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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Kendra Nixon

Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Work; Director, RESOLVE

University of Manitoba


Leslie Tutty

Professor Emerita, Faculty of Social Work

University of Calgary


Kathy Absolon

Anishinaabekwe, Flying Post First Nation; Associate Professor & Director, Centre for Indigegogy, Indigenous Field of Study, Faculty of Social Work

Wilfrid Laurier University


Gail Baikie

Assistant Professor, School of Social Work

Dalhousie University


Cindy Blackstock

Gitksan First Nation; Professor, School of Social Work; Executive Director, First Nations Child and Family Caring Society

McGill University


Keith Brownlee

Professor, School of Social Work

Lakehead University


Jeannine Carriere

Metis; Professor, School of Social Work

University of Victoria


Peter Choate 

Professor and Program Coordinator, Social Work Program

Mount Royal University


Natalie Clark

Settler, Secwepemc and Métis kinship; Professor and Co-chair, School of Social Work

Thompson Rivers University


Delphine Collin-Vézina

Professor, School of Social Work

McGill University