Alina McKay

Housing Research Collaborative and Balanced Supply of Housing Research Manager

Alina McKay is a housing researcher and the Research Manager for the Housing Research Collaborative and Balanced Supply of Housing at UBC’s Peter Allard School of Law. She completed her Masters in Sociology, and PhD in Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on the links between housing security and wellbeing.  In her role as the Research Manager for the Balanced Supply of Housing, she helps coordinate collaboration between the Balanced Supply of Housing’s academic and community-based researchers. She has also directly supported a number of Balanced Supply of Housing research projects including, “Filling the Gaps: Evictions and Government Policy in Vancouver During COVID-19,” “Re-evaluating National Occupancy Standards: A Comparative Analysis of Housing Suitability Measures in Vancouver, British Columbia and Toronto, Ontario,” and “Accessible Housing Needs in Canada.”

Contact Details

  • (604) 754-5257
  • alina.mckay@ubc.ca

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