Biography
Dr. Hudson Reddon is a research scientist at the BC Centre on Substance Use and an assistant professor at the University of British Colubmia Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Reddon’s research spans an innovative longitudinal study elucidating the risks and potential benefits of evolving cannabis use and access patterns among people at highest risk of overdose and other substance-related harms during the fentanyl era. He is also interested in investigating the predictors of HIV disease progression and engagement with HIV care among marginalized and medically underserved people who use drugs.
Dr. Reddon has an established track record of attracting research funds as a principal investigator or co-applicant (Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Public Health Agency of Canada) and has published numerous peer-reviewed scientific papers in high impact academic journals including Clinical Infectious Diseases, American Journal of Public Health and Lancet HIV. Dr. Reddon has a keen interest in teaching and completed a Bachelors of Education degree at the University of Toronto. He has been involved in the design and delivery of curriculum among undergraduate and graduate students in the areas of health equity and chronic disease management at UBC and Trinity College Dublin. Dr. Reddon holds a Michael Smith Health Research BC Scholar Award and received his graduate training at McMaster University in health research methodology and clinical epidemiology. He is an active member of the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine, the International Cannabinoid Research Society and the Canadian HIV Trials Network.
