Jennifer Leason
Positions
Chair: CIHR Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Maternal Child Wellness
Associate Professor
Child Health & Wellness Researcher
Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
Contact information
Location
Community Research Space: Earth Science925
Office: Earth Science`752
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Background
Educational Background
B.A. University of Saskatchewan, 2000
Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies, University of British Columbia, 2017
Research
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 410 LEC 01 01 | Cntmpr'y INDG Affairs Canada | 2021 |
Projects
https://reclaimingindigenousbirth.ca
https://www.honouringvoices.ca
Awards
- Reverend Dr. Chief John Snow Award, University of Calgary . 2019
- PEAK Scholar, The University of Calgary. 2018
- Best Children’s Books of the Year [2025 Edition]. Bank Street College of Education. , https://educate.bankstreet.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1027&context=cbc_awards. 2025
- Finalist Indigenous Voices Award. , https://indigenousvoicesawards.org/home-page. 2025
- Impact Award in Health and Wellness., University of Calgary, Faculty of Arts. 2025
- CBC Best Books for Kids & Teens 2020, https://www.cbc.ca/books/30-canadian-picture-books-to-watch-for-this-fall-1.5248128. 2020
- Runner-up: Sustainability Teaching Award, https://www.ucalgary.ca/sustainability/get-involved/programs/annual-sustainability-awards. 2020
Publications
- The Alberta Indigenous Mentorship in Health Innovation (AIM-HI) Network: Approach, Activities and Reflections of an Indigenous Mentorship Network Program. . 1. R. Barnabe, C., Henderson, R., Baker, J., Leason, J., Currie, C., Fellner, K., Henry, R., Voyageur, C., Crowshoe, L., . Advances in Health Sciences Education.. (2022)
- Exploring the contextual risk factors and characteristics of individuals who died from the acute toxic effects of opioids and illegal substances: Listening to the coroner and medical examiner voice. . Thompson, T., Enns, A., Rotondo, J., Leason, J., Hannah, H., Halverson, J., Huyer, D., Kuo, M., Lapointe, L. May-Hadford, J., Orpana, H. . (2021)
- The Forced and Coerced Sterilization of Indigenous Women: Strengths to Build Upon. . Canadian Family Physician Journal: Art of Family Medicine. 2021; 68(4). 302-303. (2021)
- Indigenous Women's Stress and Postpartum Depression: Discussions from the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey and Indigenous Maternity Narratives. International Journal of Indigenous Health. . International Journal of Indigenous Health. 2021; 16(2). 225-243. (2021)
- Exploring the complex context of Indigenous maternal-child health through maternity experiences: the role of social determinants of health. . Social Determinants of Health Journal. 2018; 4(2). 54-67. (2021)
- eHealth Interventions for Treatment and Prevention of Depression, Anxiety and Insomnia during Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. . 2. R. Silang, K., Sohal, P., Bright, K., Leason, J., Roos, L., Lebel, C., Giesbrecht, G., Tomfohr-Madsen, L. . (2022)
- Reproductive and maternal health experiences of Indigenous women in prison: A Scoping Review. . Wang, C., Jurgitis, J., Cavanagh, A., Cheng, B., Kouyoumdjian, F., Leason, J. . Social Science and Medicine. (2025)
- Nuts’a’mat shqwaluwun: Knitting ways of life with Indigenous research principles to examine preterm birth in Quw’utsun. . Seymour, L., Peter, D., Tinoco, E., Thomas, E., Johnny, L., Yuen, B., Spry, L., Mendoza, F., Elliott, M., Webster, B., Waters, S., Sawchuck, D., Simpson, A., Leason, J., Janssen, P., Murray, J. . Canadian Journal of Public Health. (2025)
- Understanding the experiences of young, urban, Indigenous mothers-to-be in British Columbia, Canada. . Catherine, N., Leason, J., Marsden, N., Barker, B., Cullen, A., Simpson, A., Berry, B., Mohns, E., Yung, D., Zheng, Y., MacMillan, H., Waddell, C., . BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. (2025)
- Substance-Related Acute Toxicity Deaths in Canada from 2016 to 2017: Protocol for a Retrospective Chart Review Study of Coroner and Medical Examiner Files. . Rotondo, J., VanSteelandt; Kouyoumdjian, F., Bowes, M., Kakkar, T., Jones, G., Abele, B., Murray, R., Schleihauf, E., Halverson, J., Leason, J., Huyer, D., Jackson, B., Bozart-Emre, S., Shah, D., Rees, E. . JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. . (2024)
- Cost of medical evacuation and transportation of First Nations Peoples and Inuit who travel for medical care in Canada: A Systematic Review. . Radhaa, M., Leason, J., Twalibu, A., Davis, E., Dion Fletcher, C., Lawford, K., Darling, E., Wylie, L., Couchie, C., Simon, A., & John-Baptiste, A. . Canadian Journal of Public Health . (2024)
- Disparities in primary and emergency health care among “off-reserve” Indigenous females compared with non-Indigenous females aged 15-55 year in Canada. . Srugo, S., Ricci, C., Leason, J., Jiang, Y., Luo, W., Nelson, C., and the Indigenous Advisory Committee. . Canadian Medical Association Journal. (2023)
- Exploring the contextual risk factors and characteristics of individuals who died from the acute toxic effects of opioids and other illegal substances: listening to the coroner and medical examiner voice. . Thompson, T., Rotondo, J., Enns, A., Leason, J., Halverson, J., Huyer, D., Kuo, M., Lapointe, L., May-Hadford, J., Orpana, H. . Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Canada. . (2023)
- Matriarchal Wisdom: Indigenous Women's and Perinatal Health. Dr. Jennifer Leason. Introduction to Determinants of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples' Health in Canada, Canadian Scholars Press. 51-67. (2022)
- Sacred Bundles Unborn. 14. Mercredi, M., Leason, J., Turpel-Lafond, M.E., Boyer, Y., Lombard, A.R., Lawford, K., Affleck, E., Pambrun, N., Bourgeois, C., Stote, K., Cheechoo, K., Gedded, G., Johnson-Smith, G., Fairbairn., Saccsara Quispe, V., & Lafontaine, A . Friesen Press. (2022)
- “Meenunyakaa”: Blue Berry Patch. Leason, J. & Chartrand, N. . Theytus Publishing. 1-32. (2019)
- “Amopenachee: Hummingbird". . Leason, J. and Chartrand, N. . Orca. (2024)
- Substance-related acute toxicity deaths in Canada from 2016 to 2017: Protocol for a retrospective chart review study of coroner medical examiner files. . Rotondo, J., Abele, B., Bowes, M., Bozat-Emre, S., Halverson, J., Huyer., Jackson, B., Jones, Kakkar, GT., Kouyoumdjian, J., Leason, J., Murry, R., Rees, E., Schleihauf, E., Shah, D., VanSteelandt, A. . Government of Canada. (2023)
In the News
- University of Calgary: Dr. Jennifer Leason wins CIHR New Investigator's Award In Indigenous Maternal Child Health. http://www.ucalgary.ca/utoday/issue/2018-03-26/anthropologys-jennifer-leason-receives-cihr-new-investigators-award. (2018)
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