We are a group of learners, researchers and collaborators from diverse disciplinary backgrounds and experience who are interested in synergistic and creative ways to interrogate the determinants of health disparities in the north and to engage in strengths-based visioning and action to address the revival of health, healing and well-being in northern communities
Who We Are

Sarah de Leeuw
Research Director

Carolyn M. Melro
Postdoctoral Researcher and HEAL Healthcare Team Contributor

Christine AƱonuevo
PhD Student, Health Sciences

Darian Goldin Stahl
Postdoctoral Researcher and HARC Contributor

Janet Ocloo
PhD Student, Health Sciences

Katriona Siloen Auerbach
HARC Research Associate

Kelsey Chamberlin
MA Student, Interdisciplinary Studies

Lisa Boivin
Consulting Artist for HEAL Healthcare project

Lisa Striegler
HARC Research Manager

Logan Burd
HEAL Healthcare Team

Marion Erickson
HARC Research Manager

Michelle Roberge
HEAL Project Digital Archivist & Designer

Monika Krzywania
PhD student, Health Sciences

Nicole Halbauer
HEAL Healthcare Project Manager

Sarah Graham
HEAL Healthcare Team

Shannon Webb-Campbell
HEAL Healthcare Team

Vanessa Mitchell
Phd Student, Health Sciences

Walker MacKinlay
Indigenous Mentee

Allison Nakanishi
Past HARC Contributor & NMP Graduate

Annika Klopp
Past HARC Contributor & NMP Graduate

Cat Sivertsen
Past HARC Collaborator

Charis Alderfer-Mumma
Past HARC Research Manager

Christine Law
Past HARC Contributor & NMP Student

Hilary McGregor
Past HARC Contributor

Janine Reid
Past HARC Contributor & NMP Student

Jessie King, Hadiksm Gaax
Past HARC Collaborator and Assistant Professor in First Nations Studies

Julia MacDonald
Past HARC Contributor, M.Sc., Community Health

Katya Korol
Past HARC contributor, MSc Student, Interdisciplinary Studies

Kendra Mitchell-Foster
Past HARC Collaborator, Postdoctoral Fellow, NMP

Kimberley Thomas
Past HARC Contributer and M.Sc. Student, Health Sciences

Laura McNab-Coombs
Past HARC Indigenous Mentee

Makayla Skrlac
Past HARC Contributor

May Farrales
Past HARC Contributor and Postdoctoral Researcher

Mei Wen
Past HARC Collaborator and Resident Physician

Melissa Johnson
Past HARC Contributor, M.A. Interdisciplinary Studies

Nicole Schafenacker
Past HARC Research Associate, M.A. Student, Interdisciplinary Studies

Omolara Odulaja
Past HARC Contributor and PhD Student

Onyx Sloan Morgan
Past HARC Contributor and Postdoctoral Researcher

Richel Donaldson
Past HARC Contributor and M.A. Student, First Nations Studies

Robin Metcalfe
MSW/ NCCIH Practicum Student and Past HARC Contributor

Roseann Larstone
Past HARC contributor, Post-Doc, Northern Health, Indigenous Health

Samantha nitisiyikason ekwa Amiskwaciywaskahikan ohci niya
MD Student & HARC Research Associate

Shelby Loft
Past HARC Research Fellow and PhD Student

Valerie Ward
Past HARC Contributor, M.Sc., Community Health

Viviane Josewski
Past Postdoctoral Research Fellow and HARC Contributor