Faculty Member
Carol Strike Ph.D. , MSc., B.A.
- Email Address(es)
- carol.strike(at)utoronto.ca
- Office Phone
- 416-978-6292
- Office Address
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health 155 College Street Toronto, ON M5T 3M7
- Division(s)/Institute(s)
- Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
- Position
- Professor
- SGS Status
- Full Member
- Appointment Status
- Tenured
- Admin Position
- Associate Dean, Public Health Sciences
- Currently Accepting Doctoral Students?
- No
Research Interests
- Harm reduction programs
- HIV/STBBI prevention
- Provider-client relationships
- Mental health programs
- Health services research
- Mixed methods
Education & Training History
PhD – Community Health, University of Toronto (2000)
MSc – Epidemiology, University of Ottawa (1993)
BA – Sociology, University of Waterloo (1989)
Primary Teaching Responsibilities
TBD
Professional Summary & Appointments
Canadian Association of HIV Researchers, Past-President
Honours & Awards
- 2016 Anthony Miller Award for Excellence in Research in Public Health Sciences, DLSPH
- 2016 Paula Goering Collaborative Research and Knowledge Translation Award, CAMH
- 2013 Ross Upshur Thesis Mentorship Award, Joint Centre for Bioethics, U. of Toronto
- 2011 Robin Badgely Teaching Excellence Award, University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health.
- 2007 Leadership Award, National Awards for Excellence in Reducing Drug Related Harm, Kaiser Foundation
Current Research Projects
- Safer supply programs – evaluation of impacts on wellbeing, HIV and COVID prevention and HIV treatment adherence from the perspective of service users and service providers
- Transformative Training for trauma informed care: How to better serve the health care needs of People who use Drugs
Representative Publications
Schmidt RA*, Kaminski N, Kryszajtys DT*, Rudzinski K, Perri M*, Guta A, Bayoumi A, Challacombe L, Hales J, Kenny K, Kolla G, O’Reilly E, Sereda A, Rai N, Strike C. ‘I don’t chase drugs as much anymore, and I’m not dead’: Client reported outcomes associated with safer opioid supply programs in Ontario, Canada. Drug Alcohol Rev. 2023; 42(7): 1825–1837. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13745
Rudzinski K*, King K, Guta A, Chan Carusone S, Strike C. “And if my goal is never to leave Casey House?”: The significance of place attachment for patients at a specialty HIV hospital in Toronto, Canada. Health Place. 2023 Aug 16;83:103100. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103100. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37595542.
Gagnon M, Rudzinski K*, Guta A, Schmidt RA*, Kryszajtys DT*, Kolla G, Strike C. Impact of safer supply programs on injection practices: client and provider experiences in Ontario, Canada. Harm Reduct J. 2023 Jun 28;20(1):81. doi: 10.1186/s12954-023-00817-7. PMID: 37380995; PMCID: PMC10303300.
Rudzinski K*, O’Leary W*, Perri M*, Guimond T, Guta A, Chan Carusone S, Strike C. Community reinforcement approach (CRA) supported with structured recreation therapy: Experiences of people living with HIV in a pilot substance use treatment program at a specialty hospital. Journal of Substance Use and AddictionTreatment. 2023; 147. ISSN 2949-8759, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2023.208974.
Perri M, Guta A, Kaminski N, Bonn M, Kolla G, Bayoumi A, Challacombe L, Touesnard N, Gagnon M, McDougall P, Strike C. Spotting as a risk mitigation method: A qualitative study comparing organization-based and informal methods. Int J Drug Policy. 2023 Jan;111:103905. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103905. Epub 2022 Nov 12. PMID: 36379109.
Perri M, Schmidt RA, Guta A, Kaminski N, Rudzinski K, Strike C. COVID-19 and the opportunity for gender-responsive virtual and remote substance use treatment and harm reduction services. Int J Drug Policy. 2022 Oct;108:103815. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103815. Epub 2022 Aug 8. PMID: 35969920; PMCID: PMC9359504.