J. Castañeda

J. Castañeda
University of Waterloo | UWaterloo · School of Public Health Sciences

About

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Introduction
- Canadian drug researcher with expertise in cannabis and opioid consumption - Currently researching the environmental determinants of opioid/fentanyl overdose deaths with the use of geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial anaylsis technology - Previous work focused on the intersection of mental health and substance use, and used qualitative approaches including interviews and focus groups
Additional affiliations
September 2020 - July 2022
Wilfrid Laurier University
Position
  • Instructor
Description
  • CC 312 Mental Health and Justice CC 304 Addiction and Crime
September 2021 - July 2022
University of Waterloo
Position
  • Instructor
Description
  • HLTH 603 - Health Systems and Policy (graduate level) HLTH 205 - Introduction to Health Research
September 2019 - June 2021
University of Waterloo
Position
  • Research Assistant
Description
  • HLTH 260 Social Determinants of Health 2021, HLTH 652 Qualitative Methods and Analysis 2021, HLTH 344 Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Health Research 2021, HLTH 410 Health Policy 2020, HLTH 638 Public Health and Social Justice 2020, HLTH 344 Qualitative Methods for Health Research 2020, HLTH 204 Quantitative Approaches to Health Science 2019
Education
September 2019 - September 2023
University of Waterloo
Field of study
  • Public Health Sciences
September 2015 - September 2016
University of Kent
Field of study
  • School of Social Policy, Sociology, and Social Research
September 2008 - September 2014
Simon Fraser University
Field of study
  • Criminology

Publications

Publication (1)
Article
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the qualitative relationship between cannabis and the most commonly used antidepressant drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRIs) through the narratives of depressed individuals who have used both drugs at one point during their lifetime. Despite their prevalence, depression, canna...