Jean Hughes
Dalhousie University, Canada
Biography
Dr. Hughes is Senior Editor for the Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health. She is also Research Mentor for Peer 126, Horizon Health, St. John, NB and holds an appointment with the IWK Health Centre (Research Scientist, Psychiatry). Her research and publications concentrate on marginalized populations with a focus on mental health issues and are funded by a number of Federal and Provincial sources. Her research employs multiple methods (quantitative, qualitative), large administrative datasets and is interdisciplinary, community-based, and participatory in nature. Her research also includes expertise from a range of disciplines and sectors (community, government, NGO and university sectors), and integrates diverse research designs to enable a holistic exploration of phenomena.