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Ingrid R.G. Waldron, Ph.D. Associate Professor, School of Nursing
&
Associate Research Scholar, Healthy Populations Institute
Faculty of Health
Dalhousie University
PO Box 15000
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
902-717-3605
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Sociology & Equity Studies in Education, University of Toronto
M.A., Intercultural Education: Race, Ethnicity & Culture, University of London, England
B.A., Psychology, McGill University, Montreal
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Centre for Womenâs Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT HISTORY
2016- present Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University.
2017-2018 Visiting Professor, International Research Infrastructure on Social inequalities in
Health, Sociology Department, McGill University.
2012â2016 Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University.
2017-2020 Cross-Appointed Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine,
Dalhousie University
2017-2020 Cross-Appointed Associate Professor, Department of International Development
Studies, Dalhousie University.
2016-present Associate Research Scholar, Healthy Populations Institute (Marginalized Populations
Research Cluster), Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University.
2015-present Cross-Appointed Assistant Professor, Health & Human Performance, Dalhousie
University.
2014â2016 Cross-Appointed Assistant Professor, Medical Research Development Office, Faculty
of Medicine, Dalhousie, University.
2012âpresent Cross-Appointed Assistant Professor, Gender & Womenâs Studies, Dalhousie
University.
2012âpresent Cross-Appointed Assistant Professor, School of Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie
University.
2010âpresent Cross-Appointed Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology & Social
Anthropology, Dalhousie University.
2009â2013 Status Only Faculty, Sociology & Equity Studies in Education Department, University
of Toronto.
2008â2012 Assistant Professor, School of Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie University.
2007â2008 Sessional Lecturer, Study of Women & Gender Program, Department of Historical
Studies, University of Toronto.
2006 Sessional Lecturer, Womenâs Studies Program, McMaster University.
2005-2007 Sessional Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto.
2005â2007 Sessional Lecturer, Sociology & Equity Studies in Education Department, University of
Toronto.
SCHOLARSHIP
1. PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Waldron, I. (2018). âRe-thinking waste: Mapping racial geographies of violence on the colonial
landscapeâ, Environmental Sociology (Special Issue: Environmental Justice & Deep Intersectionality), 1
(4). In press.
Gazso, A., MacDaniel, S. & I. Waldron (2016). âNetworks of social support to manage poverty: More changeable than durableâ, Journal of Poverty, 20 (4), 441-463.
Waldron, I. (2015). âFindings from a series of workshops entitled âIn whose backyard? â Exploring
toxic legacies in Miâkmaw & African Nova Scotian communitiesâ, Environmental Justice, 8 (2), 1â5.
McGibbon, E., Waldron, I. & J. Jackson (2013). âThe social determinants of cardiovascular health: Time
for a focus on racism (Guest Editorial)â, Diversity & Equality in Health & Care, 10(3), 139â42.
McGibbon, E., Jackson, J. & I. Waldron (2013). âRacism & cardiovascular health: Implications for
nursingâ, Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 23(4), 12â17.
Waldron, I. (2012). âOut from the margins: Centering African-centered knowledge in psychological
discourseâ, The Australian Community Psychologist (Special Issue: Ignored No Longer Emerging
Indigenous Researchers on Indigenous Psychologies), 24(1), 34â47.
Waldron, I. (2010). âThe impact of inequality on health in Canada: A multi-dimensional frameworkâ,
Diversity & Equality in Health & Care, 7(4), 261â70.
Waldron, I. (2010). âThe marginalization of African indigenous healing traditions within Western
medicine: Reconciling ideological tensions & contradictions along the epistemological terrainâ, Womenâs
Health & Urban Life: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal, 9(1), 50-71.
Waldron, I. (2010). âA multi-level interactional analysis of the impact of macro-structural forces &
micro-situational events on health outcomes for racialized groupsâ, Hawaii Journal of Public Health,
2(2), 1â22.
Johnston, S.D., Angelucci, T., Howey, M., Lawlor, S., Townsend E. & I. Waldron (2009). âSocial
influences on primary health care in occupational therapyâ, World Federation of Occupational Therapists
Bulletin, 60, 49â55.
Gazso, A. & I. Waldron (2009). âFleshing out the racial undertones of poverty for Canadian women and
their families: Re-envisioning a critical integrative frameworkâ, Atlantis: A Womenâs Studies Journal,
34(1), 132â41.
Waldron, I. (2003). âExamining beliefs about mental illness among African Canadian womenâ,
Womenâs Health and Urban Life: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal, 2(1), 42â58.
Waldron, I. (2002). âThe power of knowledge: Resisting psychiatric imperialism through African
Indigenous conceptualizations of mental illnessâ, Endarch: Journal of Black Political Research, 19- 35.
2. PEER- REVIEWED BOOK
Waldron, I. (2018) Thereâs something in the water: Environmental racism in Indigenous & Black
communities. Halifax: Fernwood Publishing. In press.
3. PEER- REVIEWED BOOK CHAPTERS
Waldron, I. & A. Gazso. (2018). âManaging low income in families: The importance of institutions and interactionsâ (Chapter 6). In A. Gazso & K. Kobayashi (Eds.), Continuity & innovation: Canadian families in the new millennium (pp. 80-96). Toronto: Nelson Education. In press.
Waldron, I. (2005). âAfrican Canadian women resisting oppression: Embodying emancipated
consciousness through holistic self-healing approaches to mental healthâ. In G.S. Harding (Ed.),
Surviving in the hour of darkness: The health and wellness of women of colour and indigenous women
(pp. 13â31). Calgary: University of Calgary Press.
Waldron, I. (2003). âCreole interference or linguistic elasticity? Examining the patterns of language
use among Black Caribbean students in Britainâ. In T. Bastick & A. Ezenne (Eds.), Teaching Caribbean
students: Research on social issues in the Caribbean and Abroad (pp. 31â70). Jamaica: University of the
West Indies Press.
4. CONFERENCE PAPERS
a. Paid & Invited Keynote Speaker
Waldron, I. (2016). âFrom the Enlightenment to Black Lives Matter: Tracing The racialization of
schizophrenia in psychiatryâ, DIS/EASE: An Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference, Dalhousie
Association of Graduate Students in English (DAGSE), Dalhousie University, August 19.
Waldron, I. (2015). âMental health of ethno-racial populationsâ, Housing & Correctional Services
Canada Offenders Forum, Shelter Nova Scotia, Regional Ethno-Cultural Advisory Committee &
Correctional Services Canada, Halifax, March 5.
b. Invited Keynote Speaker
Waldron, I. (2016). âEnvironmental racism & the politics of waste & place in Miâkmaw & African Nova
Scotian communitiesâ, 9th Annual Atlantic Reclamation Conference, Canadian Land Reclamation
Association â Atlantic Chapter, Dalhousie University, November 8.
c. Paid & Invited Speaker
Waldron, I. (2017). âTroubled waters: The psychological impact of environmental racism in African
Nova Scotian communitiesâ, paper presented at the Diversity in Mental Health Conference, XXVII W.O.
McCormick Academic Day Conference, Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie, Halifax Marriott
Harbourfront Hotel, May 5.
d. Invited Plenary Session Panelist
Waldron, I. (2016). âHealth equity, social justice, and the racialization of Canadian societyâ, Public
Health 2016, Sheraton Centre Hotel Toronto, June 15.
e. Invited Moderator & Panel Chair
Waldron, I. (2016). Moderator, Environmental Racism Forum, 9th Annual Atlantic Reclamation
Conference, Canadian Land Reclamation Association â Atlantic Chapter, Dalhousie University,
November 8.
Waldron, I (2015). Moderator, âAfrican Canadian womenâs healthcare experienceâ, Black Canadian
Studies Association Conference, Dalhousie University, May 24.
Waldron, I (2005). Panel Chair, Joint Conference of the National Popular Culture and American Culture Associations, San Diego, March 23.
f. Invited Speaker
Waldron, I. (2017). âEnvironmental racism: health impacts and promising responsesâ symposium, paper
presented at Public Health 2017, June 8.
Waldron, I. (2017). âBuilding inclusive communities in Halifax: How strategic partnerships can enable
unified approachesâ, paper presented at the Canadian Housing & Renewal Associationâs 2017 National
Congress on Housing & Homelessness, Canadian Housing & Renewal Association, May 3.
g. Refereed Presentations
Waldron, I. (2016). âBlack, bad & mad: Race, gender, class & the racialization of schizophrenia in
psychiatryâ, paper presented at the Anti-Black Racism: Criminalization, Community, and Resistance
Conference, Toronto, February 19.
Waldron, I. (2016). âEnvironmental racism in Mi'kmaq communities: Implications for health and
community mobilizingâ, paper presented at the Aboriginal Nurses Association Conference National
Forum, Montreal, February 16.
Waldron, I. (2015). âToxic legacies: Addressing the health effects of environmental racism in
African Nova Scotian & Miâkmaq communitiesâ, paper presented at the Canadian Sociological
Association Annual Meeting, University of Ottawa, June 4.
Waldron, I. (2015). âBlack, bad & mad: Race, gender, class & the racialization of schizophrenia in
psychiatryâ, paper presented at the Biennial Black Canadian Studies Association Conference, Dalhousie
University, May 22.
Waldron, I. (2015). âNorth End matters: Using the People Assessing their Health Process to explore the
social determinants of mental health in the African Nova Scotian community in the North Endâ, paper
presented at the Annual Meeting for the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture, Rhode Island,
April 24.
