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Jennifer Leason

PhD
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers/Kwe

Positions

Chair: CIHR Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Maternal Child Wellness

Faculty of Arts, Department of Political Science

Associate Professor

Faculty of Arts, Department of Political Science

Child Health & Wellness Researcher

Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute

Contact information

Email

jennifer.leason@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

Website

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

Child Health and Wellness (2020-2025)

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
ANTH 410 LEC 01 01 Cntmpr'y INDG Affairs Canada 2021

Projects

CIHR: Exploring Economic Costs of Obstetric Evacuation and Social-cultural Benefits of Indigenous Midwifery
CIHR: Honouring Voice and Vision- Exploring Incarcerated Indigenous Women's Maternity Experiences

Awards

  • Reverend Dr. Chief John Snow Award, University of Calgary . 2019
  • First Nation Health Authority Blanket Ceremony, First Nation Health Authority Interior Region. 2018
  • PEAK Scholar, The University of Calgary. 2018
  • Ph.D. Award INDSPIRE, INDSPIRE. 2016
  • Consortium of Universities for Global Health: WINNER of the graduate student reflective essay competition., Consortium of Universities for Global Health. 2015
  • Ph.D. Award INDSPIRE, INDSPIRE. 2016
  • Ph.D. Award INDSPIRE, INDSPIRE. 2015
  • Ph.D. Award INDSPIRE, INDSPIRE. 2013

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)
  • 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)

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