and the UBC…
Amanda Berg
Peer Researcher
Amanda has an interest in wellness and health and helping others achieve their goals. As a consumer, she knows how important managing wellness is in…
Anita David
Peer Researcher
Anita participated in the Peer Researcher Training in 2017 and then joined the research project team. Anita gained even more experience…
Ania Landy
Project Manager
Ania is an MSc student in the Faculty of Health Sciences at SFU. She earned her undergraduate degree in Therapeutic Recreation from Douglas College…
Dr. Marina Niks
Project Evaluator
Dr. Marina Niks is a research and evaluation consultant based in Vancouver. For the past 20 years, she has worked in local, provincial and …
Mailis Valenius
Peer Researcher
Mailis completed the Peer Researcher Training at Open Door Group, and started working shortly after as a Peer Researcher on the Imagining Inclusion Project in 2017…
Jody Terweeme
Peer Researcher
As a Vancouver resident and participant in the first Imagining Inclusion Project, Jody appreciates that people with lived experience can have a strong voice…