Dr. John Oliffe, RN, MEd, PhD, is a Professor and Associate Director Research at the School of Nursing, University of British Columbia. He is also the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Men’s Health Promotion.

Founder and lead investigator of UBC’s Men’s Health Research program, his work focuses on masculinities as it influences men’s health behaviors and illness management, and its impact on partners, families and overall life quality. Findings drawn from his research offer guidance to clinicians and researchers to advance men’s health promotion in the areas of psychosocial prostate cancer care, smoking cessation and male suicide prevention.

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