Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia
PO Box 1700 STN CSC
University of Victoria
Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2

Academic Information
Ph.D. (2010), Sociology
University of Victoria

Postdoctoral Fellow
CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research
Department of Anthropology, University of Victoria
Supervisor: Dr. Eric Roth

Research Interests
My research interests include applying a social determinants of health model to the study of vulnerable populations’ access to health and related intervention services. Within this overall focus, I am especially interested in research focusing on one or more of: gender, work, stigma, substance use, parenthood and social welfare policy models.

Selected Publications

In Press

• Phillips, R., Casey, L. and Leischner, C. (in press). “Care Work in the Context of Stigma: Providing Frontline services to Persons Involved in the Sex Industry” in Benoit, C. and Hallgrimsdottir, H. (eds.). Valuing Care Work: Comparative Perspectives. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

Published

• Benoit, C., Shumka, L., Phillips, R., Hallgrímsdóttir, H., Hankivsky, O. & Kobayashi, K. (2009). “Explaining the health gap between girls and women in Canada.” Sociological Research Online, 14 (5).

• Hallgrimsdottir, H., Phillips, R., Benoit, C. and Walby, K. (2008). "Sporting Girls, Streetwalkers, and Inmates of Houses of Ill-Repute: Media Narratives and the Historical Mutability of Prostitution Stigmas." Sociological Perspectives. 51 (1): 119-138.
• Phillips, R. and Benoit, C. (2005). “Social Determinants of Health Care Access among Sex Industry Workers in Canada.” Sociology of Health Care 23: 79-104.

Abstracts and Presentations

• Benoit, C., Jansson, M., Phillips, R., Hallgrimsdottir, H. & Vallance, K. (2010). Trajectories of IDU Among a Community Sample of Sex Workers. IMPART seminar. BCCEWH: Vancouver, BC.
• Phillips, R. (2009). Courtesy Stigma: A Hidden Health Concern Among Service Providers WHRN Conference and Workshop, “Challenging Myths and Misperceptions: Working with the Media to Reduce Stigma and Enhance Public Understanding of People Working in the Sex Industry.” Victoria, BC.

Other Pursuits and Interests
In addition to my academic interests, I am also engaged in community services volunteering as a member of the Board of Directors for two non-profit organizations (CAFCA and PEERS) and active in the service community for persons with developmental disabilities. Most of all, I enjoy spending time with my family, including my young daughter.

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