Carla Hilario

Assistant Professor

School of Nursing

Office: UBCO Landmark Offices
Email: carla.hilario@ubc.ca

Research Summary

Health equity; youth mental health; community resilience; implementation science.

Courses & Teaching

NRSG 502 - Research and Inquiry for Evidence-Based Nursing and Healthcare (Spring 2023)

Biography

Meet Dr. Carla Hilario. Find out why she chose UBC Okanagan, about her areas of interest, opportunities for students, and her view on success as a combination of working hard and seeking support.

Degrees

PhD, University of British Columbia
MSN, University of British Columbia
BScN, University of British Columbia

Research Interests & Projects

My current research is in the area of health equity and youth mental health, including access to and experiences of care, social determinants of mental health, and co-designing inclusive services and systems with diverse young people. I am leading projects on racial discrimination and youth mental health; COVID-19 and youth mental health; and strategic foresights/truths for decolonizing futures with Indigenous and newcomer youth.

Selected Publications & Presentations

Google Scholar Profile

Selected Grants & Awards

Active Grants as NPI

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth mental health service use, 2022-2024, Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

COVID-19 and the mental health of adolescents in Alberta, 2021-2024, Women and Children’s Health Research Institute.

Investigating racism in youth mental health care: A mixed-methods youth-engaged study, 2021-2024, Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

Strategic foresights for Canada’s reconciliation futures: Engaging Indigenous and newcomer youth, 2019-2023, Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council.

Selected Active Grants as Co-I

Evaluating the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on youth substance use and mental health trajectories over time: renewal of the COMPASS cohort, 2022-2027, Canadian Institutes of Health Research. NPI: Scott Leatherdale.

Empowering Next-generation Researchers In perinatal and Child Health (ENRICH), 2022-2024, Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Health Research Training Platform (HRTP) Pilot. NPI: Susan Samuel.

Exploring inter-ethnic relationships in the settlement sector, 2022-2026, Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council. NPI: A. Ka Tat Tsang.

Peer-based mental health supports for children and youth in low-resource settings, 2022-2023, Canadian Institutes of Health Research. NPI: Joseph Puyat.

Reducing inpatient readmission rates for patients discharged from acute psychiatric care in Alberta using peer and text message support, 2021-2024, Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Health System. NPI: Vincent Agyapong.

Professional Services/Affiliations/Committees

• Member, CIHR College of Reviewers, 2022 – present
• Member, Equity Committee, UBC Faculty Association, 2022 – present