Jennifer Leason

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“Abinócíyak ci kagwé kikéndamowat anisinabé otiscigéwin sigwa ci nastamowat kégo awiya izicigét.”

“It would be good if all young people would learn their culture and get involved.”

JOHN QUEWEZANCE – KEESEEKOOSE FIRST NATION

PEAK Scholar Award

Education for Reconciliation Professor Leason has been nominated for her work in Truth and Reconciliation. In addition to her multifaceted, interdisciplinary research, teaching and service that span local, provincial, national and international Indigenous communities, her education for reconciliation experiential learning exercise has been transformational. The exercise, which has been conducted across Canada has improved lives by transforming participant’s capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect for Indigenous peoples (TRC, 2015: p. 7, #62–63 iii); and skills-based training in intercultural competence, conflict resolution, human rights and anti-racism (TRC 2015, p. 3, #24).

CIHR New Investigator's Award

It was a case of under-representation that spurred on her current research project, for which the newly hired assistant professor in anthropology has just received a CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) New Investigator’s Award in Maternal-Child and Reproductive Health.

Women Warriors

Building Each Other Up & Healing Through Balance with Dr. Jennifer Leason, from barriers overcome in grad school through reclaiming and re-storying Indigenous ways of being, healing from intergenerational trauma.

UBC: Our Stories

Maternal Instincts: JENNIFER LEASON MEANS MUCH TO MANY. Mother, Aboriginal, researcher, listener, PhD graduate. She has been both teacher and student. She is an advocate for women, and for Aboriginal communities. She is an optimist.

Research

INDIGENOUS HEALTH & WELL BEING

WOMEN'S HEALTH

MATERNAL-CHILD & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

INDIGENOUS MATERNITY EXPERIENCES

SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

GENDER & HEALTH

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