Leslie Dawson

Dr. Dawson’s current research involves two areas: (1) a critical approach to colonial health discourse and the application of a decolonial lens to Indigenous maternal well-being, and (2) the exploration of critical embodiment and how embodied knowledge shapes health behaviours. Her scholarly activities further involve the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and the exploration of interactive and collaborative online learning activities as we (re)image teaching and learning in new hybrid spaces and modalities. | Medical anthropology, anthropology of the body, embodiment, Indigenous maternal well-being, coloniality of knowledge, pedagogy of reconciliation, scholarship of teaching and learning

Leslie Dawson is Assistant Professor at MacEwan University. Their stated interests include Dr. Dawson’s current research involves two areas: (1) a critical approach to colonial health discourse and the application of a decolonial lens to Indigenous maternal well-being, and (2) the exploration of critical embodiment and how embodied knowledge shapes health behaviours. Her scholarly activities further involve the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and the exploration of interactive and collaborative online learning activities as we (re)image teaching and learning in new hybrid spaces and modalities. Medical anthropology, anthropology of the body, embodiment, Indigenous maternal well-being, coloniality of knowledge, pedagogy of reconciliation, scholarship of teaching and lea. This summary considered all 2 collected sources.