Mattie Walker

Gender-based violence | Health and Well-being | Health Sciences | Health Equity | Mental Health | Counselling | Social Work | Psychology | Community | Education | Health | Youth | Trans and gender-diverse communities, youth, LGBTQIA+ communities, mental health equity, gender-based violence, trauma-informed, community-based research, arts-based research.

Mattie Walker is a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Northern British Columbia, working in collaboration with the Community-based Research Centre. Mattie holds a PhD in Social Dimensions of Health from the University of Victoria (2025). Mattie lives and works in Victoria on the traditional territories of the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples, on the lands of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations. In addition to their community-based research work, they are a registered clinical counsellor specializing in working with 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, youth, and individuals that have experienced trauma and violence.