Rebecca Schiff
Community Health and Humanities
D.Env. (McGill), B.Mus. (McGill), Ph.D. (Australia)
Assistant Professor (Aboriginal Health)
(709) 896-6212
rschiff@mun.ca |
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Dr. Schiff joined the Division of Community Health & Humanities in 2011 as Assistant Professor (Aboriginal Health). Her position is based at the Labrador Institute in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
Courses:
- MED6277 Issues in Northern, Rural, and Remote Communities
- MED6297 Theories of Social Justice in Health
Research Interests:
- Aboriginal health and healing
- Indigenous methodologies
- Health and social justice
- Food systems and food security
- Determinants of community well-being
Recent Research Projects:
Developing a Resiliency Index for the Upper Lake Melville Region of Labrador in the context of Rapid Economic Development
Funded by: Office of Public Engagement, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: 2013
Radiation Exposure in Makkovik, Labrador and Environmental Health Risk - Part 1: Measurement of Radio Nuclides in the Environment and Local Food Sources; Part 2: Assessment of Population Perspectives and Needs
Funded by: Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research, Atlantic Aboriginal Health Research Program, Labrador Institute
Role: Co-Principal Investigator (with Sarkar A)
Duration: 2011-2013
Newfoundland and Labrador Aboriginal Ethics Workshop
Funded by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research: Atlantic Health Research Program (AAHRP)
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: 2011-2013
Traditional Plant Use in Labrador
Funded by: Torngat Secretariat
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: 2011-2012
Housing and Homelessness in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador
Funded by: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council: Social Economy Research
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: 2010-2012
Experiential Learning Strategies in the Health Sciences for Developing Humanistic Skills
Funded by: Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Role: CO-Investigator (Principal Investigator: Traverso-Yepez, M)
Duration: 2012-2013
The Role of the Public Sector Governance in the North
Funded by: Conference Board of Canada
Role: Co-Investigator (Principal Investigators: Poelzer, G. and Coates, K.)
Duration: 2012-2013
Responding to H1N1 in the context of homelessness in Canada
Funded by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Role: Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator: Gaetz, S.)
Duration: 2010-2012
Spaces and places: Understanding sense of belonging and cultural engagement among Aboriginal youth
Funded by: Social Science and Humanities Research Council
Role: Collaborator (Principal Investigator: Liebenberg, L.)
Duration: 2012-2014
Community Service & Engagement:
2007-ongoing: Steering committee: Food Secure Canada
2011-ongoing: Executive committee: Canadian Association of Food Studies liasion to Food Secure Canada
2011-ongoing: Co-chair: Happy Valley-Goose Bay Community Advisory Board on Housing and Homelessness
2011-ongoing: Co-chair: Mokami Status of Women Council
2011-ongoing: Committee member: Labrador Aboriginal Health Research Committee
2011-ongoing: Committee member: Lake Melville Community Food Hub
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