Maritt Kirst

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Assistant Professor (status only), Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto Associate Professor Faculty of Science Psychology Waterloo, Ontario mkirst@wlu.ca Office: (519) 884-0710 ext. 3077

Expert In

Accessible health care and social services Care programs for patients with complex care needs Chez Soi/ Housing First programs Community psychology Community-based health care and vulnerable populations Evaluation of complex health interventions Health equity, inequality Homelessness Mental health and addictions Social capital and health Substance abuse Youth mental health

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Bio/Research

I received my PhD in Sociology from the University of Toronto in 2007, and an MA in Criminology from the University of Ottawa in 1998. Before joining the Community Psychology program at Wilfrid Laurier University, I held Scientist positions at the Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre and ...

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Bio/Research

I received my PhD in Sociology from the University of Toronto in 2007, and an MA in Criminology from the University of Ottawa in 1998. Before joining the Community Psychology program at Wilfrid Laurier University, I held Scientist positions at the Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre and the Centre for Research on Inner City Health at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. I am currently an Assistant Professor (status-only) in the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.

I conduct solutions-focused research with the goal of generating evidence with which to improve health and increase accessibility of community-based healthcare and social services for vulnerable populations. I have conducted evaluations of complex health interventions such as Housing First programs for individuals experiencing homelessness and mental illness (At Home/Chez Soi randomized controlled trial – Toronto site), mental health services including mobile crisis intervention teams, and tobacco control programming.

Some of my current projects include:

-Research on social contextual effects (social capital and neighbourhood effects) on substance use and mental health problems among adults and youth.

-Evaluations and knowledge syntheses of integrated health and social care programs for individuals with complex health problems.

-Studies on how Canadians understand and explain health inequalities and their opinions on health equity solutions.

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