Waldron, I. (2012). âParticipation in meaningful occupations in the North End: Health implicationsâ,
paper presented at the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Annual Conference, Quebec
City, June 7.
Waldron, I. (2011). âChallenges & opportunities: Identifying meaningful occupations in low-income,
racialized communities in North End, Halifaxâ, paper presented at the Canadian Sociological Association
Annual Meeting, University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University, Fredericton, June 3.
Waldron, I. (2011). âRe-conceptualizing trauma: Examining the mental health impact of discrimination,
torture and migration for racialized groups in Torontoâ, paper presented at the International Conference
on Cultural Psychiatry in the French Speaking World, Paris, April 19.
Waldron, I. (2010). âRe-conceptualizing trauma: Examining the mental health impact of discrimination,
torture and migration for racialized groups in Torontoâ, paper presented at the Multicultural Association
of Nova Scotia, Halifax, October 13.
Waldron, I. (2009). âGender, race & the psychology of oppression: Implications for practice, policy,
education & researchâ, paper presented at the Nova Scotia Association of Black Social Workers,
Dartmouth, September 23.
Waldron, I. (2009). âForging academic and community research partnerships for changeâ, paper
presented at the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists, Ottawa, June 3.
Waldron, I. (2009). âThe influence of spirituality on conceptualizations of mental illness and help- seeking among African peoples of the diasporaâ, paper presented at the International Conference on Spirituality and Mental Health, University of Ottawa, Ontario Multifaith Council on Spiritual and Religious Care, Novalis Publishing & St-Paul University, Ottawa, April 24.
Waldron, I. (2008). âThe marginalization of African indigenous healing traditions within Euro-Western
medicineâ, paper presented at the Nova Scotia Society of Occupational Therapists, Halifax, October 17.
Waldron, I. (2006). âExamining the relationship between racial identity and perceptions of everyday
discriminationâ, paper presented at the Canadian Sociological Association Annual Meeting, York
University, May 30.
Waldron, I. (2006). âEveryday discrimination: Mental health implications for Black Canadian womenâ,
paper presented at the Education Graduate Student Society, McGill University, March 17.
Waldron, I. (2005). âCoping with discrimination: Mental health implications for Black Canadian
womenâ, paper presented at the Health Equity & Diversity Conference, University of Toronto, June 11.
Waldron, I. (2005). âRacial identity attitude, perception of discrimination and coping: Mental health
implications for Black Canadian womenâ, paper presented at the Popular Culture/ American Culture
Association National Meeting, San Diego, March 24.
Waldron, I. (2004). âEvaluating the impact of everyday discrimination on the mental health of Black
Canadian womenâ, paper presented at the Center for Research in Womenâs Health Graduate Research
Day, University of Toronto, May 20.
Waldron, I. (1999). âOrthographic standardization for Trinidad Creoleâ, paper presented at the Sociology
of Education Association Annual Conference, Monterey, February 26.
Waldron, I. (1998). âJezebel tales: Images of Black female sexuality and the marginalization of Afro-
American womenâs rape by law enforcementâ, paper presented at the Canadian Association for the Study
of Women and Educationâs Bi-Annual International Institute, University of Ottawa, May 27.
Waldron, I. (1998). âJezebel tales: Images of Black female sexuality and the marginalization of Afro-
American womenâs rape by law enforcementâ, paper presented at the International Intersections: Lawâs
Changing Territories, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, May 1st.
5. OTHER PUBLICATIONS
a. Book Review
Waldron, I. (2008). Book review of Midlife and older women: Family life, work and health in Jamaica
(Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, 2006), by Joan Rawlins. Atlantis: A Womenâs Studies
Journal, 32(2), 161â66.
b. Doctoral Thesis
Waldron, I. (2002). âAfrican Canadian women storming the barricades! Challenging psychiatric
imperialism through indigeneous conceptualizations of âmental illnessâ and self-healingâ. A thesis
submitted in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Department of
Sociology and Equity Studies in Education, University of Toronto.
c. Unrefereed (invited) Research Papers
Waldron, I. (2015). âWe need to address environmental racism in Nova Scotiaâ, Impact Ethics Blog,
Dalhousie University, published online May 8.
Waldron, I. (2011). âHealth professions: Assistant professorâ, AfricVoice Newsletter, 1(3), 3â4,
published by the Black Student Advising Center, Dalhousie University.
Waldron, I. (2006). âExamining the pain and hurt of racism: A look at Black Canadian womenâ, York
University Newsletter â When Words Speak: Black History Month issue, published by York Universityâs
Black Studentsâ Alliance, York University.
Waldron, I. (2005). A critical integrative analysis of gender inequalities in health: Health outcomes
and policy implicationsâ, submitted to the National Network on Environments and Womenâs Health,
York University.
6. REPORTS
a. Research
Waldron, I. (2016). Environmental noxiousness, racial inequities & community health, submitted to
NSHRF.
Waldron, I. (2016). Experiences of environmental health inequities in African Nova Scotian
communities, submitted to Canadian Commission for UNESCO.
Waldron, I. (2015). Final report for North End matters: Using the People Assessing Their Health
process to explore the social determinants of health in the Black community in the North End of Halifax,
submitted to the Community Health Board and the North End Community Health Center, Halifax.
Waldron, I. (2014). Pilot report for North End matters: Using the People Assessing Their Health process
to explore the social determinants of health in the African Nova Scotian community in the North End of
Halifax, submitted to the Community Health Board and the North End Community Health Center,
Halifax.
Waldron, I. (2014). Report on the regional meetings and convergence workshop for: In whose backyard?
- Exploring toxic legacies in Miâkmaw & African Nova Scotian communities, submitted to Nova Scotia
Environment, other NS Government departments and agencies, and various community-based
organizations, Halifax.
Waldron, I. (2013). Engaging African Nova Scotian youth in the North End in environmental issues: A
research partnership with the Ecology Action Center, submitted to the Ecology Action Center, Halifax.
Waldron, I. (2013). The health implications of âmeaningful occupationsâ in low income racialized
communities: A comparative analysis of Halifax & Toronto, submitted to Canadian Institute for Health
Research (CIHR), Ottawa.
Waldron, I. (2013). The social & policy implications of meaningful community engagement in racialized
immigrant communities in Halifax, submitted to Atlantic Metropolis Centre ~ Working Paper Series,
Halifax.
Gazso, A., MacDaniel, S. & I. Waldron (2012). Across generations: Social support and family ties in
diverse families, submitted to SSHRC and June Callwood Centre for Women and Families, Toronto.
Meinhard, A., Frideres, J., Nunes, F., Drolet, J., Hyman, I., Waldron, I., Berger, I., Shields, J., Preston,
V., Garcea, J. & M. Trache (2012). Immigrant integration and inclusion: Investigating the Canadian
Partnership Model from a complex-systems perspective, submitted to SSHRC, Ottawa.
Waldron, I. (2009). Challenges & opportunities: Identifying meaningful occupations in low-income,
visible minority communities in the North End, submitted to the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation
(NSHRF) and the North End Community Health Center, Halifax.
Gazso, A., Waldron, I. & M. L. Noce (2009). Meeting mothersâ needs: Mothers and the racialization of
poverty in Toronto, submitted to Scadding Court Community Centre, Across Boundaries, and June
Callwood Centre for Women and Families, Toronto.
Waldron, I. (2008). Re-conceptualizing âtraumaâ: Examining the mental health impact of
discrimination, torture & migration for racialized groups in Toronto, submitted to Across Boundariesâ
An Ethno-Racial Mental Health Agency, Toronto.
Waldron, I. (2003). Bullying trends and interventions, submitted to the Kids Help Phone, Toronto.
Gajardo, L., Waldron, I. & G. Dei (2000). Community-driven strategies that promote academic
excellence for racial and ethno-cultural minority high school students, submitted to the Centre for
Integrative Anti+racism Studies (CIARS), Sociology & Equity Studies in Education Department (SESE),
University of Toronto.
Gajardo, L., Waldron, I. & G. Dei (2000). A preliminary study evaluating the barriers to greater
participation and inclusion of minority students from refugee backgrounds in higher education
institutions, submitted to CIARS, SESE, University of Toronto.
Waldron, I. (1998). Jezebel tales: Images of Black female sexuality and the marginalization of Afro
American womenâs rape by law enforcement, published as a series of papers by the National Association
of Women & the Law Charitable Trust for Research & Education, Ottawa.
b. Policy
Waldron, I. (2014). Report on government consultations for the Environmental Noxiousness, Racial
Inequities & Community Health Project, submitted to Nova Scotia Environment, Halifax.
Waldron, I. (2006). Access to regional services: Findings from community consultations with diverse
populations in Halton, submitted to Halton Diversity Advisory Committee, Regional Municipality of
Halton, Oakville.
Waldron, I. (2001). Report on the meeting on mental health and human rights, submitted to Mental
Health Policy & Services Development, Department of Mental Health & Substance Dependence, World
Health Organization, Geneva.
Human Rights, Discrimination, and Harassment Task Group & I. Waldron (1998). Human rights policy
and procedures, submitted to the Toronto District School Board.
c. Other
Waldron, I. (2012). Developing a vision for a Continuing Professional Development Program in the
School of Occupational Therapy at Dalhousie University, submitted to the School of Occupational
Therapy, Dalhousie University.
