Change needs champions. Sign up options, campaigns, and actions can be found below
Discover Your Role
Discover how your unique skills and passions can contribute to climate-resilient brain health for all
Whether you’re a researcher, clinician, student/trainee, policymaker, community advocate, or funder, there’s a place for you. Explore opportunities for each role under our four pillars of action.
Ready to connect? Fill out the following form: https://survey.ucalgary.ca/jfe/form/SV_bJXe65nPlBu68LQ

Generate Evidence
Researcher
Join our interdisciplinary research teams studying the neurological effects of climate-related exposures (e.g., wildfires, extreme heat, air pollution, flooding and more) in equity-denied communities. Contribute your expertise to conduct studies, analyze data, secure research funding, and co-author publications.
Clinician
Bring frontline expertise to research. Share patient insights, collaborate on studies, and co-author evidence that bridges science and practice.
Student/Trainee
Join research projects to build skills in systematic reviews, data analysis, and knowledge synthesis, with opportunities for authorship.
Policymaker
Work with researchers and clinicians to integrate emerging science into policy decisions with a climate-brain-health equity lens.
Community Advocate
Bring lived experience into research. Co-design studies and ensure equity-denied voices guide evidence generation.
Funder
Fund cutting-edge research and data collection at the intersection of climate, brain-health and equity.

Raise Awareness
Researcher
Translate findings into accessible knowledge. Support public-facing articles, engagement initiatives, and educational resources for clinicians, patients, and the public.
Clinician
Support public-facing articles, engagement initiatives, and educational resources for clinicians, patients, and the public.
Student/Trainee
Support science communication by creating infographics, articles, and toolkits that make findings accessible to many audiences.
Policymaker
Champion knowledge dissemination by supporting awareness campaigns, policy forums, and public engagement efforts.
Community Advocate
Amplify community stories through media, publications, and campaigns that resonate with diverse audiences.
Funder
Expand the reach of knowledge by supporting educational campaigns, toolkits, and other communications strategies.

Drive Systemic Change
Researcher
Strengthen the science-to-policy pipeline. Provide evidence-based recommendations and support advocacy efforts for climate-resilient brain health equity.
Clinician
Advocate for climate-resilient equitable brain health policy. Support science to policy pipelines and inform policymakers with expert input.
Student/Trainee
Engage in student/trainee led advocacy and policy analysis. Contribute to submissions and strengthen the science-to-policy pipeline.
Policymaker
Embed brain health equity into climate and health policies. Advance legislation and foster intersectional collaboration.
Community Advocate
Bring lived experience into consultations, advisory groups, and our grassroots mobilization efforts.
Funder
Fuel advocacy by funding policy analyses, stakeholder engagement, and evidence-to-policy initiatives.

Foster Innovation
Researcher
Design and evaluate innovative solutions. Provide expertise to hackathons, pilot programs, and community-led initiatives that shift care toward prevention and resilience.
Clinician
Pilot climate-smart care models. Co-design tools with patients and lead equitable, innovative practices.
Student/Trainee
Collaborate in hackathons and student/trainee-led projects. Help design new solutions for climate-resilient brain health while gaining mentorship.
Policymaker
Enable innovation by leading pilot programs, scaling community-informed solutions, and supporting adaptive initiatives.
Community Advocate
Co-create solutions rooted in community realities. Collaborate on pilot programs and adaptation strategies that strengthen climate-resilient brain health
Funder
Support pilot programs, hackathons, and scalable community-driven innovations that advance climate-resilient brain health.
CALL FOR STUDENT/TRAINEE VOLUNTEERS
Students and trainees our essential to our collaborative model. Join our growing network of volunteers (BCEC Fellows) to advance research, awareness, systemic change and innovation at the intersection of brain health, climate and equity.
