Viviane Josewski

Integrated Knowledge Translation | Gender and Women's Studies | Health and Well-being | Rural Health Services | Indigenous Health | Health Sciences | Health Equity | Mental Health | Anthropology | Community | Wellness | Culture | Ethics | Health | Critical theoretical perspectives, community-partnered research, intersectional approaches, qualitative research, population health, anti-colonialism, equity-oriented health care, Two-Eyed Seeing, Indigenous-led health services, women's health, mental health and addictions

Dr. Viviane Josewski, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), and a Research Associate with the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH). A white settler, Dr. Josewski grew up in Germany where she started her career as a nurse. After emigrating to Canada, she completed a MSc in Population and Public Health, and PhD in Health Sciences while working on a series of Indigenous-partnered community-based research projects in the areas of intimate partner violence, mental health and addictions, and more recently, diabetes. She also brings with her the knowledge and experience gained from working as a health equity policy analyst, as well as a postdoctoral fellowship in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC), UNBC’s Northern Medical Program and the NCCIH. In addition, Dr. Josewski is a recognized contributor to the Health Arts Research Centre (HARC) also housed at UNBC. These relationships and connections inform her ongoing work in health equity and commitment to Indigenous communities.