RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
Below is a list of our knowledge translation products resulting from our DECYDE research. This includes our publications, presentations, posters, reports, and summaries.
Exploring cannabis consumption stigma in Canada with consideration of age and gender differences.
EC Rowe, ARL Coles, LM Harris-Lane, N Harris, L Bishop, R Howells, J Donnan. (2025). Addictive Behaviors Reports 21, 100608
Rowe E, Downey M, Harris N, Kinzel, E, Donnan J, Bishop L. (2025). Journal of Drug Education: Substance Abuse Research and Prevention 2025, Vol. 54(2-3) 83–121
Exploring Youths’ Cannabis Health Literacy Post Legalization: A Qualitative Study.
Bishop, L. D., Drakes, D. H., Donnan, J. R., Rowe, E. C., & Najafizada, M. (2022). Journal of Adolescent Research, 40(1), 130-160.
Rowe, E.C., Donnan, J.R, Drakes, D.H. & Bishop, L.D. (2024). Journal of Adolescent Research, 0(0).
A survey of educator perspectives toward teaching harm reduction cannabis education.
Downey, M.K., Bishop, L.D., Donnan, J.R., Rowe, E.C., Harris, N. (2024). PLOS ONE, 19(5):e0299085.
Donnan, J., Howells, R., Drakes, D. H., & Bishop, L. D. (2023). The Journal of Early Adolescence, 0(0).
Harris-Lane, L.M., Storey, D.P., Drakes, D.H., Donnan, J.R., Bishop, L.D., & Harris, N. (2023). International Journal of Drug Policy, 120(2023) 104193.
Harris-Lane, L., Drakes, D.H., Donnan, J.R., Rowe E.C., Bishop, L.D., & Harris, N. (2023). Journal of Adolescent Health, 72(3); 404-411.
Howe, E.J., Bishop, L.D., Torraville, B.S., Rowe, E.C., Kinzel, E., & Donnan, J.R. (2023). Health Education Journal, 0(0).
Driving under the influence of cannabis: Perceptions from Canadian youth.
Donnan, J.R., Drakes D.H., Bishop L.D., Rowe E.C., & Najafizada, M. (2022). BMC Public Health 22, 2384.
Dalton K, Donnan J, Harris G, Bishop L. Poster presented at Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) annual national convention held June 2025 in St. John’s NL (Poster)
Biopsychosocial Considerations in Youth Substance Use Education: Teachers’ Perspectives on Approaches and Challenges.
Dalton K (presenter), Donnan J, Harris G, Bishop L (contributors). (2025) fasdNL’s From Lived Experience to Collective Action Conference held April 2025 in St. John’s NL (Oral)
Canadian educators’ experiences and perspectives on harm reduction substance use education.
Rowe, E.C., Torraville, B., Downey, M.K., Harris, G., Harris, N., Donnan, J., & Bishop, National Association for School Psychologists, Seattle, WA. February 2025 (poster)
Exploring Coping Motives for Cannabis Use in Postsecondary Students.
Downey, Molly. K (presenter) Additional Authors: Bishop, Olivia C; Bishop, Lisa D; Donnan, R Jennifer; Harris, Nick. Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) annual national convention held June 2025 in St. John’s NL (Oral)
Voices of Educators: Exploring Educators’ Perspectives of Substance Use Education. Rowe, Emily CL (presenter).
Additional Authors: Harris, Nick ; Harris, Greg; Bishop, Lisa; Donnan, Jennifer; Torraville, Bethany; Downey, Molly. Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) annual national convention held June 2025 in St. John’s NL (Oral)
A Holistic Approach to Youth Substance Use Prevention and Harm Reduction.
Dalton K. SHARE Summit, St. John’s, NL. Nov 2024. (Poster)
Adapting the parent café model to support youth substance use: An assessment of caregiver needs.
Cumben, R., Donnan, J., & Bishop, L. MUN School of Pharmacy Research Day, St. John’s, NL. Nov 2024. (Poster)
An Overview of the Drug Education Centred on Youth Decision Empowerment (DECYDE) Strategy.
Bishop, L. & Donnan, J. Research & Knowledge Exchange on Harm Reduction and Critical Drug Studies, Newfoundland & Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research, St. John’s, NL. October 29, 2024 (virtual).
Bishop, L., Donnan, J., & O’Brien, M. School of Pharmacy Research Day, Memorial University. St. John’s, NL, Canada. December 1, 2023
Characteristics associated with cannabis consumption and their impacts on stigma toward the consumer.
Rowe, E., Coles, A., Harris, L., Harris, N., Bishop, L., Howells, R., Donnan, J. CPA Annual National Convention, Ottawa, ON. June 21–23, 2024. (Poster)
DECYDE: Empowering Youth Decisions through Evidence-Based Substance Use Education.
