Research
Find out what we are working on.
Sexual and gender minority Counselling Training Hub (SCTH)
Formerly known as the Gay Counselling Training Hub (GCTH), the SCTH provides high-quality counselling training to individuals and organizations involved in counselling gay men to use evidence-based approaches for promoting behaviour change, health, and well-being.
Social Appearance Anxiety Scale (SAAS)
The SAAS is available on an open-science basis and permission is granted to anyone looking to use the scale so long as the original citation is provided. The scale is calculated as a simple sum of items, with item #1 reverse-coded, the articles below will also allow you to compare your study sample to other clinical and non-clinical samples.
Loneliness Longitudinal Study
This is a mixed-method, 3-year study looking at loneliness, social support, and well-being.
Farsi-Speaking LGBTQ Study
Led by our visiting scholar, Nahid Shabani-Shahreza, "Factors Affecting the Mental and Physical Well-Being of LGBTQ Farsi Speaking Immigrants" aims to better understand the experiences of LGBTQ+ Farsi speaking immigrants in order to promote antiracist and LGBTQ+ affirmative programs to support the health and well-being of this intersectionally marginalized population.
Resilience and Sexual health Empowerment (RiSE)
An adapted cognitive processing therapy trial for post-traumatic stress disorder among gay, bisexual, queer, and other men who have sex with men.
Engage 2.0/MESH (Men’s Experiences of Substances and sexual Health)
A sequel to the Engage Cohort Study, this multiphase, sequential mixed-methods biopsychosocial study aims to examine potential modifiable mechanisms that may explain different types of crystal methamphetamine (CM) use and associated mental and sexual health outcomes among gay, bisexual, and queer (GBM) men.