Dreaming Indigenous Graduate Student Experience into Existence: Laying Medicine on the Path for Culturally Safe Counselling Psychology Programs
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Justin Turner
Wildfire Smoke and Emergency Planning for First Nations People Living in North Central British Columbia: Qualitative Research Protocol
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Jocelyn Marie Paul, Dalhousie University
Jocelyn Paul
My name is Jocelyn Paul, I am Mi’kmaq (Membertou First Nation). I have dedicated my life to improving the health and wellness of First Nations peoples as a Clinical Psychologist (I start my PhD in September) that works with First Nations populations in Nova Scotia, especially those in remote areas.
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See Jocelyn’s presentation, Social Stressors, Community Belonging and Participation in Cultural Events Among First Nations Youth and Adults Living On-Reserve in Canada, Thursday, August 13th; 8:30 am PDT/ 12:30 pm ADT.
Kelsey Shea and Cathie Moran, University of Ottawa
Kelsey Shea was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She completed a BSc and MSc in Kinesiology at Dalhousie University before moving to Ottawa to study Medicine at the University of Ottawa. Her current medical interests include Indigenous health and woman’s health.
Cathie Moran was born in Sioux Lookout Ontario. She is Metis and has an active interest in Indigenous health, improving access to healthcare and working with under-serviced populations. Prior to Medical school she was a registered massage therapist and completed a BSc at York University in psychology and a BHSc at UOIT. Cathie along with Kelsea Shea co-founded the Indigenous Mentorship program at the University of Ottawa.
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See Kelsey’s and Cathie’s presentation, Friday, August 14; 8:30 am PDT/ 12: 30 pm ADT.
Stephanie Day, University of Victoria
Stephanie Day
Stephanie is Haudenosaunee from Oneida Nation of the Thames on her mother’s side and English and German on her father’s side of the family. She is passionate about working alongside Indigenous peoples, families, communities, and Nations to live in balance while honouring our spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical selves.
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Vanessa Ambtman – Smith, Western University
Vanessa Ambtman
As a 60’s scooper and Indigenous adoptee, Vanessa was raised within a Dutch and Trinidadian family, living in both Alberta and Manitoba. Walking between two worlds, she has worked in the field of Indigenous health for the past 20 years. Vanessa is a second-year Ph.D. Candidate studying the geographies of Indigenous Health at Western University, with her research focused on examining Indigenous patient relationships to traditional healing spaces within hospital contexts. She was awarded the Indigenous Mentorship Network Ontario Scholarship in 2018 and 2019, was an Ontario Graduate Scholar (2019), and is a Pierre Elliott Trudeau Doctoral Scholar (2019 –2022). In 2020, Vanessa was awarded a Dr.ValioMarkkenAwardof Academic Excellence and became a Vanier Graduate Scholar (2020 –2023)
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See Vanessa’s presentation, Friday, August 14; 8:30 am PDT/12:30 pm ADT.
Sharlene Webkamigad, Laurentian University
Sharlene Webkamigad, RN, is an Anishinabe-Kwe from the Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada. She combines her life and career experiences as she proceeds with her educational journey in the Interdisciplinary Ph. D. in Northern and Rural Health program at Laurentian University. Sharlene was a lead author to three publications emphasizing blended approaches to Indigenous and Western Knowledge in research methodology. The first, “Exploring the appropriateness of culturally safe dementia information with Indigenous People in an Urban Northern Ontario Community” was published in the Canadian Journal on Aging. The second, “An approach to improve dementia health literacy in Indigenous communities” was published in the Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. Her latest paper, “Identifying and understanding the health and social care needs of Indigenous older adults with multiple chronic conditions and their caregivers: a scoping review” has been published in BMC Geriatrics. Currently, Sharlene is co-developing a community-driven participatory project that places a priority on Anishinabek world views to develop an age-and-dementia friendly community model. Her roots are embedded in the community with a stronghold on determinants of health at northern, rural and local landscapes. You can find Sharlene, along with her husband and two children, on Manitoulin enjoying the outdoors.
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Veronica Reitmeier , Western University
Veronica Reitmeier is a settler of Polish ancestry, raised on the Traditional Territory of the Attawandaran, Anishinaabe and Haudenausaune Peoples. She is a daughter, sister and recently an aunt. Veronica is a first year MA student supervised by Dr. Richmond at Western University in the Department of Geography. A recent graduate from Western’s Geography program, Veronica holds an Honours BSc in Geography. In her Masters, Veronica hopes to continue exploring the topic of relational accountability. Currently, Veronica works as a Research Assistant in the Indigenous Health Lab and in her free time, she enjoys hiking, canoeing, cooking, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
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Justin Turner, University of British Columbia
Justin Turner
Justin is an Occupational Therapist and Rehabilitation Sciences PhD student at UBC in the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation. Originally from Southern Alberta, Justin now lives in Prince George on uncededLheidliT’ennehFirst Nation territory. Justin is a proud citizen of the Métis Nation of BC, with his mother Corey Favell having Red River Métis ancestry and his father James Turner having mixed European settler ancestry. Outside school and work, Justin enjoys snowshoeing, hiking, and watching movies. Justin’s research is graciously funded by CIHR and the BC Lung Association.