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CIRN | 2018 ANNUAL REPORT

SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES NETWORK

WHAT IS SSHN?

The Social Sciences and Humanities Network Links social scientists and humanities researchers
(SSHN) focuses on vaccine acceptance and who have expertise and interest in the ethical,
vaccine hesitancy. legal, and social implications of vaccine programs.

PUBLICATIONS/
STUDIES CO-INVESTIGATORS STUDY LOCATIONS PRESENTATIONS
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Completed four research studies, including a study that examined media
coverage of vaccine preventable diseases and vaccination in order to
measure how well news coverage informs public understanding.

WHAT’S NEXT?
In 2018, the SSHN has fi ve ongoing studies that will explore several facets of vaccine hesitancy and
vaccine acceptance, such as testing effective communication strategies to reduce vaccine hesitancy in
parents, and describing vaccine hesitancy in healthcare workers who provide perinatal medical care.

CO-INVESTIGATORS

Julie Bettinger Kim Corace William Fisher Devon Greyson
University of British University of Ottawa University of Western University of British
Columbia Natasha Crowcroft Ontario Columbia
Nicholas Brousseau Public Health Ontario Arnaud Gagneur Maryse Guay
Institut national de santé Liz Darling Université de Sherbrooke Université de Sherbrooke
publique du Québec McMaster University Maya Goldenberg Juliet Guichon
Andrea Bunt Shelley Deeks University of Guelph University of Calgary
University of Manitoba Public Health Ontario Janice Graham Donna Halperin
Eliana Castillo Michelle Driedger Dalhousie University St. Francis Xavier University
University of Calgary University of Manitoba Joshua Greenberg Scott Halperin
Jeannette Comeau Vinita Dubey Carleton University Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University AMOH Toronto Public Health