Bishop L. School Psychologists, NL Schools. Dec 9, 2024. (Virtual Oral)
Drug Education Centred on Youth Decision Empowerment (DECYDE): Informing conversations regarding youths’ substance use health.
Lisa Bishop, Megan O’Brien, Will Lummis. Horizon Academy, St. John’s, NL. May 6, 2024 (oral)
Drug Education Centred on Youth Decision Empowerment (DECYDE) Professional Learning Workshop.
Lisa Bishop, Megan O’Brien. Jennifer Donnan, Gennita Bartlett, Megan Heath. Professional Learning Workshop for NL Schools teachers. Feb 21 & 22, 2024 (virtual) (oral)
Empowering Youth Decision-Making: Harnessing the Power of Stakeholder Engagement.
Bishop, L., Baker, T & Rowe, E. From Research to Action: Unlocking the power of knowledge translation; NL Chapter of the Canadian Evaluation Society. St. John’s, NL. June 7, 2024.
Every Second Counts: Naloxone Rapid Opioid Poisoning Reversal.
Lisa Bishop, Megan O’Brien. Jennifer Donnan, Gennita Bartlett, Megan Heath. Professional Learning Workshop for NL Schools teachers. Feb 21 & 22, 2024 (virtual) (oral)
Informing conversations regarding youths’ substance use health using a trauma-informed, harm reduction approach.
Bishop, L., Lummis, W. & McNeil, V. ULearn 2024, NL Schools. August 15, 2024.
Informing conversations regarding youths’ substance use health using a trauma-informed, harm reduction approach (DECYDE).
Bishop, L. IgnitEd Junior High Teachers Conference. St. John’s, NL. March 22, 2024.
Let’s Talk About Mental Health and Drug Use.
Bishop, L., Baker, T., & Rowe, E. Bell Let’s Talk Day. Villa Nova Junior High, Conception Bay South, NL. January 24, 2024.
Naloxone rapid opioid poisoning reversal.
Lisa Bishop. St. John Bosco Teacher Professional Learning, St. John’s, NL. May 10, 2024 (oral)
Navigating Conversations: Understanding Substance Use and Trauma-Informed Practices for Youth Empowerment.
Bishop, L. & Lummis, W. Mealy Mountain Collegiate, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL. October 25, 2024 (virtual).
Teacher Perspectives on a Skills-Based, Harm-Reduction Substance Use Education Program.
Bishop L, Donnan J, Heath M, Dalton K, Harris N. MUN School of Pharmacy Research Day Nov 2024 held in St. John’s, NL. (Poster)
Teacher Perspectives on a Skills-Based, Harm-Reduction Substance Use Education Program.
Bishop, L., Donnan, J., Heath, M., Dalton. K., Harris, N. Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Matters (CRISM) Atlantic Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Nov 4-5, 2024. (Poster)
The Role of Education in Addiction Prevention: The DECYDE Strategy.
Bishop, L & Donnan, J. Addictions Awareness and Support Day, Rocky View Schools. Airdrie, AB. February 6, 2024.
Bishop, L., Lummis, W. & McNeil, V. Relationships First 2024 Summer Institute. August 28, 2024 (virtual). Recording available
Breaking the Stigma: Exploring Stigma towards Cannabis Consumption in Canada with Consideration of Age and Gender Differences.
Rowe, E., et al. MUN School of Pharmacy Research Day. Dec 2023. (Poster)
Bishop, L., Donnan, J., & O’Brien, M. MUN School of Pharmacy Research Day, St. John’s, NL. Dec 1, 2023. (Oral – Recording available)
Cannabis in the classroom: A survey study of educator perspectives.
Downey, M., Bishop, L., Donnan, J., Rowe, E., Harris, N. CHERP Student Meeting, St. John’s, NL. Apr 25, 2023. (Oral)
Cannabis in the classroom: Educator perspectives toward teaching cannabis harm reduction.
Downey, M., Bishop, L., Donnan, J., Rowe, E., Harris, N. Reducing Harms in Atlantic Communities Conference, St. John’s, NL. May 24–27, 2023. (Oral)
Development of the FACE Decision-Making Model for youth health education.
Heath, M., Waghmare, N., Torraville, B., Donnan, J., Bishop, L. MUN School of Pharmacy Research Day. Dec 1, 2023. (Poster)
Drug Education Centred on Youth Decision Empowerment: A strategy for school-aged youth.
Bishop, L. & Donnan, J. Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction Issues of Substance Conference. Vancouver, BC, Canada. November 20, 2023.
Drug Education Centred on Youth Decision Empowerment (DECYDE): Scoping Review of Evaluated Cannabis Harm Reduction Programs.
Rowe, E., Bishop, L., Downey, M., Kinzel, E., Donnan, J., & Harris, N. CPA Annual National Convention, Toronto, ON. June 23–25, 2023. (Poster)
Drug Education Centred on Youth Decision Empowerment (DECYDE): Scoping Review of Evaluated Cannabis Harm Reduction Programs.
