Investigaytors
The SHaG lab has joined forces with our community partner The Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC) to create the Investigaytors program.
WHAT IS INVESTIGAYTORS?
Investigaytors is a free community research and mental health leadership program for 2SLGBTQIA+ people who are looking to lead change in their communities and aims to improve 2SLGBTQIA+ mental health. Investigaytors is designed to improve mental health literacy, as well as teach participants how to develop and implement community-driven research skills in responses to the challenges facing our communities. You can learn more about the program at https://www.investigaytors.ca/about.
The Investigaytors program is a participatory, community-based, capacity-building program for anyone who identifies as a 2SLGBT2QIA+ individual who is interested in health research. By participating in every step of the research process, program participants gain tangible research skills, learn about 2SLGBTQIA+ health, and connect with other young (18+) 2SLGBTQIA+ people. Importantly, there is no academic or educational requirement for participating in the program, and participation is not limited to those currently or formerly engaged in post-secondary education. The primary objective of the Investigaytors program is capacity-building through hands-on research experience, grounded in the principles of community-based research. Program participants learn about quantitative and qualitative research skills, social determinants of health, sexual health, mental health, and the utility of research in addressing health inequities and knowledge gaps
Practical research experience is built through intimate involvement at all levels of a research project, including developing project proposals, defining research objectives, data collection and recruitment, data analysis, and knowledge translation. In the past, Investigaytors have contributed to the design, data collection, and analysis of the Canada’s largest GBT2Q men’s health survey – Sex Now. In addition to this, the Investigaytors have authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and community reports and have presented their research at national – and even international - conferences.
Check out this year’s Investigaytors present their research projects at our webinar event!
Interested in being an Investigaytor?
We are currently recruiting 2SLGBTQIA+ people aged 18 or older!
You will have the opportunity to develop research skills as well as work on your own community-based research projects on the mental health of 2SLGBTQIA+ people. This program will be delivered primarily person with the possibility of online. dependent on COVID-19 and public health recommendations. Investigaytors runs from late November - April.
Registration
To register, please visit: bit.ly/investigaytor