RESEARCH PROJECTS
2023 Co-Principal Investigator, Research for Evaluation Standards: Sustainability of community-based organizations providing supervised consumption options as a structural health intervention to address substance use harms, Solutions - Impact Grants, Health Research Foundation (SHRF) ($150,000 over two years).
2023 Partner, Developing Curriculum for the Substance Use and Allied Workforce on the Importance of Companion Animals in Human Recovery.
2022 Co-Principal Investigator, Gone to the Dogs to Learn How to Support Substance Use Health: An evidence-based awareness raising campaign for service providers to learn about the potential beneficial role of companion animals in their clients’ substance use health. Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA).
PROGRAM EVALUATION CONSULTING CONTRACTS
2023- Prairie Harm Reduction
2022- Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA)
2014-2022 Saskatchewan Prevention Institute, Saskatoon
2019 Saskatchewan Ministry of Health and AIDS Saskatoon (Prairie Harm Reduction)
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Williamson, L., Dell, C., Chalmers, D., Cruz, M., & De Groot, P. (2021). Strengthening Zooeyia: Understanding the Human-Animal Bond between Veterans Living with Comorbid Substance Use and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and their Service Dogs. Human-Animal Interaction Bulletin, 10(2), 20-47. https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2022.0018
Williamson, L. E., Dell, C. A., Osgood, N., Chalmers, D., Lohnes, C., Carleton, R. N., & Asmundson, G. (2021). Examining changes in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and substance use among a sample of Canadian veterans working with service dogs: An exploratory longitudinal study. Journal of Veterans Studies, 7(1), 1-13. http://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v7i1.194
Gibson, M., Williamson, L., Henwood, G., & Dell, C. (2021). Perceptions and Use of Alcohol and Medical Cannabis among Canadian Military Veterans Living with PTSD. Journal of Veterans Studies, 7(1), 59-70. http://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v7i1.200
TECHNICAL REPORTS
2023 Peters, B., & Williamson, L. What do people in Canada know about Substance Use Health? A Technical Report. Community Addictions Peer Support Association (CAPSA) and Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA).
2020 Neonatal abstinence syndrome: A literature review. Saskatchewan Prevention Institute (SPI).
2019 Harm Reduction Survey Report. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
WEB-BASED PUBLICATIONS
2020 Dell, C. & Williamson, L., Canadian Centre on Substance Use & Addiction, Mental Health Commission of Canada. Fact Sheet: How Animals Can Help with Stress, Anxiety and Substance Use During COVID-19. https://www.ccsa.ca/coping-stress-anxiety-and-substance-use-during-covid-19-infographic
ARTISTIC WORKS
Rath, G., Carey, B., Williamson, L., Gibson, M., & Dell, C. A. (2022). Fact Sheet: Insight of Service Providers and Significant Others about the Role of Service Dogs in Veterans’ Lives and Wellness. A PAWSitive Support Project for Veterans with PTSD and Substance Use Health Concerns: https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/550ab7d0-3ce4-4e25-aa09-ceabd900f832/downloads/Fact%20Sheet%203.pdf?ver=1641929877435
Facts on: Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). (2020). Saskatchewan Prevention Institute (SPI).
CONFERENCE PANEL DISCUSSIONS
2023 Dell, C., Williamson, L., & Gibson, M. (November 23-25). The helping roles of working dogs in substance use recovery. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) Issues of Substance 2023 conference. Vancouver, British Columbia.
2021 Dell, C., Williamson, L., Gibson, M., & Pavelich, A. (November 23-25). The varied helping roles of service dogs in the recovery journeys of veterans diagnosed with PTSD & substance use disorder. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) Issues of Substance 2021 conference. Virtual format.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2023 Dell, C., Gibson, M., & Williamson, L. (November 20-22). The Helping Roles of Working Dogs in Substance Use Recovery. Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addictions (CCSA)’s Issues of Substance 2023 Conference.
2020 Dell, C., Chalmers, D., Williamson, L., & Gibson, M. (November 24). The Impact of Service Dogs on Veterans’ PTSD Symptoms and Substance Use: Project Update. Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, Conservative Party of Canada Members of Parliament.
2020 Gibson, M, Williamson, L., Dell, C., Chalmers, D., & DeGroot, P. (November 16-18). Insight into Social Influences on Veterans’ Use of Medical Cannabis to Manage their PTSD Symptoms. SK Health Research Showcase. Saskatoon: SK.
2020 Williamson, L., Dell, C., Chalmers, D., Lohnes, C., Lapointe, M., Carleton, N., & Asmundson, G. (November 12-17). Examining changes in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and substance use among a sample of Canadian Veterans working with service dogs: An exploratory longitudinal study. INCAM Research Symposium. Saskatoon, SK. Virtual.
2019 Williamson, L., Chalmers, D., Osgoode, N., Lohnes, C., Lapointe, M., & Dell, C. (November 21). A pilot test of the effect of psychiatric service dogs on PTSD symptoms and problematic substance use among a sample of Canadian veterans. Saskatchewan Health Authority Research Showcase
CONFERENCE POSTERS
2021 Dell, C., Williamson, L., McKenzie, H., Carey, B., Cruz, M., Gibson, M., & Pavelich, A. (November 23-25). Responding to university student substance use and mental health concerns during COVID-19 through an online therapy dog program. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) Issues of Substance 2021 conference. Virtual format.
2021 Williamson, L. Dell, C., Osgoode, N., Chalmers, D., Lohnes, C., LaPointe, M., Carleton, N., & Asmundson, G. (June 22-24). Examining changes in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and substance use among a sample of Canadian veterans working with service dogs: An exploratory longitudinal study. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Forum.
2019 Ahmed, A., Husband, A., Dell, C. A., & Williamson, L. (November 23-27). PTSD-diagnosed veterans combatting problematic substance use with psychiatric service dogs: What community pharmacists should know. Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and Addiction, Ottawa, Ontario
2019 Chalmers, D., Dell, C. A., Williamson, L., Carey, B., Husband, A., & Rogers, N. (November 23-27). Researchers learning about veterans’ experiences with opioid addiction by training a service dog: A patient-oriented approach. Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and Addiction, Ottawa, Ontario
2019 Cruz, M., Gibson, M., Williamson, L., Chalmers, D., Osgoode, N., & Dell, C. (October 18-19). The Impact of Service Dogs in the Lives of Veterans Who Problematically Use Opioids. Animal-Human Relationship: Ways of Knowing and Understanding, University of Saskatchewan.