The RISE (Research, Innovation, Solidarity, Equity) Centre for Queer and Trans Health Research at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health is a welcoming hub dedicated to advancing health equity through interdisciplinary, intersectional, and multi-sectoral research.

The RISE Centre embodies the strength and perseverance Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and other queer (2S/LGBTQ+) communities, and its values extend beyond just acknowledging sexual and gender minority health needs. Rather, we see the holistic ways that rights and advancements for made-marginalized groups are intertwined. Here, we must continue to rise to the challenge of advocating for the health equity of 2S/LGBTQ+ people through research, scholarship, and community partnerships. 

We are committed to producing knowledge that will help us promote health equity and meaningfully impact policy, service delivery, and community-based interventions to improve the sexual, physical, and mental health of sexual and gender minorities. For example, our Centre supports multiple mixed methods studies to improve mental health service access and critically understand and advance HIV and STI diagnosis, treatment, and prevention interventions. We are currently developing a group of academic research affiliates, community and public health partners, and research trainees to support us in this work.

Vision:

To be an interdisciplinary hub for excellence in sexual and gender minority health research, training, and knowledge mobilization.

Mission:

Catalyzing research committed to community-engagement, equity, and anti-oppression in order to improve the health of diverse sexual and gender minorities.

Principles:

  • Health Equity
  • Meaningful and Sustained Community-Engagement
  • Interdisciplinarity, Intersectionality, and Critical Social Science
  • Advancing Implementation Science Research
  • Mobilizing Knowledge into Action
  • Innovation, Effectiveness, and Sustainability

For more information about the work of the Centre, or to become involved, please contact the Research Coordinator Mac Stewart at mackenzie.stewart@utoronto.ca

About the RISE Centre:

Research and Initiatives