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Executive Committee
Principal Investigator
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Dr. Leslie Brown, Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Human and Social Development and Associate Professor, School of Social Work.
Leslie’s research practice has two major and intersecting themes – child welfare and Indigenous communities. In addition, she is currently working on a project exploring the relationship between sex workers and their families. Leslie also teaches research in the Indigenous Masters of Social Work program and is the co-editor of Research as Resistance: Critical, Indigenous and Anti-Oppressive Approaches. Of settler ancestry, she has lived on the territory of the Lekwammen people for 30 years.
Email: lbrown@uvic.ca
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Kundouqk, Jacquie Green, BSW, MPA, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, University of Victoria
Jacquie is from the Haisla Nation. Her teaching philosophy includes a commitment to decolonization and cultural renewal. Her research interests involve strategizing programs and policies that incorporate a strong Indigenous focus and analysis. Her current research is on reclaiming Haisla ways through Oolichan Fishing.
Email: jlgreen@uvic.ca |
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Dr. Sandrina de Finney, Assistant Professor, School of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria
Sandrina's practice and research emphasize Indigenous, community-based, participatory methods, with a focus on youth engagement/youth participation, working with girls, community development in the area of foster care and adoptions, and the use of arts-based methods.
Email: sdefinn@uvic.ca
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Shelly Johnson, MSW, RSW, EdD, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work & Human Service, University of British Columbia
Shelly is Saulteaux and Norwegian. Her family is from Keeseekoose First Nation in Saskatchewan. For the past 25 years she has practiced in BC as a CEO of an urban Indigenous child welfare agency, provincial Aboriginal child and family policy analyst, child welfare supervisor and social worker. She has taught anti-oppressive and First Nations child welfare courses at UVIC and is currently teaching First Nations and Child Welfare courses. Her research interests include Indigenous child welfare policy and practice, Indigenous women in leadership and Indigenous education.
Email: shelly.johnson@ubc.ca
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