Sophia Burke 

Sophia Burke est enseignante et possède une double spécialisation en anglais et en français. Elle enseigne actuellement à l'école secondaire Beaconsfield et commencera une maîtrise en septembre. Sophia est membre de l'équipe DECYDE et collabore avec d'autres personnes à la création et à l'adaptation de plans de cours et de programmes pouvant être mis en œuvre dans toutes les écoles.

Gary Peddle

Gary Peddle brings his lived and living experience to the DECYDE team. He’s been sober since 2019 and started his harm reduction journey with SUNAR (Substance User Network of the Atlantic Region) since the start. He’s dedicated to getting more useful knowledge for all ages to make informed decisions about drugs and alcohol. Rather than […]

William Lumis

William Lummis is a Regional Addictions Prevention Consultant with the Mental Health and Addictions Prevention & Promotion Team in the Western Zone of Newfoundland Health Services. He has a background in military mental health and is a veteran of the US Army prior to immigrating to Newfoundland and Labrador in 2012. He is currently a […]

Greg Harris

Greg Harris is a Professor with the Faculty of Education in the area of Counselling Psychology. He is a Registered Psychologist in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. His research interests focus on prevention of HIV, understanding and preventing risk behaviour, therapeutic applications of positive psychology (e.g., hope, empowerment), as well as practice, conceptualization, and […]

Nick Harris

Dr. Nick Harris is originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He earned his B.A. (Honours) in Psychology from Saint Mary’s University, followed by his M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Lakehead University, and completed his internship through the Northern Ontario Psychology Internship Consortium (NORPIC), specializing in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. He relocated to St. […]

Jennifer Donnan

Dr. Jennifer Donnan is an Associate Professor and Pharmacist at Memorial University’s School of Pharmacy. Her research focuses on cannabis policy and substance use prevention and harm reduction. She has expertise in knowledge synthesis, choice modelling and program evaluation. Jennifer has co-developed the Drug Education Centered on Youth Decision Empowerment (DECYDE) strategy, focused on substance […]