Waldron, I. (2012). Report for DVD screening event: Can we talk?About new visions for the North
End, submitted to event participants (policymakers, government, health professionals, service providers,
community members, etc.), Halifax.
Provisionato, E. & I. Waldron (2002). Training manual on human rights in the workplace: COSTIâS
anti-harassment & discrimination policies, submitted to COSTI Immigrant Services.
7. RESEARCH GRANTS
a. Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
2017-2018 Principal Applicant, âOver the line: A bilateral conversation on race, place, and the
environmentâ, SSHRC Connection Grant, $25, 000 from SSHRC; $25, 000 in matching
funds.
2013â2014 Principal Applicant, âIn whose backyard? Exploring toxic legacies in Black and
Miâkmaw communitiesâ, SSHRC Connection Grant, $49,935.
2010â2011 Co-Investigator, âImmigrant integration and inclusion: Investigating the Canadian
Partnership Model from a complex-systems perspectiveâ, SSHRC Strategic Research
Grant: Immigration & the Metropolis, $125,000.
2008â2012 Co-Investigator, âAcross generations: Social supports and family ties in diverse
familiesâ, SSHRC Standard Research Grant, $81,958.
b. Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR)
2013â2014 Co-Applicant, âStriving towards excellence: Addressing gender diversity and bias in
nursing education and clinical practiceâ, CIHR Cafe Scientifique Program, $1,830.
2010â2013 Principal Investigator, âThe health implications of meaningful occupations in
low-income racialized communities: A comparative analysis of Halifax and Torontoâ,
CIHR Health Equity Catalyst Grant, $65,446.
2009â2015 Co-Applicant, âSocial Aetiology of Mental Illness Training Programâ, CIHR Strategic
Training Grant, $1.7 million.
c. Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF)
2017-2018 Co-Principal Investigator, âExamining protective factors for childrenâs welfare: The
case of Indigenous, African Nova Scotian, and immigrant and refugee children in the
HRMâ, NSHRF Development/Innovative Grant, $14,988
2014â2016 Principal Investigator, âEnvironmental noxiousness, racial inequities and community
healthâ, NSHRF Development/Innovative Grant, $15,000.
2013â2014 Principal Investigator, âNorth End Matters: Using the People Assessing their
Health Process to explore the social determinants of health in the Black
community in the North End of Halifaxâ, NSHRF Development/Innovative
Grant, $14,999.
2012â2013 Principal Investigator, âEnvironmental noxiousness, racial inequities and
community health projectâ, NSHRF Team Development Award, $10,000.
2012â2013 Principal Applicant, âCan we talk: About new visions for the North Endâ,
NSHRF Knowledge Sharing Support Award, $5,000.
2011â2012 Principal Applicant, âThe North End: In search of a new beginningâ
documentary film, NSHRF Knowledge Sharing Support Award, $15,000.
2010â2011 Co-Investigator, âThe oral health status and access to oral health services of
recent immigrants and refugees in Nova Scotiaâ, NSHRF Development/
Innovative Grant, $14,852.
2009â2010 Principal Investigator, âChallenges & opportunities: Identifying meaningful
occupations in low-income, visible minority communities in the North Endâ,
NSHRF Development/Innovative Grant, $11,691.
d. Other Grants
2017-2019 Co-Investigator, âIdentifying and responding to the needs of diverse older women who
experience intimate partner violenceâ, Department of Justice Canada Family Violence â
Justice Partnership and Innovation Program, $159,406.
2017-2018 Co-Investigator, âExploring diversity & cultural competence in the School of Nursing:
Creating a more inclusive environment for nursing students (Phase 2)â, Faculty of Health
Professions Research Development Grant, Dalhousie University, $4, 836.
2016-2018 Recipient, Faculty of Health Professions Research Establishment Grant, Dalhousie
University, $15, 000.
2016-2017 Co-Investigator, âHow do people living with symptoms of anxiety and depression in
Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) get well? A pilot study of treatment preferences
and experiences in people with lived experienceâ., Dalhousie Psychiatry Research Fund,
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, $10, 000.
2016-2017 Principal Investigator, âInvestigating the association between polluting industries in
Mi'kmaw & African Nova Scotian communities & psychological distressâ, Faculty of
Health Professions Research Development Grant, Dalhousie University, $5,000.
2015â2016 Principal Investigator, âDeconstructing Nightingale: Race, culture, gender and
the social construction of nursing in Nova Scotiaâ, Nursing Research &
Development Fund Development Grant, Dalhousie University, $5,000.
2015â2016 Principal Investigator, âExperiences of environmental health inequities in
Mi'kmaw & African Nova Scotian communitiesâ, Canadian Commission for UNESCO,
$3,000.
2015-2016 Recipient, Funding for Speakers Series entitled âAll lives matter: Candid
conversations about the impact of racism in Nova Scotiaâ, Presidentâs Office, Dalhousie
University, $3, 000.
2015-2016 Recipient, Funding for Speakers Series entitled âAll lives matter: Candid
conversations about the impact of racism in Nova Scotiaâ, Deanâs Office, Faculty of
Health Professions, Dalhousie University, $750.00.
2015 Co-Applicant, âPartnerships in action: Promoting health equity with diverse populations:
Community health nursing conferenceâ, School of Nursing New Ventures Fund,
Dalhousie University, $835.
2014â2015 Principal Applicant, âThe health effects of toxic industries and waste dumps in
Mi'kmaw and African Nova Scotian communitiesâ, Royal Society of Canada Open
Academy Grant, $3,000.
2014â2015 Principal Applicant, âEnvironmental noxiousness, racial inequities & community
health: A multi-stakeholder community engagement & education venture on the health
effects of environmental injustices in Miâkmaw & African Nova Scotian communitiesâ,
School of Nursing New Ventures Fund, Dalhousie University, $2,000.
2014â2015 Principal Applicant, âTime to clear the air: Art on environmental racism by
Miâkmaw & African Nova Scotian youthâ, Cobequid Community Health Board
Community Development Fund, $1,000.
2014â2015 Principal Applicant, âDeveloping an interactive environmental justice mapping portal
for Miâkmaw & African Nova Scotian communitiesâ, Nova Scotia Public Interest
Research Group Social & Environmental Research Grant, $500.
2013â2014 Principal Investigator, âIn whose backyard? Exploring toxic legacies in Black
& Miâkmaw communitiesâ, Faculty of Health Professions Special Purposes Fund,
Dalhousie University, $6,000.
2013â2014 Principal Investigator, âUsing the People Assessing their Health Process to
explore the social determinants of health in the African Nova Scotian community in the
North End, Halifaxâ, Nursing Research & Development Fund Development Grant,
School of Nursing, Dalhousie University, $4,981.
2013â2014 Principal Applicant, âIn whose backyard? Exploring toxic legacies in Black &
Miâkmaw communitiesâ, Office of African Nova Scotian Affairs Grants & Contributions
Program Tier 3, $1,000.
2013â2014 Principal Applicant, âIn whose backyard? Exploring toxic legacies in Black &
Miâkmaw communitiesâ, Black Educators Association Funding, $700.
2011â2013 Principal Investigator, âEngaging Aboriginal and African Nova Scotian youth
in North End, Halifax in environmental issues: A research partnership with the Ecology
Action Centerâ, Research Development Fund for the Social Sciences & Humanities,
Dalhousie University, $3,500.
2010â2013 Principal Investigator, âThe social & policy implications of meaningful
community engagement in racialized immigrant communities in Halifaxâ, Atlantic
Metropolis Strategic Grant, $20,000.
2009â2010 Principal Investigator, âEmpowering occupations: The health implications of
community leadership, mobilizing & capacity building for low-income and poor
visible minority individuals, neighbourhoods & communities.â, Research Development
Fund for the Social Sciences & Humanities, Dalhousie University, $3,500.
2008 Recipient, Dalhousie University Establishment Fund, Faculty of Health Professions,
Dalhousie University, $7,000.
2007â2010 Co-Investigator, âLone mothers and the racialization of povertyâ, York University
Knowledge Mobilization Incentive Grant, $2,000.
2007â2008 Co-Investigator, âRacialized peoplesâ perceptions and responses to differential
health careâ, Wellesley Institute Urban Health Research Program Enabling
Grant, $9,966.
2000-2001 Co-Investigator, âCommunity-driven strategies that promote academic excellence for
racial and ethno-cultural minority high school studentsâ, Ontario Ministry of Education &
Training Grant, $10, 000.
2000-2001 Co-Investigator, âA preliminary study evaluating the barriers to greater participation and
inclusion of minority students from refugee backgrounds in higher education
institutionsâ, Ethno-Cultural Academic Initiatives Fund, University of Toronto, $7, 000.
e. Scholarships, Awards & Prizes
2016 Recipient, Advocate of the Year Award for 2015 for âEnvironmental Noxiousness, racial
inequities & community health projectâ, Better Politics Award, Springtide Collective.
2015 Recipient, Green Campaign of the Year Award, 6th Annual Greenie Awards, for âTime
to clear the air: Art on environmental racism by Miâkmaw & African Nova Scotian
youthâ, Dalhousie Student Union Sustainability Office, Dalhousie University, $150.
2015 Recipient, Annual Sunshine Award Second Place Prize for âEnvironmental Noxiousness,
racial inequities & community health projectâ, Ecology Action Center.
2003-2006 Recipient, Postdoctoral Ontario Womenâs Health Scholars Award, Ontario Council on
Graduate Studies & Ontario Womenâs Health Council, Toronto, $104,500.
