The Department of Psychological Science is hosting Dr. John Oliffe for a limited lecture series focused on pressing issues surrounding gender and mental health. Dr. Oliffe is an internationally-recognized expert on men’s mental health, and will be speaking on his work in this area.
Dr. Oliffe will be giving two presentations, both of which are free and open to the public. If you plan to attend either presentation, please RSVP through the links provided below.
Unpacking Men’s Health Research and Tailored ProgramsÂ
- Tuesday, October 11 — 12 PM to 1 PM
- Education Building, Room 112
Promoting Men’s Mental Health to Reduce Male SuicideÂ
- Wednesday, October 12 — 6 PM to 7 PM
- Multipurpose Classroom Building, Room 101
More About John Oliffe, Ph.D.
Dr. John Oliffe is a Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Men’s Health Promotion at the School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Canada, with a joint fractional appointment at the Department of Nursing, University of Melbourne, Australia. As founder and lead investigator of UBC’s Men’s Health Research Program, his work focuses on masculinities as it influences men’s health behaviors and illness management, and its impact on partners, families and overall life quality. Findings drawn from his research offer guidance to clinicians and researchers in psychosocial prostate cancer care, smoking cessation and male suicide prevention. Dr. Oliffe has also leveraged descriptive research findings and needs analyses to design and formally evaluate tailored e-health and community-based interventions for men and their families.