Alisa Harrison
Alisa Harrison (PhD Duke University ’08, MA University of British Columbia ’01) is known for her diversity of skills and experiences, intellectual rigor, and dedication to building and sustaining collaborative working environments. She has expertise in several complementary academic fields in the social sciences and humanities (history, social movements and change, politics and culture, power relations); has taught History, Women’s Studies, and African American Studies at universities and colleges in Canada and the United States; and has developed professional specialization in mental health and primary care policy development and design for the public and non-profit sectors, non-profit administration, and health system leadership. She has an approachable, energetic style and enjoys the challenge of working across disciplines, mastering new bodies of knowledge, and translating knowledge for a variety of audiences.
Alisa considers each project from multiple angles and works creatively to forge links between evidence and practice. As a consultant (Director of Alisa Harrison, Inc.) and in a previous role as Senior Researcher in British Columbia's Ministry of Citizens' Services, Alisa has led projects on topics including the continuum of care for eating disorders treatment; health, safety and quality of care standards for the practice of seclusion; best practice in inpatient psychiatric treatment; anti-racism, cultural competency and diversity training; adult education; immigration; information sharing and homelessness research; and aboriginal labour market programming. In 2010-11, she led the development of an evidence-based service delivery model for the Looking Glass Foundation, resulting in a multi-million dollar partnership agreement with the BC Government, and moved the new service through its initial start-up process. At present, Alisa's primary client is the Victoria Division of Family Practice (www.divisionsbc.ca/victoria), a partnership between the Ministry of Health and Doctors of BC (formerly BC Medical Association), dedicated to enhancing family physicians’ role in service design and delivery, improving patients’ experiences, and ensuring an efficient and effective health system. She is also managing the implementation of new provincial standards for secure rooms and seclusion, among other projects.
Alisa is a member of the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR).
Supervisors: William Chafe and Thavolia Glymph
Alisa considers each project from multiple angles and works creatively to forge links between evidence and practice. As a consultant (Director of Alisa Harrison, Inc.) and in a previous role as Senior Researcher in British Columbia's Ministry of Citizens' Services, Alisa has led projects on topics including the continuum of care for eating disorders treatment; health, safety and quality of care standards for the practice of seclusion; best practice in inpatient psychiatric treatment; anti-racism, cultural competency and diversity training; adult education; immigration; information sharing and homelessness research; and aboriginal labour market programming. In 2010-11, she led the development of an evidence-based service delivery model for the Looking Glass Foundation, resulting in a multi-million dollar partnership agreement with the BC Government, and moved the new service through its initial start-up process. At present, Alisa's primary client is the Victoria Division of Family Practice (www.divisionsbc.ca/victoria), a partnership between the Ministry of Health and Doctors of BC (formerly BC Medical Association), dedicated to enhancing family physicians’ role in service design and delivery, improving patients’ experiences, and ensuring an efficient and effective health system. She is also managing the implementation of new provincial standards for secure rooms and seclusion, among other projects.
Alisa is a member of the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR).
Supervisors: William Chafe and Thavolia Glymph
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