Research & Publications
My research explores mental health, disability, and well-being in relation to work, learning, and broader public health systems. I bring particular expertise in critical qualitative methodologies, while also collaborating across quantitative and mixed methods approaches. Over the years, I have worked with a wide range of theories and research traditions, always with an eye toward accessibility, rigor, and relevance.
At the heart of my work is a commitment to bridging academic, nonprofit, and government sectors to address systemic barriers and foster more supportive environments for people navigating illness, disability, distress, or complex life circumstances.
Principal Investigator
National Institute for Disability Management and Research (NIDMAR)
Early Intervention in Employment Following the Onset of a Mental or Physical Health Impairment
PI: McAuliffe, C. ($3,500,000 CAD)
2024 — Present
Current Research Projects
Co-Principal Investigator
Child Health Faculty Awards
Simon Fraser University
Adapting an Early Intervention Behaviour Program for BC Children and Families
PI: McAuliffe, C.; Thompson, K., Catherine, N. ($12,500 CAD)
2024 — Present
Co-applicant
Health Research Training Program
Canadian Institutes for Health Research
Shaping the Future of Learning Health Systems in Canada: Advancing Embedded Research Through the Health System Impact Training Platform
PI: Lopatina, E. ($2,400,000 CAD)
2023 — Present
Highlighted Publications
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Jenkins, E. Molyneuax, T., McAuliffe, C., McGuinness, L. From Small Ripples to Sea Change: Elucidating Long-Term and Multi-Level Youth Mental Health Intervention Impacts Using Ripple Effects Mapping. Qualitative Health Research.(Submitted for review)
Devane C., Jenkins E., McAuliffe C., Wuerth K., Barbic S. (2025). Service providers’ perspectives on youth peer support: the importance of integration and oversight – an interpretive description study in British Columbia, Canada. BMJ Open, 15:e094356.
Jagosh, J., McAuliffe, C., McGuinness, L., Goodyear, T., Haines-Saah, R., Daly, Z., Halsall, T., Hill, T.G., Kruz, T., Wandolo, J., Suri, T., Jenkins, E. (2024). Identifying mechanisms of youth mental health promotion: A realist evaluation of the Agenda Gap programme. PLOS Mental Health. 1(1), e0000068.
Jenkins, E., Daly, Z.,McAuliffe, C., McGuinness, L., Richardson, C., Hill, T., Goodyear, T., Lind, C., Barbic, S., Rivers, R., Haines-Saah, R. (2023). Advancing socioecological mental health promotion intervention: A mixed methods exploration of Phase 1 Agenda Gap findings. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 10664440.
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Daly, Z.*, Black, J.*, McAuliffe, C.*, Jenkins, E. (2023). Food-related worry and food bank use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: Results of a nationally representative multi-round study. BMC Public Health, 23, 1723. (*signifies equal contributions).
McAuliffe, C., Slemon, A., Goodyear, T., McGuinness, L., Shaffer, E., Jenkins, E. (2022). Connectedness in the time of COVID-19: Support for suicidal thinking of a Reddit forum. Social Science and Medicine Qualitative Health, 2, e100062.
Jenkins E. K., Slemon A., Richardson C., Pumarino J., McAuliffe C., Thomson K.C., Thomson T., Daly Z., McGuinness L., Gadermann A. (2022). Mental health inequities amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from three rounds of a cross-sectional monitoring survey of Canadian adults. International Journal of Public Health, 123.
McAuliffe, C., Pumarino, J., Thomson, K., Richardson, C., Slemon, A., Salway, T., Jenkins, E. (2021). Correlates of Suicidal Ideation Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Repeated Cross-sectional Nationally Representative Canadian Data. Social Science and Medicine Population Health, 16, 100988.
McAuliffe, C., Daly, Z., Black, J., Gadermann, A., Slemon, A., Thomson, K., Jenkins, E. (2021). Examining the associations between food worry and mental health during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 112(5), 843-852.
Jenkins, E. K., McAuliffe, C., Hirani, S., Richardson, C., Thomson, K.E., McGuinness, L., Morris, J., Kousoulis, A., Gadermann, A. (2020). A portrait of the early mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: The need for an equity-oriented public health response. Preventive Medicine, 145, 106333.
Gadermann, A., Thomson, K.E., Richardson, C., Gagné, M., McAuliffe, C., Hirani, S., McGuinness, L., Morris, J., Jenkins, E. K. (2020). Examining the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on family mental health in Canada. BMJ Open, 11(1), e042871.
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McAuliffe, C., Abdillahi, I., Joy, K., Escrig, A., Odhiambo, A., Monchalin, R. (2023). Chronicles of public health doctoral students: Overcoming the ivory tower through a revolution of ‘self-care’ for a better future. Chapter 14, Critical Perspectives in Public Health Feminisms. Canadian Scholars and Women’s Press.
McAuliffe C., Upshur, R., Sellen D., Di Ruggiero E.(2022).You Can’t Report Your Feelings: The Hidden Labor of Staying Safe by Women in Global Public Health Fieldwork. PLOS Global Public Health, 2(6), e0000153.
McAuliffe, C., Upshur, R., Sellen, D., Di Ruggiero, E.(2019).The Lived Experience of Global Public Health Practice: A Phenomenological Account of Women Graduate Students. Health and Human Rights Journal, 21(1), 115-127.
McAuliffe, C., Upshur, R., Sellen, D., Di Ruggiero, E. (2019). Critical Reflections on Mental Well-being for Post-Secondary Students Participating in the Field of Global Health. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 17(3), 542-554.