2000-2001 Recipient, Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Ministry of Training, Colleges & Universities,
$3,953
2000-2001 Recipient, Doctoral Thesis Completion Grant, University of Toronto, $2, 500.
1998 Recipient, First Prize Award for my paper âJezebel tales: Images of Black female
sexuality and the marginalization of Afro American womenâs rape by law enforcementâ
in the Twelfth Essay Competition on Women & the Law, National Association of Women
& the Law Charitable Trust for Research & Education & Blake, Cassel & Graydon,
Toronto, $500.
1998 Recipient, Multiculturalism Scholarship, International Association for Volunteer Effort,
Toronto.
1997-2001 Recipient, Graduate Assistantship, University of Toronto, $28, 590.
8. INVITED SCHOLARLY PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
a. Paid & Invited Keynote
Waldron, I. (2016). âPolluted places: A socio-spatial analysis of environmental racism in Nova Scotiaâ,
Dr. Agnes Calliste African Heritage Lecture Series, Sociology Department, St. Francis Xavier University,
February 1st.
b. Other Invited Scholarly Public Presentations
Waldron, I. (2018). âThereâs something in the water: The politics of race, place, & waste in Indigenous
and Black communities in Nova Scotiaâ, Urban Studies@McGill Lecture Series, School of Urban
Planning, McGill University, February 9.
Waldron, I. (2017). âThere's something in the water: Environmental health inequities & the politics of
place & waste in Indigenous & Black communities in Nova Scotiaâ, Institute for Health and Social Policy
& McGill Research Group on Health & Law, McGill University, December 7.
Waldron, I. (2017). âFrom the Enlightenment to Black Lives Matter: The racial and gendered
transformation of schizophrenia in psychiatryâ, Global Mental Health Speaker Series, Global Mental
Health Program, McGill University, November 23.
Waldron, I. (2017). âThereâs something in the water: The politics of place, & waste in Indigenous and
Black communities in Nova Scotiaâ, GeoSpectives Seminar Series, Department of Geography, McGill
University, November 20.
Waldron, I. (2017). âHow do people living with symptoms of anxiety and depression in Halifax
Regional Municipality (HRM) get well? A pilot study of treatment preferences and experiences in people
with lived experienceâ, School of Social Work, McGill University, October 11.
Waldron, I. (2017). âRace, place & the environment: Mapping spatialities of violence in Indigenous &
Black communitiesâ, Department of Sociology, McGill University, September 22.
Waldron, I. (2017). âThereâs something in the water: Environmental racism & the politics of waste in
Miâkmaw & African Nova Scotian communitiesâ, School of Environment Seminar Series, School of
Environment, Saint Maryâs University, March 24.
Waldron, I. (2017). âRace, place & the law: Perspectives on environmental racism, grassroots resistance,
and law and policy in Nova Scotiaâ, Marine & Environmental Law Institute and the Environmental Law
Studentsâ Society, Schulich School of Law, March 7.
Waldron, I. (2016). âPoisonous places: Environmental racism & the politics of waste in Miâkmaw &
African Nova Scotian communities in Nova Scotiaâ, Land Reclamation International Graduate School
(LRIGS), Department of Renewable Resources, Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences,
University of Alberta, September 15.
Waldron, I. (2016). âToxic legacies: Environmental racism in Indigenous & African Nova Scotian
communitiesâ, Indigenous Environmental Justice Knowledge Sharing Symposium, Faculty of
Environmental Studies, York University, May 26.
Waldron, I. (2016). âSticks & stones may break my bones: Narratives of erasure, violence, trauma &
resistance in the lives of racialized & Indigenous womenâ, Canadian Anthropology Society Conference
Association Womenâs Network Invited Panel: Womenâs and Girlsâ Solidarities, Dalhousie University,
May 12.
Waldron, I. (2016). âRace, place and the law: A socio-legal analysis of environmental racism in Nova
Scotiaâ, Marine and Environmental Law Institute Lecture Series, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie
University, March 22.
Waldron, I. (2016). âRace, place and waste: Exploring the health effects of environmental racism in
African Nova Scotian & Miâkmaw communitiesâ, Global Health Rounds, Global Health Office,
Dalhousie University, January 20.
Waldron, I. (2015). âAn evening of racial justice: Environmental racism in Miâkmaw and African Nova
Scotian communitiesâ, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Kingâs College, Dalhousie University,
November 26.
Waldron, I. (2015). âToxic places: Environmental racism in Miâkmaw and African Nova Scotian
communitiesâ, Environment, Sustainability and Society Lectures, College of Sustainability,
Dalhousie University, October 15.
Waldron, I. (2014). âExploring the social determinants of healthâ, Local Global Health Elective
Orientation, Global Health Office, Dalhousie University, January 20.
Waldron, I. (2013). âNorth End matters: A multi-phase projectâ, School of Nursing Scholars Series,
Dalhousie University, March 18.
Waldron, I. (2012). âThe impact of inequality on mental health: A profile of Aboriginal and African
Nova Scotians in North End, Halifax, Social Aetiology of Mental Illness Training Program, Center for
Addiction & Mental Health, University of Toronto, October 30.
Waldron, I. (2012). âExploring the social determinants of healthâ, Local Global Health Elective
Orientation, Global Health Office, Dalhousie University, September 18.
Waldron, I. (2012). âNetworking: The gateway to a successful careerâ, Black Student Advising
Center, Dalhousie University, October 15.
Waldron, I. (2011). âDiversity in occupational therapyâ, Lunch & Learn Seminar, School of
Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie University, February 20.
RESEARCH OUTCOMES
1. POLICY DEVELOPMENT
Waldron, I. (2017). Collaborator, Environmental Bill of Rights for Nova Scotia: Member of the
Environmental Rights Working Group, which collaborated on a provincial Environmental Bill of Rights.
The Bill, which sets out requirements for the provision of clean air, water and soil for all Nova Scotians,
was launched at a press conference on April 21, 2017.
Waldron, I (2015). Collaborator, Bill 111: An Act to Address Environmental Racism in Nova
Scotia: Collaborated with MLA Lenore Zann to develop the first private members bill to address
environmental racism in Canada, which was introduced at the Nova Scotia Legislature on April 29 and
put forward to second reading November 25, 2015. This Bill is based on my âEnvironmental
Noxiousness, Racial Inequities & Community Health Projectâ.
2. COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING
Waldron, I & ENRICH Shelburne Water Monitoring Working Group (2017). Collaborator,
Shelburne Water Monitoring Project: Collaborated with team members from my Environmental
Noxiousness, Racial Inequities & Community Health Project on a water monitoring project in the African
Nova Scotian community of Shelburne. This project focuses on building community membersâ skills and
capacity to test their own well water for contaminants and educated them on contaminants, pollutants and
other environmental risks in their community.
Waldron, I & ENRICH Lincolnville Water Monitoring Working Group (2016). Collaborator,
Lincolnville Water Monitoring Project: Collaborated with team members from my Environmental
Noxiousness, Racial Inequities & Community Health Project on a water monitoring project in the African
Nova Scotian community of Lincolnville. This project focused on building community membersâ skills
and capacity to test their own well water for contaminants, and educated them on environmental risks.
Waldron, I (2015). Think Tank Participant, Princeâs Charities Canada: Providing suggestions to
coordinator of Princeâs Responsible Business Network at Princeâs Charities Canada about strategies for
bringing community and business together to address youth unemployment, job readiness, recreation and
health in the North End of Halifax. This work is based on my âNorth End Mattersâ study.
TEACHING
1. COURSES TAUGHT
a. Population Health, Health of Marginalized Populations & Community Health
Undergraduate
2016 NURS 2710: Nursing & Community Health, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University
(advanced students), 1 offering.
2013â2017 NURS 2080: Social & Cultural Determinants of Health, School of Nursing, Dalhousie
University (2nd year), 4 offerings.
2013â2015 NURS 4260: Community Development & Advocacy, School of Nursing, Dalhousie
University (4th year), 3 offerings.
2013â2014 NURS 4250: Community Health Assessment, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University
(4th year), 2 offerings.
2013 NURS 4050: Advanced Communication & Counselling, School of Nursing, Dalhousie
University (4th year), 1 offering.
Graduate
2012â2015 NURS 5850: Women & Ageing, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University, 4
offerings.
2010 OCCU 6507: Critical Perspectives on Inequities in Everyday Life, School of
Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie University, 1 offering.
2009â2012 OCCU 5040: Identity & Transitions, School of Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie
University, 3 offerings.
2008â2012 OCCU 6002: Social Influences on Occupational Performance, School of Occupational
Therapy, Dalhousie University, 6 offerings.
b. Marginalized Populations: Race, Culture & Ethnicity
Undergraduate
2007 SOC 210Y1Y: Ethnicity in Social Organizations, Department of Sociology, University of
Toronto (2nd year), 1 offering.
2006 SOC B52H3: Immigration & Ethnicity in Canada, Department of Sociology, University
of Toronto (2nd year), 1 offering.
2005 & 2006 SOC B53H3: Ethnicity, Racialization & Identity Formation in Canada, Department of
Sociology, University of Toronto (3rd year), 2 offerings.
