Researcher Directory
A Database of First Nations Environmental Health Researchers and Research Papers
| Name | Location | Research Area(s) | Expertise | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAuley, Claire | AB | Food Water |
Traditional food and vegetation studies; Human health risk assessments associated with mining, hydroelectric developments, pipelines and tankfarms; Mercury in fish; Surface water quality assessments; Contaminants in snow. | employee of Intrinsik Environmental Sciences Inc. and member of APEGA |
| O'Neil, John | BC | Housing | Health systems and policy, community-based participatory research. | Professor and Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences Simon Fraser University |
| Orr, Pamela | MB | Housing | Epidemiology, Tuberculosis, Infectious and Chronic Disease, Determinants of Health | Professor, Departments of Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba |
| Persson, Gordon | ON | Food | Biologist, e.g. Metals in Fish Tissue, Water Quality, Provincial/Federal Objectives, Mining and the Environment, Works in Water, Transportation/power/infrastructure | Biologist, Bio Consulting Consultant, Windigo First Nations Council Consultant, Shibogama First Nations Council |
| Polyzois, Dimos | MB | Indoor Air Quality | Housing conditions and health; First Nations housing; inner city housing | Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba |
| Reading, Jeff | BC | Food | Aboriginal Health Issues, Epidemiology, Indigenous health research | Professor, Faculty of Human and Social Development, University of Victoria; Director, Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health, Canadian Institutes of Health Research |
| Receveur, Olivier | QC | Food | Epidemiology, nutrition, | Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal |
| Richmond, Chantelle | QC | Food Water |
Geography of Aboriginal health, Social determinants of Aboriginal health | Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and the First Nations Studies Program, Western University, London Ontario |
| Robidoux, Michael | ON | Food | First Nations physical activity and dietary practices. | Indigenous Health Group, University of Ottawa. |
| Sanderson, Darlene | BC | Water | Community capacity development, water and health (nursing background); traditional knowledge of water; development of Indigenous water plans/strategies/policies; healing capacity of water to address youth suicide; delivers health workshops on water; Conducts focus groups to identify community needs and to identify their own strategies for community development on water issues; Accesses services and resources for community needs on water issues/concerns; Assists in proposal writing, work plans, clarification of roles and responsibilities; Assists in the development of a health plan/disaster management plan/aboriginal water strategy. | Adjunct Associate Faculty University of Victoria, history of working on contract with UBC Institute of Aboriginal Health, University of Northern BC on climate change project |
| Simpson, Leanne | ON | Water | Indigenous perspectives on governance, politics and treaties; Indigenous mobilization, resistance and resurgence; Indigenous women; Indigenous perspectives on the land; Indigenous Knowledge; Indigenist theory and methodologies; Indigenous environmental perspectives and philosophies. | Adjunct Professor, Indigenous Studies, Trent University Instructor, Centre for World Indigenous Knowledges, Athabasca University |
| Thompson, Shirley | MB | Water | Food security, food sovereignty, sustainable livelihoods chemical modeling, Environmental Activism, Environmental Equity and Health, Environmental Health, Solid Waste Management, Waste Management, Alternative energy | Associate Professor, Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba |
| Wesche, Sonia | Vulnerability and adaptation to environmental change, food security, traditional food systems, community health, social determinants of health | Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Ottawa | ||
| White, Jerry | ON | Water | Aboriginal Policy Research, Sociology, Health-care delivery, | Associate Dean Social Sciences The University of Western Ontario Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Western Ontario; Director, Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium ( International) Editor and Chief International Indigenous Policy Journal |
| Williams, Lewis | SK | Housing | Public Health, Environment (Human Ecology), and Indigenous and Intercultural Epistemological approaches to ecological well-being. Community and organizational capacity building for ecological well-being; Indigenous and migrant health; Underlying determinants of health; Critical epistemological perspectives and intercultural approaches to ecological wellbeing; Cultural evaluation and change; Community action and development; Participatory action research and participatory evaluation methods. | Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan Founder and Chair, Koru International Network (http://www.kinincommon.com) – a growing international research and social action community (Canada, Australia and New Zealand). |
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