Collen Varcoe

Colleen Varcoe RN, PhD
Professor
School of Nursing
University of British Columbia
T201 - 2211 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5
Tel: 604-827-3121
Fax: 604-822-7466
Email: varcoe@nursing.ubc.ca

Areas of expertise:

Her research focuses on fostering ethical practice in the context of violence and inequity. She is particularly interested in how racialization, gender, poverty and other inequities co-constitute women’s health and health care, with particular emphasis on violence against women. She recently completed a study of the interacting risks of violence and HIV infection for rural and Aboriginal women and a study of ethical practice in nursing. She is currently the co-leader of a participatory study regarding rural maternity care for Aboriginal women. She is particularly interested in ethnographic and participatory methods and anti-racist and ethical theory.

Position on team:

As the co-PI for the BC site of this team, she is responsible for the activities in BC and contributing to leadership of the over all team. With Dr. Olena Hankivsky, she is co-leading investigation into the economic impacts of violence against women. She is also particularly interested in furthering understanding of a) the relationships among violence, employment and the economic impact of violence, b) child custody and access issues and c) the role of substance abuse for women in the early years after leaving abusive partners.