Graduate
2005â2007 SES 1921Y: Principles of Anti-Racism Education, Sociology & Equity Studies in
Education Department, University of Toronto (full-year course), 2 offerings.
c. Marginalized Populations: Feminist & Gender Studies
Undergraduate
2008 WGS 350H5F: Critical Race Theory in Women & Gender Studies, Study of Women &
Gender Program, University of Toronto (3rd year), 1 offering
2007 SOC 365H5S: Gender Relations, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto (3rd
year), 1 offering.
2007â2008 WGS 200Y: Introduction to the Study of Women & Gender, Study of Women & Gender
Program, University of Toronto (2nd year full-year course), 1 offering.
2006 2HH3: Womenâs Health: A Socio-Cultural Perspective, Womenâs Studies Department,
McMaster University (2nd year), 1 offering.
d. Research Methods
Graduate
2009 & 2010 OCCU 5030: Advanced Research Theory & Methods, School of Occupational Therapy,
Dalhousie University, 2 offerings.
2009â2012 OCCU 6600: Applied Research II, School of Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie
University, 4 offerings.
2008â2011 OCCU 6000: Applied Research I, School of Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie
University, 4 offerings.
2. COURSE COORDINATION
I was the Course Coordinator for the following research courses. This work involved supporting studentsâ
involvement in faculty-directed research projects and knowledge translation activities, holding seminars,
and evaluating and grading assignments.
2012 Course Coordinator, OCCU 6600: Applied Research II, School of Occupational
Therapy, Dalhousie University.
2011 Course Coordinator, OCCU 6000: Applied Research I, School of Occupational
Therapy, Dalhousie University.
3. STUDENT SUPERVISION
a. Graduate Thesis Committees
2017-ongoing Master of Arts, International Development Studies, Supervisor, Katharina Gref
"Decolonizing childbirth: Inuit midwifery and the return of delivery to the Canadian
North", Department of International Development Studies, Dalhousie University.
2017-ongoing Doctor of Philosophy, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program, Committee Member,
Cathy Fournier, âSpace for the "sacred" in Canadian health care? The integration of
Indigenous healing practices in biomedical settingsâ, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program,
Dalhousie University.
2017-onngoing Master of Science in Psychiatry Research, Department of Psychiatry, Committee
Member, Jad Sinno, âManaging depression, anxiety and distress in the HRM: Treatment
preferences and experiences of adults from diverse ethnocultural backgroundsâ ,
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University.
2016-ongoing Doctor of Philosophy in the Ph.D. Health Program, Committee Member, Crystal
Watson (thesis title to be announced), Ph.D. in Health Program, Faculty of Health
Professions, Dalhousie University.
2015 Master of Arts in Sociology, Committee Member, Trisha Dempsey, âExploring
approaches to social inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities in Nova Scotia.â,
Department of Sociology & Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University. Of
2007â2013 Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology & Equity Studies in Education, Committee Member,
Anastasia Turnbull, âPassing on: Representations of loss and identity through a
grandmotherâs family photos.â, Sociology & Equity Studies in Education Department,
University of Toronto.
2006â2007 Master of Arts in Sociology & Equity Studies in Education, Supervisor,
Anastasia Turnbull, âA critical analysis of racialized violence.â, Sociology & Equity
Studies in Education Department, University of Toronto.
b. Graduate Comprehensive Exam Committees
2012â2013 Doctor of Philosophy in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program, Comprehensive
Exam Committee Member, Eunice Abega, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program, Dalhousie
University.
2009â2010 Doctor of Philosophy in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program, Comprehensive
Exam Committee Member, Barb Hamilton-Hinch, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program,
Dalhousie University.
c. Other Graduate & Undergraduate Student Supervision & Mentorship
2017 Mentorship Program for Black Nursing Students, Mentor: Launched a new mentorship
program for Black nursing students in Dalhousieâs School of Nursing that is providing
guidance and mentorship around education, career, and building skills related to research
and other activities.
2016-2017 Experiential Learning Canada (INTD 3107), Supervisor, Taylor Milne, International
Development Studies, Dalhousie University.
2013âpresent Research in Medicine Program, Supervisor & Faculty Mentor, Cinera States,
âExamining the schooling experiences of African Nova Scotian youth: Implications for
mental health and emotional well-being.â Medical Research Development Office, Faculty
of Medicine, Dalhousie University.
2014-2015 Time to Clear the Air: Art on Environmental Justice by Miâkmaw and African Nova
Scotian Youth, Faculty Supervisor, College of Sustainability, Dalhousie University.
2012â2016 Health Mentors Program, Faculty Mentor, Students in Medicine, Dentistry,
Pharmacy, Social Work, Nursing & Occupational Therapy. Faculty of Health
Professions, Dalhousie University.
2013â2014 Master of Nursing Health Policy Practicum, Supervisor, Raymond Torregrosa,
âHomelessness among urban Aboriginals in Halifax Regional Municipality: Addressing
the needs and policy development.â School of Nursing, Dalhousie University.
d. Graduate & Undergraduate Course Supervision
2017 HLTH 7001: Independent Study Course, Ph.D. in Health Program, Dalhousie University,
(student: Crystal Watson).
2014 NURS 4330: Bachelor of Science Independent Study, School of Nursing, Dalhousie
University (3rd year) (student: Jeff Toth).
2010 OCCU 5501: Graduate Reading Course, School of Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie
University (student: Nathalie Ng Fuk Chong).
2006 SES 2998H: Graduate Individual Reading & Research Course: âA Critical Analysis of
Racialized Violence Using a Moral Philosophy Argumentâ, Sociology & Equity Studies
in Education Department, University of Toronto (student: Anastasia Turnbull).
e. Supervision of Research Coordinators, Research Assistants & Teaching Assistants
2017-2018 Supervisor, âOver the Line: A bilateral conversation on race, place, and the
environmentâ, symposium funded by SSHRC, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University.
2016 Supervisor, Supervising the work of a research coordinator, who is assisting with
literature reviews, data analysis, organizing project meetings, event planning, and
community capacity building, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University.
2016 Supervisor, âDeconstructing Nightingale: Race, culture, gender & the social construction
of nursing in Nova Scotiaâ, research study funded by Nursing Research and Development
Operating Grant, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University.
2012â2016 Supervisor, âEnvironmental noxiousness, racial inequities & community health projectâ,
research study funded by NSHRF & Nursing Research and Development Operating
Grant School of Nursing, Dalhousie University.
2009â2015 Supervisor, âNorth End matters: Exploring the social determinants of health in the Black
community in the North Endâ, research study funded by NSHRF & Nursing Research
and Development Operating Grant School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Dalhousie
University.
f. Teaching Assistants
2013âpresent Supervisor, Social & Cultural Determinants of Health, School of Nursing, Dalhousie
University.
2007â2008 Supervisor, Introduction to the Study of Women & Gender, Study of Women & Gender
Program, Department of Historical Studies, University of Toronto.
2007 Supervisor, Gender Relations, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto.
2006 Supervisor, Immigration & Ethnicity in Canada, Department of Sociology, University of
Toronto.
2006 Supervisor, Womenâs Health: A Socio-Cultural Perspective, Womenâs Studies
Program, McMaster University, Kingston, Ontario.
2005-2006 Supervisor, Ethnicity, Racialization & Identity Formation in Canada, Department of
Sociology, University of Toronto.
4. INVITED CLASS LECTURES
Fall 2017 âPolluted Places: A socio-spatial analysis of environmental racism in Nova Scotia, ENVR
203: Knowledge, Ethics, and Environment (Course Instructors: Julia Freeman & Gregory
Mikkelson), School of Environment, McGill University, November 28.
Winter 2017 âPoisonous places: Environmental racism & the politics of waste in Miâkmaw & African
Nova Scotian communities in Nova Scotiaâ, ENVS 4499: Environmental Seminar
(Course Instructor: Roxanne Richardson), Department of Environmental Science, Saint
Maryâs University, March 20.
Fall 2016 âThereâs something in the water: Reflections on struggles, resistance & survival in the
fight against environmental racism in Miâkmaw & African Nova Scotian communities in
Nova Scotiaâ, SUST 2000: Local Governance, Citizen Engagement and Sustainability
(Course Instructor: Georgia Klein), College of Sustainability, Dalhousie University,
November 29.
Fall 2016 âThe Environmental Noxiousness, Racial Inequities & Community Health Project
(ENRICH Project)â, SOAN 1503: Introduction to Culture & Society II: Social Issues
(Course Instructor: Kelley Anne Malinen), Department of Sociology & Anthropology,
Mount Saint Vincent University, November 30.
Fall 2016 âThe Environmental Noxiousness, Racial Inequities & Community Health Project
(ENRICH Project)â, SLWK 3083 Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics in
Social Work (Course Instructor: Sara Torres), School of Social Work, Dalhousie
University, October 17.
Fall 2016 âDiversity, institutions in society and policy implicationsâ, NURS 2710: Nursing &
Community Health (Course Instructors: Norma Murphy & Pat Sullivan), School of
Nursing, Dalhousie University, September 15, October 25, November 1st.
Winter 2016 âEnvironmental racism in Nova Scotiaâ, SOSA 1200X/Y: Introduction to Sociology
(Course Instructor: Karen Foster), Department of Sociology & Social Anthropology,
Dahousie University, March 1.
