Indigenous Health Researchers Database

Indigenous Health Researchers Database is a comprehensive listing of researchers who are affiliated with a Canadian university and have a wide range of expertise related to the health of Indigenous peoples. These researchers have undertaken some form of research related to the health and well-being of First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis peoples, ranging from one study to a lifetime of work in a particular area.

The names of researchers along with their contact information, university affiliation, focus of Indigenous health research, and a selection of their publications are listed by theme and location. To view the details of a researcher please click on the name shown in the list to expand the information.

Compiled by the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH), this listing is based on publicly available information on university websites in Canada.

Click on the author's name to reveal a list of publications.

To request edits to an author's entry, or to request to be added to the database, please complete the online form.

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First Nations

Robert Alexander Innes

Cowessess First Nation, Associate Professor & Chair, College of Art and Sciences

McMaster University


Hymie Anisman

Professor, Department of Neuroscience

Carleton University


Suzy Basile

Wemotaci Community of the Atikamekw First Nation, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Women’s Issues; Mikwatisiw Research Laboratory Director, School of Indigenous Studies

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue


Malek Batal

Full Professor & Canada Research Chair in Nutrition and Health Inequalities, Faculty of Medicine - Department of Nutrition 

University of Montreal


Alain Cuerrier

Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences

University of Montreal


Caroline Desbiens

Professor & Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Heritage and Tourism, Department of Geography 

Laval University


James A. Dosman

Distinguished Research Chair, College of Medicine

University of Saskatchewan


Roland Dyck

Professor Emeritus, Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture

University of Saskatchewan


Elizabeth Fast

Associate Professor, Applied Human Sciences, School of Community & Public Affairs

Concordia University


Leah Ferguson

Associate Professor, College of Kinesiology

University of Saskatechwan