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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Inuit

Malek Batal

Associate Professor, School of Medicine Department of Nutrition

University of Montreal


Heather Castleden

Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Reconciling Relations for Health, Environments, and Communities

Queen’s University


Chelsea Gabel

Métis (Rivers, Manitoba)

Associate Professor
Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Well-Being, Community Engagement, and Innovation
Acting Academic Director, Indigenous Studies Program

McMaster University


Janet Jull

Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences; Affiliate Investigator, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Queen's University


Jay Kaufman

Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Occupational Health

McGill University


Josée Lavoie

Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences; Director, Manitoba First Nations – Centre for Aboriginal Health Research

University of Manitoba


Mohammadreza Pakseresht

Adjunct Professor, Nutritional Epidemiology, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science; Integrative Health Institute

University of Alberta


Glen E. Randall

Associate Professor, Co-Director, Master of Health Management Program
Chair, Health Policy and Management, DeGroote School of Business

McMaster University


Chantelle Richmond

Associate Professor, Department of Geography; Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Health and the Environment

University of Western Ontario


Amanda J. Sheppard

Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health; Scientist, Aboriginal Cancer Control Unit

University of Toronto