Winter 2016 âEnvironmental racism in African Nova Scotian communitiesâ, LAWS 2251: African
Nova Scotians and the Law (Course Instructor: Michelle Williams), Schulich School of
Law, Dalhousie University, February 4. Winter 2015 âAddressing environmental health inequities in Miâkmaw & African Nova Scotian
communities: Implications for health policyâ, NURS 5200: Health Care System Policy
Analysis (Course Instructor: Marsha Campbell-Yeo), School of Nursing, Dalhousie
University, February 24.
Fall 2014 âIn whose backyard? Organizing against environmental racism in Nova Scotiaâ,
LAWS 2015: Planning Law (Course Instructor: Jamie Baxter), Schulich School of Law,
Dalhousie University, December 2.
Spring 2014 âSocial determinants of healthâ, NURS 1240: Introduction to Nursing Practice (Course
Instructor: Deb Hartlen), School of Nursing, Dalhousie University, May 7. Winter 2014 âExploring the social determinants of healthâ, Global Health Elective Orientation
(Course Instructor: Shauna OâHearn), Global Health Office, Dalhousie University,
January 21.
Fall 2012 âExploring the social determinants of healthâ, Global Health Elective
Orientation (Course Instructor: Angela Day), Global Health Office, Dalhousie
University, September 21.
Winter 2012 âDiversity issues in fieldworkâ, OCCU 5222: Fieldwork II (Course Instructor: Jennifer
Saunders), School of Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie University, January 10.
Winter 2011 âRecruitment strategies in researchâ, OCCU 9001: Thesis (Course Instructor: Ann
Carswell), School of Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie University, March 5.
Winter 2010 âDiversity issues in fieldworkâ, OCCU 5222: Fieldwork II (Course Instructor: Jennifer
Saunders), School of Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie University, February 5.
Fall 2008 âThe marginalization of African healing traditions within Euro-Western medicineâ,
OCCU 2000: Occupation & Daily Life (Course Instructor: Grace Warner), School of
Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie University, October 11.
OTHER EMPLOYMENT
1. PAID CONSULTING
a. Researcher
2008â2009 Research Consultant, Across Boundariesâ An Ethno-Racial Mental Health Agency,
Toronto.
2005 Research Consultant, National Network on Environments and Womenâs Health, York
University, Toronto.
2004â2006 Research & Diversity Consultant, Halton Diversity Advisory Committee, Regional
Municipality of Halton, Oakville.
b. Workshop Facilitator
2015 Workshop Facilitator, âMental health of ethno-racial populationsâ, Moncton Area
Parole Office, Ethnocultural Services, Atlantic Region Correctional Service Canada,
Government of Canada, Moncton, March 17.
2015 Workshop Facilitator, âMental health of ethno-racial populationsâ, Dorchester
Penitentiary, Ethnocultural Services, Atlantic Region Correctional Service Canada,
Government of Canada, Dorchester, February 19.
2015 Workshop Facilitator, âMental health of ethno-racial populationsâ, Springhill
Institution, Ethnocultural Services, Atlantic Region Correctional Service Canada,
Government of Canada, Springhill, February 12.
2014 Workshop Facilitator, âMental health of ethno-racial populationsâ, Nova Institution for
Women, Aboriginal Implementation Team, NHQ, Atlantic Region Employment Equity
and Diversity Committee, Atlantic Regional Headquarters, Correctional Service Canada,
Government of Canada, Truro, December 4.
2014 Workshop Facilitator, âMental health of ethno-racial populationsâ, Halifax Parole
Office, Aboriginal Implementation Team, NHQ, Atlantic Region Employment Equity &
Diversity Committee, Atlantic Regional Headquarters, Correctional Service Canada,
Government of Canada, Halifax, December 3.
2. OTHER POSITIONS
2007â2008 Director, âRacialization of Poverty Research-Praxis Unitâ, Scadding Court Community
Center, Toronto.
2002â2004 Human Rights Officer & Equity Trainer, COSTI Immigrant Services, Toronto.
2001 Intern, âMental Health & Human Rights Projectâ, Mental Health Department, World
Health Organization, Geneva.
1998â2001 Research Assistant, Center for Integrative Anti-Racism Studies (CIARS),
Sociology & Equity Studies in Education Department (SESE), University of
Toronto.
1997â2000 Graduate Assistant, CIARS, SESE, University of Toronto.
SERVICE
1. COMMITTEES & WORKING GROUPS
Dalhousie University
University
2016 Member, Working Group on Barrier Identification for Employment Systems Review,
Human Rights and Equity Office.
2014â2015 Member, Committee on Aboriginal & Black/African Canadian Student Access & Retention, Office of the VP Academic & Provost.
2008â2012 School Representative, Distance Education Committee.
2008â2012 School Representative, Dalhousie Faculty Association.
April 2010 School Representative, Meeting about Increasing the Diversity of Dalhousieâs Faculty, Office of the VP Academic and Provost.
Faculty of Health Professions
2016 Member, Working Group on Procedures for School Director Searches
2014âpresent Member, Imhotep Legacy Academy Advisory Committee.
2013â2016 Member, Promoting Leadership in Health for African Nova Scotians (PLANS).
April 2010 School Representative, Aboriginal Health Sciences Initiative.
2008â2009 School Representative, Affirmative Action Advisory Committee.
School of Nursing
2017 Member, School of Nursing Appointments, Reappointments, Tenure and Promotion
Committee
2016-present Member, School of Nursing Undergraduate Studies Committee.
2015â2016 Member, School of Nursing Undergraduate Curriculum Development Team.
2013âpresent Member, Research & Scholarly Development Committee.
2012â2016 Member, Diversity Committee, School of Nursing.
School of Occupational Therapy
2011â2012 Coordinator, Continuing Professional Development Program.
2011â2012 Member, Planning & Evaluation Working Group.
2008â2012 Member, MSc (OT â Post-Professional) Program Committee.
2008â2012 Member, School Committee of the Whole.
2010â2011 Member, Appointments Committee.
2010â2011 Member, MSc Entry Level Program Committee.
2008â2011 Member, Affirmative Action & Equity Committee.
2008-2011 Coordinator, School Distributed Learning Team.
2009â2010 Member, School Strategic & Program Planning Team.
2008â2010 Member, Committee Leadership Functions.
University of Toronto
Sociology & Equity Studies in Education Department
2006 Writer, Faculty Handbook, Sociology & Equity Studies in Education Department.
2005â2006 Member, Website Committee, Sociology & Equity Studies in Education Department.
2001â2002 Academic Mentor, Sociology & Equity Studies in Education Department.
1998â1999 Student Representative, Admissions Committee, Sociology & Equity Studies in
Education Department.
2. CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROFESSION
a. Co-Supervision, Ph.D. in Health Program, Faculty of Health Professions, Dalhousie
University
b. Scholarly Peer Review
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: An International Journal, 2016.
Social Science & Medicine, 2011.
Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 2010.
Social Science & Medicine, 2009.
c. Research Grant Assessment
Ontario Research Fund, 2017
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, 2017
Nova Scotia Gaming Foundation, 2010.
d. Steering Committees
Member, Steering Committee, Community-First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE):
âą This is 2.5 million seven-year SSHRC Partnership Grant aimed at strengthening Canadian
communities by asking the question: How can community campus partnerships be designed and
implemented to maximize the value created for non-profit, community-based organizations, 2016-
2017.
e. Advisory Panels
Member, Roundtable Discussant, Advisory Panel for Canadaâs Science Review, Halifax, October 17,
2016:
âą The Advisory Panel has been tasked with identifying ways to ensure that federal support for
investigator-initiated research is strategic and effective, as well as to help position Canadaâs
research ecosystem to meet new and emerging challenges and to keep pace internationally.
f. Academic Event Organizing
2011 Principal Organizer, âKnowledge dissemination strategies for communicating research
findings through social mediaâ, School of Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie University,
December 15.
2011 Principal Organizer, âCreating an inclusive workplace: Respecting differencesâ, School
of Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie University, April 3.
2011 Principal Organizer, âNSHRF funding opportunitiesâ, School of Occupational Therapy,
Dalhousie University, March 21.
2010 Principal Organizer, âBlackboard share & compare workshop for teaching onlineâ,
School of Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie University, April 25.
3. CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY
a. Board & Committee Membership
2017-present Member, Sectoral Commission, Canadian Commission for UNESCOâs Natural, Social
and Human Sciences Sectoral Commission (Ottawa).
2016-present Member, African Nova Scotian Decade for People of African Descent Coalition
(ANSDPAD), Halifax.
2015-present Member, Board of Directors, Ecology Action Center, Halifax.
2015-present Member, Environmental Rights Working Group, Halifax.
2013â2016 Member, Advisory Committee, Mental Health Project, Newcomer Community
Wellness Project, Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS), Halifax.
2014â2015 Member, Health Providers Against Poverty - Nova Scotia Chapter, Halifax.
2014â2015 Member, Health Association of African Canadians, Halifax.
2010â2012 Member, Association to Promote Diversity, Halifax.
2007â2009 Member, Health Equity Council, Toronto.
2001 NGO Representative, Expert Group on Race & Gender, World Conference Against
Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance Office of the UN
High Commissioner, Geneva.
1997â2000 Member, Board of Directors, Urban Alliance on Race Relations, Toronto.
1998â1999 Member, Board of Directors, Across Boundaries - An Ethno-Racial Mental
Health Agency, Toronto.
1998â1999 Member, Program Committee, Across Boundaries - An Ethno-Racial Mental Health
Agency, Toronto.
