Kaku Lema, MBA
Knowledge Mobilization Manager
Kaku Lema is the Knowledge Mobilization Manager for the SHAPE Hub. In this role, Kaku facilitates the exchange and co-creation of knowledge among researchers, healthcare providers, and patients, working to ensure that information on these conditions is accessible, inclusive, and impactful. With a background in stakeholder engagement and project management, Kaku is committed to bridging research and practice to advance sexual health equity and support patient-centered care across Canada. She holds a Bachelor’s degree (Hons) in Human Geography from the University of British Columbia and Master’s of Business Administration in Project Management from Università degli studi Guglielmo Marconi.
Jocelyn Brady, MPH
Knowledge Mobilization Coordinator
Jocelyn Brady is a Knowledge Mobilization Coordinator with the SHAPE Hub. She holds a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) from the University of Calgary and a Master of Public Health from the University of British Columbia.
Samantha Martin-Ferris
Research Assistant
Samantha Martin-Ferris is an award-winning youth activist and Indigenous researcher from the Gitksan Nation in Northern BC. In 2023, she took home first place at the International UN Worlds Challenge alongside fellow lab mate Piper Scott-Fiddler for her culturally based Indigenous health intervention, ‘the Lifegivers Box’. Her research primarily focuses on Indigenous youths’ rights to good health through measuring quantitative data and advocating for them through community-based health reports. She is currently co-supervised by Dr. Sarah Munro and Dr. Aline Talhouk as a part of UBC’s WACH program. Samantha is currently assisting as lead data analyst with the national Indigenous women two-spirit research priority setting survey on sexual difficulties and genito-pelvic pain as a part of the SHAPE Hub.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Lareina Sharma
Research Volunteer
Lareina is an undergraduate student majoring in Psychology and minoring in Family Studies at UBC. She is assisting with data collection for the Indigenous Women & Two-Spirit persons research priority setting.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Vicky Nguyen
Research Volunteer
Vicky is an undergraduate student majoring in Neurophysiology and Public Health at UBC. She is supporting outreach for the national healthcare provider evaluation.
