Tel: (250) 472-5451 E-mail: jreading@uvic.ca

Dr. Reading recently completed his term (2000-2008) as the inaugural Scientific Director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health (CIHR-IAPH). Presently, Dr. Reading is the Inaugural Director of the Centre for Aboriginal Health Research based at the University of Victoria where Dr. Reading is a full professor in the Faculty of Human and Social Development, and a faculty associate with the Indigenous Governance Program.

As an epidemiologist, Dr. Reading’s research has brought attention to such critical issues as disease prevention, smoking, healthy living, accessibility to health care and diabetes among Aboriginal people in Canada. The long-term outcome of research activities aims to improve the health of Aboriginal people in Canada and abroad. This community-based approach to research produces research that is both scientifically rigorous and relevant to Aboriginal communities.

» About Dr. Reading

» Dr. Reading’s CV

Tel: 250-721-7535 E-mail: lalonde@uvic.ca

Dr. Lalonde’s research focuses on cultural influences on identity formation and social-cognitive development. He is currently engaged in research projects that examine the role of culture in the health and well-being of Aboriginal youth. In partnership with the Inter Tribal Health Authority, he is involved in a study of injury rates within First Nations communities on Vancouver Island. In collaboration with the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, he is beginning a project in Manitoba that examines culture and healthy youth development. At UVic, he directed the LE,NONET Project that supported the success of Aboriginal undergraduate students. Dr. Lalonde is the Co-Director of the UVic Centre for Aboriginal Health Research.

» Chris’ bio on the Department of Psychology website

» Chris’ personal website

Tel: 250-472-5456 E-mail: redgar@uvic.ca

Robynne Edgar, Programs Manager, has been working with Dr. Reading at the Centre for Aboriginal Health Research (previously the Aboriginal Health Research Group) since the spring of 2006. Robynne has 12 years of administration and project management experience working with the Aboriginal community.

Robynne’s Aboriginal ancestry is Cree Métis from Duck Lake Saskatchewan on her father’s side and is Japanese on her mother’s side.

Her previous work involved Métis children and families in positions ranging from front line social work to management at both the federal and provincial political levels.

She spent six years as the Associate Director of the Métis Children’s Commission where she was appointed as the provincially designated representative by the Ministry of Children and Family Development for all Métis children in care and was an elected representative on the BC Human Rights Commission holding the Métis children and families’ portfolio.

Tel: 250-472-5449 E-mail: raperron@uvic.ca

Prior to joining the team at Network Environments for Aboriginal Health Research, Ray’s career spanned more than 30 years with the private sector, and Federal & Provincial governments. Ray relocated several times for promotional opportunities: from St. Boniface (a significant French community near Winnipeg, Manitoba!), to Nanaimo, BC in 1976, to Victoria in 1980, to Kamloops in 1988, and finally back to Victoria in 2004.

While working in the Solicitor General’s ministry as the Director, Management Services, Ray was also a Session Leader for the Ministry of Finance, presenting the Government Financial Management and Control Course, training managers and supervisors on best practices in budgeting and expenditure management. As Corporate Services Manager with the Ministry of Transportation, Ray implemented new financial systems, facilitated Occupational Health and Safety training for Safety Committees and chaired and sponsored many innovative projects.

Recent work with the Provincial Emergency Program as Section Chief, Finance and Administration required the development and operation of cost tracking systems to monitor, control, and report on the distribution of over sixty million dollars in flood mitigation and emergency works. He enjoys working with people, the challenges of reporting deadlines and ensuring that financial results are achieved within budget.

Ray received his Financial Management Certification from the Province of BC in 1983, following several years of study through the CMA program and the Business Accounting program at Algonquin College in Ottawa.

Tel: 250-853-3115 E-mail: lloyw@uvic.ca

Lloy Wylie is a community based researcher with the Centre for Aboriginal Health Research at the University of Victoria, working in the Cowichan Valley. She has an MA in political science and is completing her PhD at UBC on health care systems and diversity in Canada, with an emphasis on cultural safety, the social determinants of health, and institutional analysis of health care organizations. She has been a consultant working with First Nations in British Columbia on health care program design and evaluation, and has worked in a number of organizations doing health research and policy analysis, including the Aboriginal Health Research Network Secretariat, the Public Health Association of BC and Health Canada. Her training in health services research has emphasized processes of community engagement and linking research and practice. She is currently developing a number of community based research partnerships on Aboriginal health and wellness, and is a member of the Canadian Consortium for Health Equity.

Tel: (250) 472-5453 E-mail: augerm@uvic.ca

Monique Auger is currently completing a Bachelor of Arts in First Nations Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George. She is a Métis woman of Cree ancestry and was born and raised in Victoria, BC. After graduating with an undergraduate degree in 2012, Monique plans to obtain a Master’s degree in Public Health with a concentration on the field of Indigenous Health. With a passion for working within the field of community-based research, she hopes to begin to directly focus on the development of disaggregated data (particularly as it relates to Métis health baseline data) in the near future, Monique also has a background in working as a literacy tutor at the Prince George Native Friendship Centre and is interested in the connections between education, culture, and health. Correspondingly, she is hoping to relate this work to her plans for an undergraduate thesis that focuses on access to eyecare and the social context of vision within Indigenous communities in Northern BC. In the mean time, Monique is incredibly excited to be back in her hometown for the summer, working with the Centre for a busy season!