2008, 2009 & 2010 CONFERENCE PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS
2010 “Innovative Research in Mental Health from the National Network for Aboriginal Mental Health Research” – National Aboriginal Health Conference in Ottawa, ON with S. Pooyak, L. Kirmayer, C. Lalonde, M. Tousignat and C. Issac.
2010 “Better Treatment, Harm Reduction and Prevention with Sex, Gender and Diversity” – Issues of Substance in Halifax, NS with N. Poole and G. Chaim.
2010 “Hear Me Heal: A Research Project on Aboriginal Women, Drug Abuse and the Healing Journey” – Issues of Substance in Halifax, NS with A. Narvie, S. Acoose, J. Paul and P. Young.
2009 “From Prozac to Peanuts: Treatment Offered at an Aboriginal Youth Solvent Abuse Treatment Centre Relays the Importance of Culture” – 5th International Multidisciplinary Conference on Spirituality & Health: Working Together for Optimal Health in Calgary, AB with C. Hopkins.
2009 “Hear Me Heal: Aboriginal Women, Drug Abuse and the Healing Journey. Translating Findings to Community” – National Network on Aboriginal Mental Health Research Annual Meeting in Montreal, QC with S. Acoose.
2009 “Our Story: The Healing of Criminalized First Nations Women from Illicit Drug Abuse” – 21st Annual Native Health Research Conference in Portland, Oregon with S. Acoose.
2009 “Hear Me Heal: How the Voices of First Nations Women have been a Teaching Tool for a Canadian Research Project on Women’s Healing Journeys from Drug Abuse” – 5th International Conference on Indigenous Education: Pacific Nations in Honolulu, HI with S. Acoose.
2008 “Horse as Healer: Applying Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) to Uncover and Strengthen the Spirit of First Nations Youth Who Abuse Solvents” – New Directions in Population Health Research: Linking Theory, Ethics and Practice in Regina, SK with D. Chalmers and E. Sauve.
2008 “Starting from the Beginning – Our Team’s Balanced Approach to Research….or Attempt to Balance the Research Process” – National Network on Aboriginal Mental Health Research Annual Meeting in Montreal, PQ with S. Acoose.
2008 “Preventing FASD: Collaborating on a Health Determinants Approach” – International Conference on FASD in Banff, AB with the Canadian Northwest FASD Partnership.
2008 “Positioning the Voices of First Nations Women: The Impact of Stigma in our Healing Journeys from illicit Drug Abuse” – The Madness, Citizenship and Social Justice conference, Panel After the Kirby Report: A Critical Dialogue in Vancouver, BC with J. Kilty, S. Acoose, D. Blunderfield and V. Desjarlais.
2008 “Balancing the Research Process: Our Contribution to Qualitative Data Analysis” – Innovations in Qualitative Research Conference in Saskatoon with K. Chessie, J. Gardipy and C. Fillmore.
2008 “Beginning the Research Process with Our Stories: Innovative Benefits for the Research, the Researchers and the Research Participants” – First Nations and Inuit Health Branch in Montreal, PQ with S. Acoose, V. Desjarlais, S. Grantham and J. Gardipy.
2008, 2009 & 2010 ACADEMIC POSTER PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS
2010 “Investigation of Barriers to Accessing Health Services by Injection Drug Users in Saskatoon Health Region” – Canadian Society of Pharmaceutical Scientists Annual Conference in Vancouver, BC with K. Lang, A. El-Aneed, J. Wright and S. Berenbaum. In absentia.
2010 “Building Bridges: Qualitative Assessment of Crisis Services Among Persons Using Injection Drugs” – Issues of Substance Conference in Halifax, NS with K. Lang, A. El-Aneed, J. Wright, Z. Teed and J. Bauer. In absentia. Awarded the CIHR student poster award.
2009 “Volatile Substance Abuse Among Indigenous Youth: Similarities and Differences in Canada, Australia, Mexico, and the United States” – National Institute on Drug Abuse International Forum in Reno, NV.
2009 “The role of treatment providers in Aboriginal women’s healing from illicit drug use, Theorizing Justice: Interdisciplining the Divide” in Winnipeg, MB with C. Fillmore, S. Ehrmantraut and S. Pooyak.
2008 “Determining Optimal Length of Stay for Aboriginal Youth in Residential Treatment for Inhalant Abuse” – National Institute on Drug Abuse International Forum in San Juan, PR with D. Dell, A. Ogborne and G. Graves.
2008 “Horse as Healer: An Examination of Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) in the Healing of First Nations Youth from Solvent Abuse” – World Psychiatric Association in Saskatoon, SK with E. Sauve, D. Chalmers, D. Dell and T. MacKinnon.
2008 “Alcohol and Other Drug Use: A Gendered Analysis” – Canadian Public Health Association in Halifax, NS with N. Ahmad, J. Flight, A. Singh and N. Poole.
2008, 2009 & 2010 COMMUNITY PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS
2010 “Turning Research Partnerships into Relationships” – International Women’s Day Event at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, SK with S. Acoose.
2010 “Harm Reduction and Health” – CIHR Cafe Scientifique in Saskatoon, SK. Panelist.
2009 “From Stilettos to Moccasins: Educating through Song“ — FASD: Discovering, Connecting and Creating Change in Saskatoon, SK.
2009 “From Stilettos to Moccasins: A Service Provider Discussion about Stigma, Identity and Healing” — Saskatchewan Regional NNADAP Symposium on Addiction in Saskatoon, SK with S. Acoose.
2009 “For the Health of Us All: Mental Health, Substance Abuse and the Well-Being of Communities” – Cafe Scientifique in Saskatoon, SK with S. Acoose, P. Butt and C. Tait.
2009 “Sex, Gender and Diversity: Considering the Importance” – Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Committee in Ottawa, ON.
2009 “Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use – A Brief Review. Remember When…” – Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use Workshop in Toronto, ON.
2009 “CIHR Project: Initial Findings” – Workshop on Aboriginal Women & Addictions, Health Canada, First Nations & Inuit Health Branch in Toronto, ON with S. Acoose.
2008 “Sex and Gender Based Analysis” – First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, First Nations Addictions Advisory Panel in Ottawa, ON with N. Poole, G. Chaim and S. Acoose.
2008 “Women, Girls and Substance Use” – Saskatchewan Prevention Institute FASD Speakers Bureau in Waskesiu, SK with S. Acoose.
2008 “Women, Girls and Self-Harm” – University of Saskatchewan, Department of Psychiatry Research Forum in Saskatoon, SK.
2008 “Women, Girls and Self-Harm” – Elizabeth Fry Society of Saskatchewan Annual General Meeting in Saskatoon, SK.
2008 “Alcohol, Drugs and the Law and Order Agenda in Canada” – Elizabeth Fry Society of Saskatchewan Annual Town Hall meeting in Saskatoon, SK.