Andrea Jones
Andrea completed her Bachelor’s degree specializing in neuroscience at Queen’s University. Her passion for inner city health and advocacy led her to complete her MD/PhD at the University of British Columbia in the field of psychiatric epidemiology in the Graduate Program of Neuroscience. Her dissertation focused on the risk factors and dynamics of psychosis and substance use among adults living in urban precarious housing or homelessness. Her current research aims to improve brain health among precariously housed communities, by examining the complex relationships between social networks, brain structure, and functional outcomes. Andrea is currently a resident physician in Neurology and postdoctoral fellow in the Distributive Curriculum Training Pathway of the UBC Clinician Investigator Program. Andrea is pursuing a multifaceted career as a clinician scientist in Neurology to advance the prevention and management of neurological conditions among historically, socially, and economically marginalized communities. In her free time, she enjoys kayaking, hiking, and skiing in the local inlets and mountains.