Background
The Social Epidemiology and Metabolic Outcomes Research (SEMOR) program is an academic group focused on social, nutritional and obesity epidemiology. Our objective is to support healthy ageing and to address women’s heart health inequities in Canada. We examine how social determinants impact cardiometabolic risk and outcomes differentially in women and men.
We are hosted within Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UBC. Our work is continuously supported through grants from CIHR, SSHRC, and other agencies.
Our Team
Our Research
Latest Publications
Advancing gender equity to improve kidney care for women: a patient perspective
Conklin AI, Ahmed SB. Advancing gender equity to improve kidney care for women: a patient perspective. Nature Reviews Nephrology. 2024 Nov 19:1-2.
Trends, transitions and patterning in social activity over time among aging women and men: A secondary analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
Ceolin G, Madani Civi R, Mehranfar S, Veenstra G, Khan NA, Conklin AI. Trends, transitions and patterning in social activity over time among aging women and men: a secondary analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). Applied Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2024 [epub ahead of print]
A systematic review of social connections as determinants of obesity: Longitudinal evidence limited to marital transitions
Madani Civi R, Mehranfar S, Plunkett R, Veenstra G, Conklin AI. A systematic review of social connections as determinants of obesity: Longitudinal evidence limited to marital transitions. Obesity Reviews. 2024 Aug 19:e13819.
Promoting Slhánay̓ Sḵwálwen (Indigenous Women’s Heart Health): Findings From Sharing Circles With Squamish Nation
Oppliger K, Blair S, Price R, Nahanee M, Nahaee D, Campbell R, Lamont E, Beverly A, Dawson A, Conklin AI. Promoting Slhánay̓ Sḵwálwen (Indigenous women’s heart health): Findings from Sharing Circles with Squamish Nation. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior [in press, accepted March 1, 2024] IF: 2.
Partners
SEMOR is hosted within Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation within UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Our partners include the Center for Advancing Health Outcomes and the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging. Our research has been funded by peer-reviewed grants from multiple institutions, including:
Get in Touch
Principal Investigator: Annalijn Conklin
Tel: (604) 827-4258
Email: annalijn.conklin@ubc.ca
Social Epidemiology and Metabolic Outcomes Research – Conklin Lab
Office 4623, Pharmaceutical Sciences Building
2405 Westbrook Mall
Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z3