Jennifer Leason
Jennifer Leason, PhD
E-mail: jleason@uwo.ca
Appointments
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
- Associate Professor, University of Calgary
- CIHR Canada Research Chair, Indigenous Maternal Child Wellness
Research Cluster Membership
- Marginalized Populations & Social Determinants of Health
- Health Services Research
- Knowledge Translation in Indigenous Communities
Research Interests
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Indigenous maternal child health and wellness
Short Bio
Boozhoo, Aniin Keesis Sagay Egette Kwe nindiznikaaz (greetings, my name is First Shining Rays of Sunlight Woman). Dr. Jennifer Leason is an off-reserve member of Minegoziibe Anishinabe Pine Creek Indian Band, Manitoba and the proud mother of Lucas and Lucy. Dr. Leason is a Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR), Canada Research Chair, Tier II, Indigenous Maternal Child Wellness and an Associate Professor at the University of Calgary. Her research aims to address perinatal and maternal-child health disparities and inequities by examining maternity experiences, healthcare utilization, and social-cultural contexts of Indigenous maternal child wellness.
