Jen Barican

Jen Barican is a Senior Research Manager at the Children’s Health Policy Centre in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University (SFU). She oversees various research projects and provides leadership in developing the methodologies, protocols and processes for conducting systematic reviews, the basis of various academic publications and reports produced by the Centre. She has co-authored commissioned reports and peer-reviewed journal articles on topics related to children’s mental health. Earning her Masters of Public Health at SFU, Jen’s scholarly interests, training and experience have focused on integrating research and policy and practice in promoting children’s wellbeing.