Along with being the Research Chair is Substance Abuse, Colleen Anne Dell Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and School of Public Health at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Dell is a Senior Research Associate with the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, Canada’s national non-governmental addictions agency, and the Correctional Service of Canada Addictions Research Centre. She is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University and a Research Associate with the National Network for Aboriginal Mental Health Research at McGill University and the Indigenous Peoples’ Health Research Centre at the University of Saskatchewan.

Dr. Dell’s research interests include identity and stigma and their relationship to healing from drug addiction, substance abuse treatment and programming, self-harm among women and girls, the connection between youth resiliency and inhalant abuse, equine assisted learning as a healing approach to addictions, and research methodology and evaluation. Dr. Dell’s research areas are specific to Aboriginal populations, criminalized women, and drug using populations. Her research studies are grounded in a community-based participatory approach.

Dr. Dell has worked extensively at the community and national levels, including with the Elizabeth Fry Society of Manitoba, Correctional Service Canada and the Senate of Canada.

Links:

Government of Saskatchewan News Release (December 21, 2006) – Dr. Colleen Dell Named Project Hope Research Chair in Substance Abuse

Biography of Dr. Dell Accompanied with News Release

PROFESSIONAL HONOURS

2010. Profiled in Herstory: The Canadian Women’s Calendar (Sasktel MAX onDemand Presentation – Colleen Anne Dell)

2010. Nominated for a University of Saskatchewan Student Union Teaching Excellence Award.

2010. Nominated with Sharon Acoose for a YWCA Women of Distinction Award, Saskatoon, SK.

2008. European Union Visitor’s Program Award, Delegation of the European Commission of Canada.