1998â1999 Member, Human Rights, Discrimination, and Harassment Task Group, Toronto District
School Board.
b. Invited Keynote for Public Lectures
Waldron, I. (2016). âHealth inequities in racially and physically diverse communitiesâ, Nova Scotia
Health Authority Diversity Bursary Celebration, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, September 22.
Waldron, I. (2016). âA Multi-pronged approach for addressing environmental racism in Nova Scotiaâ,
Ecology Action Centerâs Annual General Meeting, Alderney Gate Public Library, June 27.
c. Invited Moderator for Public Lectures
Waldron, I. (2017). âEarth Day launch of Nova Scotia Environmental Bill of Rightâ, Halifax, April 21.
Waldron, I. (2016). âRacism: White, Black, Indigenous and Immigrant Perspectivesâ, Canadian Center for Ethics in Public Affairs & the Environmental Noxiousness, Racial Inequities & Community Health Project, Halifax, February 24. Waldron, I. (2012), âMartin Luther King Jr. Day celebration forumâ, Black Student Advising Center, Dalhousie University, January 15.
d. Paid & Invited Public Lectures
Waldron, I. (2016). âEnvironmental racism in Miâkmaq and African Nova Scotian communitiesâ, Nova
Scotia Human Rights Commission, Halifax, February 25.
e. Other Invited Public Lectures
Waldron, I. (2017). âLet's work to eliminate racismâ, International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination, Global Dartmouth Community in partnership with Woodlawn United Church, March 21.
Waldron, I. (2017). âBeyond resistance in the time of Trumpâ, The Radical Imagination Project, Halifax,
January 28.
Waldron, I. (2016). âMoving beyond cultural competency: Structural competency approaches to
addressing the health impacts of structural violenceâ, Nova Scotia Health Authority Provincial Diversity
Committee, November 1st.
Waldron, I. (2016). âEnvironmental Noxiousness, Racial Inequities & Community Health Projectâ,
Official Visit of United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent (WGEPAD) to
Canada, Halifax, October 19th.
Waldron, I. (2016). âEnvironmental racism: Community solidaritiesâ, Miâkmaki Water Symposium,
Millbrook, October 11.
Waldron, I. (2015). âWorking with policy makers in governments and institutions to advocate for
changeâ, Canadian Federation of University Women Atlantic Regional Conference, Halifax, October 24.
Waldron, I. (2015). âToxic tales: Environmental racism in Miâkmaq & African Nova Scotian
communitiesâ, Ethics in the Evening Program, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Public Affairs, Halifax,
September 10.
Waldron, I. (2015). âConnecting the dots: Confronting environmental racism in Nova Scotiaâ, Environmental Noxiousness, Racial Inequities & Community Health Project, Halifax, July 28
Waldron, I. (2015). âNorth End Matters: Exploring the social determinants of health in the Black
community in the North Endâ, âYouth employment in North End, Halifax: Business-community think
tankâ, Princeâs Charities Canada, Halifax, July 23.
Waldron, I. (2015). âWhite ignorance & the struggle against gentrification in Halifax, past and presentâ,
Radical Imagination Project, Halifax, May 20.
Waldron, I. (2015). âAddressing environmental injustices in Miâkmaq & African Nova Scotian
communities, Diversity Committee, Nova Scotia Environment, Halifax, April 16.
Waldron, I. (2014). âNorth End matters: Using the People Assessing their Health process to explore the
social determinants of health in the African Nova Scotian community in the North Endâ, North Central
Community Council, Halifax, June 5.
Waldron, I. (2014). âNorth End matters: Using the People Assessing their Health process to explore the
social determinants of health in the African Nova Scotian community in the North Endâ, Halifax
Community Health Board, Halifax, June 4.
Waldron, I. (2014). âIn whose backyard? Exploring toxic legacies in Black and Miâkmaw
communitiesâ, HRM Environment & Sustainability Standing Committee, Halifax, March 6.
Waldron, I. (2014). âCaring, connecting, contributing together: Discussions on gender diversity & health
careâ, CIHR CafĂ© Scientifique, Halifax, March 5.
Waldron, I. (2011). âChallenges & opportunities: Identifying meaningful occupations in low-income,
racialized communities in the North Endâ, Office of Aboriginal Affairs, Halifax, January 20.
Waldron, I. (2010). âChallenges & opportunities: Identifying meaningful occupations in low-income,
racialized communities in the North Endâ, North End Community Health Center, October 4.
Waldron, I. (2007). âRacism sucks! Speak upâ, Health Equity Council & Across Boundaries: An Ethno-
Racial Mental Health Agency, Toronto, September 15.
Waldron, I. (2002). âRacism and traumaâ, Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, June 21.
f. Public Event Organizing
2017 Co-organizer, âOver the Line: A Conversation on Race, Place & The Environmentâ,
funded by SSHRC Connection Grant, Halifax, October 26-27.
2017 Co-organizer, âEarth Day launch of Nova Scotia Environmental Bill of Rightâ, Halifax,
April 21.
2016 Co-organizer, Four-part speakersâ series, entitled âRacism: White, black, immigrant, and
Indigenous perspectivesâ, organized with Canadian Center for Ethics in Public Affairs
(funded by Presidentâs Office, Dalhousie University & Faculty of Health Professions,
Dalhousie University), Halifax, January 13, February 24, May 11 & November 9, 2016:
http://www.ccepa.ca/archives/2015_2016/racism.html
2015 Principal Organizer, âConnecting the dots: Confronting environmental racism in Nova
Scotiaâ, sponsored by Open Academy Grant, Royal Society of Canada Grant (funded by
Royal Society of Canada), Halifax, July 28.
2014 Principal Organizer, âIn whose backyard? Exploring toxic legacies in Miâkmaq and
African Nova Scotian communitiesâ, Sponsored by SSHRC (funded by SSHRC
Connections Grant), Halifax Forum, January 11.
2013 Principal Organizer, âIn whose backyard? Exploring toxic legacies in Miâkmaq and
African Nova Scotian communitiesâ, Sponsored by SSHRC (funded by SSHRC
Connections Grant), Membertou, November 28.
2013 Principal Organizer, âIn whose backyard? Exploring toxic legacies in Miâkmaq and
African Nova Scotian communitiesâ, Sponsored by SSHRC (funded by SSHRC
Connections Grant), Yarmouth Acadia First Nation Reserve, October 19.
2013 Principal Organizer, âIn whose backyard? Exploring toxic legacies in Miâkmaq and
African Nova Scotian communitiesâ, Sponsored by SSHRC (funded by SSHRC
Connections Grant), North Preston, October 5.
2013 Principal Organizer, âIn whose backyard? Exploring toxic legacies in Miâkmaq and
African Nova Scotian communitiesâ, Sponsored by SSHRC (funded by SSHRC
Connections Grant), Sunnyville, September 28.
2012 Principal Co-organizer, âCan we talk? About new visions for the North Endâ,
Sponsored by NSHRF (funded by NSHRF Knowledge Sharing Support Award), Halifax,
February 16.
2001 Co-organizer, âMental health & human rightsâ, Mental Health Department, World
Health Organization, Geneva, June 11.
4. MEDIA
a. Print
2017 âFrom genetic codes to postal codesâ, Dal News, November 2.
2017 âFostering new conversations about race, place and the environmentâ, Dal News, October
27.
2017 âNew organization to test rural water quality when government doesnâtâ, Nova Scotia
Advocate, October 6.
2017 âAdvocates push for environmental bill of rights in Nova Scotia: Non-partisan bill would
help marginalized communities across the province fight back against pollutionâ, The
Coast, April 21.
2017 âJim Maloney: âI was the product of environmental racismâ, Halifax Media Co-op,
March 16.
2017 âFighting environmental racism in Nova Scotiaâ, Nova Scotia Advocate, January 5.
2017 âA community of widows. The Shelburne dump and environmental racismâ, Nova
Scotia Advocate, January 2.
2016 âEnvironmental racism is violenceâ, Nova Scotia Advocate, December 1st.
2016 âProposed Africville class action offers former residents a chance at reparations: expertâ,
Yahoo Canada News, November 30.
2016 âSMU auditorium full to hear Indigenous perspectives on racismâ, The Signal, November
10.
2016 âInvestigating environmental racismâ, Future Perfect, October.
2016 âEqual earth: Communities combat environmental racism in Nova Scotiaâ, This
Magazineâs 50th Anniversary Edition, September/October.
2016 âThe dirt is for the poorâ, Tages-Anzeiger (Swiss Newspaper), July 23.
2016 âTrendsetters: The activist Ingrid Waldronâ, Halifax Magazine, May 6.
2016 âFighting environmental racism in Nova Scotia: Q&A with Advocate of the Year, Dr.
Ingrid Waldronâ, Springtide Collective Blog, March 22.
2016 âMapping environmental racism in Nova Scotiaâ, Canadian Geographic, March 17.
2016 âNova Scotia group maps environmental racism: The ENRICH Project looks at the cause
and effects of toxic industries near marginalized communitiesâ, CBC News Nova Scotia,
March 16.
2016 âInteractive Map Documents Environmental Racism in Nova Scotiaâ, Nova Scotia
Advocate, March 14.
2016 âCampaign to address environmental racism pushes aheadâ, Touch Base, February 22.
2016 âMinister is colour-blind to environmental racismâ, The Coast, January 28.
2016 âSMU speakers hoped to spark conversation about racismâ, The Signal, January 15.
