Dr. Claire Benny
Scientific Director and Assistant Professor, University of Alberta
injury prevention, injuries, social inequity, social determinants of health, youth health, social justice, mental health, substance use, alcohol use, teen mental health, teen substance use, income inequality, alcohol policies
Media
Health Matters: Teen mental health & protecting kids from pornography
Deaths of despair: How income inequality puts Canadian youth at risk
Biography
Dr. Claire Benny is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta's School of Public Health and the Scientific Director of the Injury Prevention Centre on campus. Her research interests align with the social determinants and social inequities that impact injuries. Benny is also interested in substance use and causal inference methods in epidemiology.