Rowe, E., Bishop, L., Downey, M., Kinzel, E., Donnan, J., & Harris, N. Reducing Harms in Atlantic Communities Conference, St. John’s, NL. May 24–27, 2023. (Oral)
Identifying Canadian Cannabis Education Resources Using a Youth Health Literacy Framework.
Howe, E., Bishop, L., Torraville, B., Rowe, E., & Donnan, J. CPA Annual National Convention, Toronto, ON. June 23–25, 2023. (Poster)
Reducing harms through youth substance use education: A survey of educator perspectives.
Downey, M., Bishop, L., Donnan, J., Rowe, E., Harris, N. MUN School of Pharmacy Research Day. Dec 1, 2023. (Poster)
Reducing harms through youth cannabis education: A survey of educator perspectives.
Downey, M., Bishop, L., Donnan, J., Rowe, E., Harris, N. CCSA Issues of Substance Conference, Vancouver, BC. Nov 2023. (Poster)
The Legalization of Cannabis on Youth and Young Adults.
Rowe, E., Bishop, L., & Donnan, J. CHERP Evidence-to-Policy Symposium, St. John’s, NL. Mar 22, 2023. (Oral)
Towards Harm Reduction Education: Identifying Canadian Cannabis Education Resources for Youth.
Torraville, B. (presenter), Howe, E., Bishop, L., Rowe, E., Kinzel, E., Donnan, J. Reducing Harms in Atlantic Communities Conference, St. John’s, NL. May 24–27, 2023. (Oral)
Youth cannabis use: Considering youths’ perceptions and promoting safe choices.
Bishop, L. & O’Brien, M. Annual Provincial Substance Use Conference, St. John’s, NL, Canada. November 9, 2023.
Directed Education on Cannabis for Youth Decision Empowerment (DECYDE): A Scoping Review of Evaluated Harm Reduction Education Programs.
Rowe, E.C., Bishop, L.D., Donnan, J.R., Kinzel, E., Harris, N. MUN School of Pharmacy Research Day, St. John’s, NL. Nov 25, 2022. (Poster)
Directed Education on Cannabis for Youth Decision Empowerment (DECYDE): Developing a New Tool for Evaluating Cannabis Health Literacy in Grades 4-6.
Rowe, E., Bishop, L., Donnan, J., Harris, N. SHARE Summit, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL. Nov 10, 2022. (Poster)
Educator Perspectives Toward Teaching Cannabis Education in the Classroom.
Downey, M., Bishop, L., Donnan, J., Harris, N. MUN School of Pharmacy Research Day, St. John’s, NL. Nov 25, 2022. (Poster)
Influence of Peer Pressure on Cannabis-Related Behaviours: Perceptions of Canadian Youth and Young Adults.
Drakes DH, Donnan J, Bishop L, Najafizada M. CPA Annual National Convention, Calgary, AB. June 17–19, 2022. (Poster)
Young Adult Perceptions of Cannabis Consumption: Post-Legalization.
Drakes DH, Harris-Lane L, Donnan J, Bishop L, Harris N. CPA Annual National Convention, Calgary, AB. June 17–19, 2022. (Poster)
Cannabis-Related Peer Pressure: Perceptions of Canadian Youth & Young Adults.
Rowe EC, Bishop LD, Drakes DH, Donnan JR, Najafizada M. MUN School of Pharmacy Research Day, Nov 26, 2021 (Virtual). (Poster)
Exploring Youths’ Cannabis Health Literacy Post Legalization: A Qualitative Study.
Drakes DH, Donnan JR, Bishop LD, Huang R, Najafizada M. MUN School of Pharmacy Research Day, Nov 26, 2021 (Virtual). (Poster)
Identifying Priority Areas for Cannabis Policy Evaluation: Considering Youth Health and Safety.
Bishop, J. Donnan, M. Najafizada. Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Forum. Feb 4, 2021 (Virtual). (Poster)
Impact of Cannabis Legalization on School Age Youth.
Donnan J, Bishop L, Drakes D, Rowe E, Najafizada M, Blackmore A. CCSA Issues of Substance Conference. Nov 23–25, 2021 (Virtual). (Poster)
2023-24 Annual Report – Drug Education Centred on Youth Decision Empowerment (DECYDE).
Cannabis Health Evaluation Research Partnership. (2024). Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada.
What We Heard Report: Evidence-to-Policy Symposium.
Cannabis Health Evaluation Research Partnership. (2023). Memorial University. St. John’s, NL. Canada.
Cannabis Health Evaluation Research Partnership. (2023). Memorial University. St. John’s, NL. Canada.
Newfoundland and Labrador Cannabis Policy Evaluation: Needs Assessment Report.
Cannabis Health Evaluation Research Partnership. (2021). Memorial University. St. John’s, NL. Canada.