Meet the Faculty: Travis Salway

March 14, 2022
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Meet Travis Salway, Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) Assistant Professor. We interviewed him to learn more about his passion for teaching, research, and helping students.

Read the transcript of the conversation here

Travis Salway

Dr. Salway is a social epidemiologist whose research investigates population health inequities in the context of stigma. He joined FHS in 2019, coming with 18 years of experience working with sexual minority (lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer) communities to inform and improve public health interventions.

Dr. Salway’s research has resulted in an improved understanding of patterns and causes of mental health outcomes among sexual minority populations. In 2019, he presented this research to the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Health, in the context of their historic study on LGBTQ2 Health in Canada. Dr. Salway is the co-founder and facilitator of The Roundtable: BC’s LGBTQ2S Mental Health & Substance Use Networking Space. He is a Michael Smith Scholar (2019-2024) and an Affiliated Researcher/Faculty at the BC Centre for Disease Control, the Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity, and the Community-Based Research Centre.