2015 âWhat weâre doing right in Halifaxâ, The Coast, November 26.
2015 âActivists lobby for passage of Bill 111 to address environmental racismâ, The Signal,
November 25.
2015 âEnvironmental racism bill hopes to get to second reading: First Canadian bill of its kind
asks NS Ministry of Environment to consult communities near hazardous sitesâ,
Dalhousie Gazette, October 30.
2015 âFacing environmental racism and white privilege: Group wants Bill 111 proclaimed
without further delaysâ, Halifax Media Co-op, October 26.
2015 âNew bill addresses environmental racism around Miâkmaw, African Nova Scotian
communities, Touch Base, October 23.
2015 âBlack residents say Nova Scotia is racist about where it dumps its trashâ, Vice News,
October 1st.
2015 âRace, place and poison in Nova Scotiaâ, Ethnic Aisle Blog, September 25.
2015 âFacing Nova Scotiaâs environmental racism: Dalhousie professor speaks about
environmental challenges faced by marginalized communitiesâ, Dalhousie Gazette,
September 18.
2015 âWill Nova Scotia take environmental racism seriously?â, Halifax Examiner, July 29.
2015 âNova Scotiaâs sad state of environmental racism: Out of sight, shouldnât mean out of
mindâ, The Coast Blog, July 28.
2015 âTalking about the takeoverâ, Halifax Media Co-op, May 22.
2015 âPlaying partisan politics with environmental racismâ, Halifax Media Co-op, May 15.
2015 âNS Liberals = racist garbage - banner dropâ, Halifax Media Co-op, May 12.
2015 âWe need to address environmental racism in Nova Scotiaâ, Impact Ethics Blog, May 8.
2015 âEnvironmental racism remains a reality in Canadaâ, Huffington Post Canada, May 7.
2015 "We're on the backs of others that have paved the way for us: Bill 111 - An Act to
Address Environmental Racism, is introduced into Nova Scotia House of Assemblyâ,
Halifax Media Co-op, April 29.
2015 âNova Scotia bill aims to address legacy of 'environmental racism': Act to address
environmental racism, to propose committee to hold public meetings on issueâ, CBC
Information Morning, April 29. 2015 âMLAâs proposed bill targets environmental racismâ, Chronicle Herald, April 29.
2015 âWeekend focus: The toxic sites of Nova Scotia racismâ, Chronicle Herald, April 25.
2015 âWeekend focus: The good, bad of Halifaxâs North End resurgenceâ, Chronicle Herald,
April 18.
2014 âBoat Harbour photographer hopes to shine light on environmental racismâ, Chronicle
Herald, October 8. 2014 âConsider health effects before policy decisions, study urgesâ, Chronicle Herald,
May 27.
2014 âNeighbourhood finding a clear voice in Halifaxâs North Endâ, Metro News,
May 26.
2014 âIn whose backyard? Video documents environmental racism in Nova Scotiaâ, Halifax
Media Co-op, March 20.
2014 âEnvironmental racism report highlights Miâkmaq, African Nova Scotian concernsâ,
Chronicle Herald, March 11.
2014 âEnvironmental racism a pressing issueâ, Halifax Commoner, January 16.
2014 âEnvironmental racism still prevalent in Nova Scotia, communities sayâ, Halifax Media
Co-op, January 13.
2014 âEnvironmental racism links N.S. Blacks, Natives to minorities around the worldâ,
Chronicle Herald, January 11.
2014 âHealth top issue in Dal researcherâs environmental racism studyâ, Chronicle
Herald, January 1st.
2013 âGottingen residents make North End matterâ, Gottingen: Two Sides of the
Street, November 5.
2013 âJoint academic, grassroots project examines effects of âlocally unwanted land usesâ on
Nova Scotiaâs Indigenous black and Miâkmaq communitiesâ, Halifax Media Co-op,
November 1.
2013 âNorth End Matters will develop its own community health assessment toolâ, Halifax
Media Co-op, October 25.
2013 âEnvironmental racism focus of projectâ, Chronicle Herald, October 3.
2013 âTaking a community pulseâ, Chronicle Herald, September 14. 2013 âIn whose backyard?â, Between the Issues, Summer.
2012 âIssues specific to unique & marginalized populations in Nova Scotiaâ, Priorities
Matter, Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation Annual Report, November.
2012 âThe arts of inspirationâ, Chronicle Herald, October 21.
2012 âNew Halifax talk show to discuss poverty, racial tensions in the North Endâ, Metro
News, June 26.
2012 âNorth End community talks future solutionsâ, Peninsula News, February 16.
2006 âDiversity group to assist Region in review of servicesâ, The Independent & Free Press,
January 25.
2006 âDiversity Committee helping Halton with services reviewâ, The Oakville Beaver,
January 13.
2005 âSome diverse groups donât feel accepted in Halton: Researchâ, The Canadian
Champion, May 6.
2005 âCommunication primary barrierâ, The Burlington Post, May 1.
2005 âDiversity open houses plannedâ, The Independent & Free Press, April 13.
2005 âDiversity Committee to hold series of open housesâ, Burlington Post, March 4. 2003 âDiversity open house is set to address issues of tomorrowâ, The Canadian Champion,
April 26.
b. Television
2016 Interview on Global Morning News Halifax about environmental racism, ENRICH and
the new ENRICH interactive map, March 15, 2016.
2015 Interview on Global Morning News Halifax about environmental racism, July 28.
2015 Interview on Global Morning News Halifax about environmental racism bill, April 30. 2015 Interview on Global Evening News about environmental racism bill, April 29.
2015 Interview on Global Morning News Halifax about environmental racism, January 13.
2014 Interview on Global Halifax about environmental racism, October 29.
2014 Interview on CBC News Halifax about gentrification and health in the Black community
in the North End of Halifax, May 26. 2014 Interview on Global Morning News Halifax about gentrification and health in the Black
community in the North End of Halifax, May 26.
2014 Interview on Global Morning News Halifax about environmental racism, January 10.
2013 Interview on Doc Talks about environmental racism and gentrification and health in the
Black community in the North End of Halifax, December 9.
2013 Interview on CTV 6 PM Sunday News about environmental racism, October 6.
2012 Interview on CBC TV News Daily Segment about gentrification and health in the Black
community in the North End of Halifax, February 15.
2005 Interview on Simply Halton about health issues facing culturally diverse communities in
Toronto, March 30.
c. Radio & Podcast
2017 Interview on The Sheldon Macleod Show (Rogers News 95.7 Halifax) about
environmental racism, January 6.
2016 Interview on The Sheldon Macleod Show (Rogers News 95.7 Halifax) about op-ed piece
Dr. Waldron wrote for the December 1st edition of the Nova Scotia Advocate, entitled
âEnvironmental Racism is violenceâ, December 5.
2016 Interview on Shades of Green (CKDU, 88.1.FM) about environmental racism, May 9.
2016 Interview on The Sheldon Macleod Show (Rogers News 95.7 Halifax) about
environmental racism, January 29.
2015 Interview on Accessible Media about environmental racism for program
âInsightsâ, November 11.
2015 Interview on National and International Roundtable on Blog Talk Radio about
environmental racism, September 9.
2015 Interview on The Sheldon Macleod Show (Rogers News 95.7 Halifax) about
environmental racism, July 28.
2015 Interview on Examineradio (Halifax Examiner) about environmental racism, July 24.
2015 Interview on CBC Information Morning about environmental racism, April 29.
2014 Interview on Talking Radical Radio about environmental racism, October 15.
2014 Interview on CBC Mainstreet about gentrification and health in the Black community in
North End, Halifax, June 9.
2014 Interview on The Tide Podcast about environmental racism (Episode 6), May 14.
2014 Interview on CBC Information Morning about environmental racism, January 10.
2014 Interview on âInsightsâ about environmental racism, Accessible Media, January 10. 2004 Interview on York University Campus Radio about the impact of racism on the mental
health of Black Canadian women, October 10.
d. Webinar
2017 National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health Webinar on âRacing the social
determinants of health and health equityâ, October 17:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3FUbs_R874
Online Video
2015 Interview with Haligonia.ca about environmental racism in Nova Scotia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0wlqkAZXss
e. Live Chat
2013 Live chat with Gottingen: Two Sides of the Street online blog, November 5.
f. Live-Streamed Talk Show
2012 North End Matters (archived on Haligonia.ca), bi-weekly live-streamed talk show co-
produced with Pink Dog Productions about the social determinants of health in the North
End of Halifax, June-December.
g. Documentary Film
2015 Outreach film for Time to Clear the Air Program, a short youth outreach film produced
for my âTime to Clear the Air: Art on Environmental Racism by Miâkmaq & African
Nova Scotian youthâ project, released January 11.
2014 In whose backyard?, a documentary film produced for my âEnvironmental noxiousness,
racial inequities & community healthâ project about environmental racism in Nova
Scotia, released March 22.
2012 The North End: In search of a new beginning, a documentary film produced for my
âNorth End Mattersâ study about gentrification and the social determinants of health in
the Black community in the North End of Halifax, released May 14.
h. Documentary Film Screenings
2014 In whose backyard?, a documentary film screened at the Tatamagouche Summer Free
School, Waldegrave Farm, Tatamagouche, August 21.
2014 In whose backyard?, a documentary film screened at the Emerging Lens Film Festival,
Miâkmaq Native Friendship Center, Halifax, May 2.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2002- present Canadian Sociological Association