Dr. Trevor Goodyear PhD

School of Nursing

Trevor Goodyear (he/him) is a registered nurse and Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia. His clinical background includes work in inpatient adult medicine, community health, and emergency and inpatient child and adolescent mental health. This informs his current program of community-based youth mental health and substance use research.

Trevor’s research takes a social approach to the study of substance use, mental health, and related health and healthcare experiences, with the aim of developing more nuanced understandings of these issues and the social and structural contexts in which they are experienced. His research is action-oriented, equity-focused, and interdisciplinary in scope. He leverages participatory research methods, such as photovoice and youth advisory committees, alongside emancipatory theories from diverse research disciplines.

Dr. Goodyear is recognized as an emerging leader in the youth health, mental health, substance use, and 2S/LGBTQ+ health fields, in which he has a strong track record of leading impactful research and knowledge translation.

First Author Publications

Title Authors Journal Publication date
Homes of substance: Drugs and the making of home/lessness for 2S/LGBTQ+ youth Goodyear, T., Jenkins, E., Fast, D., Oliffe, J. L., Kia, H., Katriana, I., & Knight, R. Social Science and Medicine
2S/LGBTQ+ youth substance use and pathways to homelessness: A photovoice study Goodyear, T., Jenkins, E., Oliffe, J. L., Fast, D., Kia, H., & Knight, R. International Journal of Drug Policy
Navigating and negotiating “outness” among 2S/LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness Goodyear, T., Knight, R., Fast, D., Oliffe, J. L., Jensen, M., Kia, H., & Jenkins, E. Children and Youth Services Review
Differentiating the role of alcohol in young men's use of substances with sex: A qualitative study Goodyear, T., Oliffe, J. L., Parent, N., Mniszak, C., Jenkins, E., Knight, R.  Harm Reduction Journal
Intersecting transitions among 2S/LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness: A scoping review Goodyear, T., Chayama, K. L., Oliffe, J. L., Kia, H., Fast, D., Mniszak, C., Knight, R., Jenkins, E.  Children and Youth Services Review
“You kind of blame it on the alcohol, but…”: A discourse analysis of alcohol use and sexual consent among young men in Vancouver, Canada Goodyear, T., Oliffe, J. L., Kia, H., Jenkins, E. K., Knight, R.  Health

First Nations land acknowledegement

UBC VPRI acknowledges that the UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.

Reducing Male Suicide Research Excellence Cluster

Vancouver, BC Canada

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.

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