Upcoming Presentations
April 29-30, 2020
Canadian Public Health Association CPHA 20th Annual Conference
Winnipeg, MN. By supporting and giving voice to its diverse membership and by advocating to governments for healthy, inclusive public policy, the Canadian Public Health Association improves the health of Canadians and contributes to a more equitable society.
March 6, 2020
Infusing Indigenous Matriarchy into the Academy: Celebrating Indigenous International Women's Day.
Infusing Indigenous Matriarchy into the Academy: Celebrating Indigenous International Women's Day at the University of Calgary.
March 23, 2020
Reconciliation Workshop: National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools
Looking for support in evidence-informed decision making? The NCCMT offers access to resources that support public health practitioners in their EIDM journeys.
May 5-6, 2020
North American Indigenous Studies (NAISA) Gathering on Indigenous Health and Well-Being
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON. The Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) will discuss current Indigenous health and well-being related issues.
May 21-23, 2020
Indigenous Health Conference: Cultivating the Youth as Tomorrow’s Leaders and Agents of Change
Sheraton on the Falls Hotel, Niagara Falls Canada. This interdisciplinary conference will bring together Indigenous peoples, health care providers, researchers and experts in the field who are working to address the huge health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
All Presentations
Book Release & Art Exhibit
“Mayabekamneeboon”
Book Release & Art Exhibit
October 12-20, 2019
University of Calgary
Tayor Institute of Teaching and Learning
Presentation in Valencia
International Summit on Anthropological, Cultural and Sociological Studies
Valencia, Spain
September 26 & 27, 2019
CIHR Gender Idea Fair
June 17-20, 2019
Presenting: “Supporting Indigenous Transgender and Two-Spirit Children, Youth & Families.”
Reconciliation Workshop
Education for Reconciliation:
May 15, 2019
This workshop walks participants through an experiential learning exercise aimed at enhancing intercultural capacity, understanding, empathy and respect for Indigenous people.
Panel: Leadership
Graduate Leaders Circle is comprised of graduate students who have obtained some of the most prestigious awards at the University of Calgary (Vanier Scholars and Killam Laureates).
Reconciliation Workshop
Canadian Public Health Conference
Education for Reconciliation:
This workshop walks participants through an experiential learning exercise aimed at enhancing intercultural capacity, understanding, empathy and respect for the immediate and inter-/trans-generational impacts on Indigenous peoples’ health.
Reconciliation Workshop
Education for Reconciliation:
March 18, 2019
This workshop walks participants through an experiential learning exercise aimed at enhancing intercultural capacity, understanding, empathy and respect for Indigenous people.
Reconciliation Workshop
Education for Reconciliation:
May 10, 2019
This workshop walks participants through an experiential learning exercise aimed at enhancing intercultural capacity, understanding, empathy and respect for Indigenous people.
Panel: Leadership
Leadership in Health Research
Through engaging with peers, industry professionals, and faculty and staff, you’ll have the opportunity by the end of each day, to be inspired and think about your own career goals, personal leadership style, and how those might contribute to the next chapter in your own life.
Art Exhibit
“Mayabekamneeboon”
Blueberry Patch
As part of the Artists of Theytus Publishing, my illustrations for our upcoming book is exhibited at the Penticton Art Gallery from January 25th to March 23rd, 2019.
Reconciliation Workshop
National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy
Education for Reconciliation: An experiential learning exercise to transform empathy to social action.
Forced and Coerced Sterilization of Indigenous Women
The National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH) is a national Indigenous organization established in 2005 by the Government of Canada and funded through the Public Health Agency of Canada to support First Nations, Inuit, and Métis public health renewal and health equity through knowledge translation and exchange.
Ignite
The first of a series of four conversations aimed to increase community awareness of decolonizing efforts by Indigenous scholars in the Werkland School of Education and the Faculty of Arts.
Reconciliation Workshop
University of Calgary
Aspiring Allies for Indigenous Relations and Research (AAIRR)
Education for Reconciliation: An experiential learning exercise to transform empathy to social action.
Facilitation: Maternal and Infant Health
The Maternal, Newborn, Child & Youth Clinical Network (MNCY), ENRICH and their sponsors are pleased to host this two day conference to initiate improving maternal and infant health in preconception, pregnancy and postpartum.
Lecture: Ana(th)rky Talks
When I began my graduate degree at the University of British Columbia, I imagined breezing through a dissertation. However, the journey took me down what I call the “decolonizing rabbit hole.”
Plenary Presentation
Plenary One – The New Indigenous Scholars
A panel of newly appointed Indigenous scholars share the challenges and opportunities they face at universities and colleges – and discuss what is needed to create a supportive academic environment.
IUAES Presentation
International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences
Embodied Inequalities: Colonialism, Canadian Residential School and Intergenerational Impacts.
Reconciliation Workshop
Canadian Public Health Conference
This workshop walks participants through an experiential learning exercise aimed at enhancing intercultural capacity, understanding, empathy and respect for the immediate and inter-/trans-generational impacts on Indigenous peoples’ health.
Art Exhibit
“Mayabekamneeboon”
Blueberry Patch
As part of the Artists of Theytus Publishing, my illustrations for our upcoming book is exhibited at the Penticton Art Gallery from January 25th to March 23rd, 2019.
Presentation: Maternal Stress
University of Toronto
Faculty of Medicine
Indigenous Women’s Maternal Stress and Perinatal Health Outcomes: The Role of Social Determinants of Health
Reconciliation Workshop
University of Calgary
2018 Conference on Postsecondary Learning.
Education for Reconciliation: An experiential learning exercise to transform empathy to social action.
Global Health Award
2015 CUGH Trainee Reflection Essay Contest
Reflection is a powerful tool in global health education and practice. The CUGH Trainee Reflection Essay Contest in its 3rd year is designed to highlight the power of reflection and transformational experiences by trainees in global health.
Presentation: Maternal Experience
University of Toronto
Faculty of Medicine
Indigenous Women’s Maternal Stress and Perinatal Health Outcomes: The Role of Social Determinants of Health
Presentation: Maternal Experience
Jennifer Leason, PhD candidate shares her research on the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey and Indigenous women’s experiences
Presentation: Maternal Experience
Jennifer Leason, PhD candidate shares her research on the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey and Indigenous women’s experiences
Presentation: Maternal Experience
CIHR: Institute of Aboriginal Health
National Gathering of Graduate Students.
Jennifer Leason, PhD candidate shares her research on Indigenous maternal child health and maternity experiences