BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.2.1//EN TZID:America/Toronto X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VEVENT UID:176@womenshealthresearchcluster.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250604T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250604T210000 DTSTAMP:20250527T155550Z URL:https://womenshealthresearchcluster.com/events/all-the-lonely-people-t he-search-for-belonging-in-an-uncertain-world/ SUMMARY:All the Lonely People: The Search for Belonging in an Uncertain Wor ld DESCRIPTION:Location: UBC Robson Square Theatre\n\nLoneliness is increasing ly recognized not just as a personal feeling\, but a critical public healt h issue—one with real consequences for the wellbeing of individuals\, co mmunities and social systems.\n\nAll the Lonely People brings together an interdisciplinary panel of UBC researchers from health\, economics\, phil osophy and creative writing to explore the roots and realities of social i solation. As policy makers and communities begin to realize that this prob lem must be addressed collectively\, not individually\, panelists will pre sent their solutions within the broader contexts of men’s and women’s health\, relationships\, climate preparedness and governance.\n\nJoin us f or this in-depth panel discussion\, followed by a Q&\;A and reception.\ nRegister here.\n\nSpeakers\nMandy Len Catron\nLecturer\nSchool of Creatin g Writing\, UBC Faculty of Arts\n\nMandy Len Catron is the author of the c ritically-acclaimed essay collection How to Fall in Love with Anyone. The book was listed for the RBC Taylor Prize and the Kobo Emerging Writer Awar d. Her writing can be found in The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, The Gua rdian\, The Rumpus\, Orion and The Walrus as well as other newspapers\, li terary journals\, and anthologies. Her essays and talks have been translat ed into more than thirty languages. Mandy is a faculty member at the Schoo l of Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia and she is cur rently working on a book about loneliness.\nDr. John Oliffe\nProfessor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Men’s Health Promotion\nSchool of Nursi ng\, UBC Faculty of Applied Science\n\nDr. John Oliffe is a Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Men’s Health Promotion at the School of Nursing\, University of British Columbia\, and a professor at the Departme nt of Nursing\, University of Melbourne. As the founder and lead investiga tor of UBC’s Men’s Health Research program\, his qualitative work focu ses on the influence of gendered health behaviors and illness management\, and its impact on partners\, families and overall life quality. He has ex pertise in wide-ranging qualitative methods\, and the findings drawn from his research offers guidance to clinicians and researchers and have inform ed evaluated tailored interventions for men.\nDr. Carrie Jenkins\nProfesso r\nDepartment of Philosophy\, UBC Faculty of Arts\n\nCarrie Jenkins is a writer and philosophy professor based on the unceded territories of the Mu squeam\, Squamish\, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. Her first novel\, V ictoria Sees It (Strange Light/Penguin Random House)\, was shortlisted fo r the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and the Frye Academy Award. Her non-ficti on books include What Love Is and What It Could Be (Basic Books) and Sa d Love: Romance and the Search for Meaning (Polity).\nDr. Marina Adshade\ nAssistant Professor of Teaching\nVancouver School of Economics\, UBC Facu lty of Arts\n\nMarina Adshade is a faculty member at the Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British Columbia. She is one of Canada ’s foremost economics experts on the role of women in society and a majo r advocate for inclusive cultural reform\, with the goal of increasing saf ety\, competitiveness\, and leadership.\n\nHer unique approach to research applies a mix of economic\, sociological\, biological\, and psychological theories and evidence to a wide range of social issues. She is a sought-a fter speaker\, writer\, and social commentator and has published over sixt y opinion pieces and feature articles in the Wall Street Journal\, Sunday Times (UK)\, Daily Mail (UK)\, Globe and Mail\, Time Magazine\, Psychology Today\, the Daily Beast\, and Buzzfeed.\nModerator\nDr. Kiffer Card\nAssi stant Professor\, SFU Faculty of Health Sciences\nPresident\, Canadian All iance for Social Connection and Health\nDirector of Research\, The GenWell Project\n\nDr. Kiffer G. Card is an Assistant Professor with the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University. He received his training as a behavioural epidemiologist\, social ecologist\, and health services res earcher from Brigham Young University (B.Sc.)\, Simon Fraser University (P h.D.)\, and the University of Victoria (Post-doctoral Training). Dr. Card is the recipient of multiple highly prestigious awards\, including The 202 5 Blanche and Charlie Beckerman Public Health Innovation Scholar Award\; T he 2021 Michael Smith Health Research BC Scholar Award\, the 2020 CIHR-IHS PR Rising Star Award\, The 2018 CTN Postdoctoral Award\, The 2018 MSFHR Aw ard\, and The 2018 CIHR Health Systems Impact Fellowship. Over the past si x years\, Dr. Card’s research program provides training to future schola rs and raises awareness of key social reforms and policies that aim to hel p Canadian leaders build happier and healthier communities. 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