Gbolahan Olarewaju
July 27th, 2018
The call for applications for the Engage Research Capacity Building program for the 2018-2019 academic year was launched June 18th! As in previous years, there is one position available in Vancouver, one in Montreal, and 3 in Toronto (for Ryerson students only). The deadline for applications...
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July 27th, 2018
The Engage Intervention Fund Committee was happy to see such interest and a high calibre of applications for this fund. We received 10 applications, 4 of which were ultimately selected for funding based on the following criteria. Relevance: The application should have been an intervention,...
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July 15th, 2018
Vancouver In Vancouver, we continue to see both Momentum and Engage cohort participants. We are seeing participants for their 3rd visit and continue to recruit new participants. Recruitment picked up over the past few moths and we are averaging about 40 new participants per month. To aid with...
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July 10th, 2018
The ENGAGE Team is pleased to announce the 2018-2019 Engage Studentship Awards competition. Who is Eligible? We invite applications from graduate level students who are enrolled or plan to be enrolled in full-time programs at recognized institutions in September 2018 and are interested in...
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June 28th, 2018
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="288"] Shayna Sparling[/caption] The Engage Team has some exciting staffing updates: The team has hired a new National Team Manager and Post-Doctoral Fellow. This individual will be responsible for coordinating national Engage activities, including...
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May 22nd, 2018
Finished or finishing up your PhD and looking for an exciting opportunity in gay/bi/queer men's health? Consider applying for the position of Engage National Team Manager/Post-Doctoral Fellow! In this exciting role, you'll have the opportunity to complete project coordination and data analysis for...
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May 20th, 2018
The Engage Study national team met for our 4thannual team meeting on April 26th in the Marine Room at the Westin Bayshore Hotel. 53 people in total participated, including members of the Engage research study team (principal investigators, post-doctoral fellows, students and research...
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May 03rd, 2018
The Engage study was recently featured in FUGUES. Check out the preview below and click here for the full...
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April 13th, 2018
For the 27th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research, the Engage research team submitted several abstracts summarizing preliminary findings from the Engage study. These abstracts are available in the conference Abstract Book (click here to access the Abstract Book). EPH2.02 (p. 21) -...
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March 13th, 2018
The Engage study was recently featured in Positive Living Magazine. Check out the article below and click here for the full online issue of the...
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May 17th, 2017
We are excited to introduce some new faces to our growing team, please join us in welcoming: [caption id="attachment_507" align="alignleft" width="212"] Heather Armstrong[/caption] Heather is the Engage Postdoctoral Fellow in Vancouver. She is a sex researcher who has been studying issues...
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May 15th, 2017
On January 16th, the Engage Toronto Community Engagement Committee (CEC) had its fourth meeting. Two new CEC members were welcomed at this meeting: Aidan Ablona of the OurSpace, InvestigaytorsTO, and ResistStigma initiatives, and Praney Anand, the former Coordinator of Engage/Momentum II in...
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May 12th, 2017
Shortly after the new year began, all three sites began an intensive process of piloting different components of the Engage study. On January 14th, the Engage Toronto team conducted its first pilot, inviting three diverse gbMSM to Ryerson University to test the Engage questionnaire and walk through...
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