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​Call for Talks

 

We are looking for speakers who would like to share new results or planned studies that relate to the theme of "EDI in Cannabis & Cannabinoid Research. Examples of relevant topics include but are not limited to: 

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• cannabis use or harms among populations or communities historically under-represented in cannabis research (e.g., women; Black, Indigenous, and other people of colour; people with disabilities; sexual and gender minorities)

• health equity perspectives on cannabis legalization

• novel biomedical approaches to understanding equity-relevant diversity in responses to cannabinoids (e.g., animal models to examine sex or age differences in cannabinoid effects), etc.​​

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Call for Trainee & PI/Scientist Panelists

 

If you are interested in serving as a panelist, please see below and reach out directly via email to Drs. Matheson (justin.matheson@camh.ca) and Mielnik(catharine.mielnik@utoronto.ca).

 

Trainee Panel Tentatively Titled “Barriers to Entering into Academic Science: Equity and Diversity Perspectives of Trainees”

 

We are looking for 4-5 trainee speakers (students and postdocs) from diverse* backgrounds to speak on our trainee panel.  The goal is to hear from diverse trainees about specific challenges they’ve experienced related to their intersectional identities and lived experiences that reflect systemic and institutionalized inequities in academia. Examples include (but are certainly not limited to), systemic barriers related to: 

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• culture (e.g., institutionalized norms about “appropriate” workplace behaviour)

• language (e.g., challenges conducting and writing science in English)

• racial-ethnic, gender, or sexual identity (e.g., norms about dress or physical appearance)

• (dis)ability (e.g., lack of accessibility).

   

Scientist Panel Tentatively Titled “Barriers to Long-Term Careers in Academic Science: Equity and Diversity Perspectives of PIs”

 

We are looking for 4-5 PI/scientist speakers (i.e., individuals who have an independent research appointment at an academic institution) from diverse* backgrounds to speak on our PI/scientist panel.  The goal is to hear from diverse academic scientists about specific challenges they’ve experienced related to their intersectional identities and lived experiences that reflect systemic and institutionalized inequities in academia. Examples include (but are certainly not limited to) systemic barriers related:

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• culture (e.g.,institutionalized norms about “appropriate” workplace behaviour)

• language (e.g., challenges conducting and writing science in English)

• racial-ethnic, gender, or sexual identity (e.g., norms about dress or physical appearance)

• (dis)ability (e.g., lack of accessibility).

   

We look forward to your participation and insights in these important discussions!​