I am an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Health and Social Policy at the University of Victoria, and a Michael Smith Health Research BC Scholar. I am an Affiliate Scientist with the Well Living House, situated within the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, and an Assistant Professor (Status Only) at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto.

I hold a CIHR-funded PhD in Public Health Science from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. My PhD thesis explored urban Métis identity and experiences with health and social service access in Toronto, Ontario. I hold a Masters in Environmental Studies from York University. My Masters thesis explored sexual health outreach and HIV prevention by and for Indigenous youth. Lastly, I completed a Bachelor of Public Health from Brock University.

I was born and raised in Fort Erie, Ontario and am a proud citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario. My current areas of research include culturally safe health service access with a specific focus on abortion access, Métis Peoples health service access, public health feminist praxis, qualitative and decolonizing methodologies, and community based participatory research.