Heather Nelson

Email

nelsonhe@saskpolytech.ca

Research Projects

• Impact of Sport for Low Income Youth

• Success strategies and barriers for Indigenous students in the School of Nursing

• The role of essential skills in post-secondary success

• Supporting a Growing International Student Population at Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Select Publications

• Indigenous students: Barriers and success strategies–A review of existing literature (link)

• Promoting Indigenous nursing student success in post-secondary education: A phenomenological study (link)

Expertise

• Marginalized Populations

• Health Promotion

• Sports

Sarah Oosman

Email

sarah.oosman@usask.ca

Research Projects

• Wuskiwiy-tan! (Let’s Move!) Aging Well in a Northern Saskatchewan Métis Community

• Tah-Nighaniwhak! (They will be leaders!) Growing Up Well in a Northern Saskatchewan Métis community

• A Community-Informed Team and Technology Approach to Chronic Back Pain Management in Partnership with a Northern Saskatchewan Cree First Nation

• Jigging our Health

Frequent Collaborators

• Dr. Sylvia Abonyi

• Ms Liz Durocher (Community Co-Lead)

• Mr. TJ Roy (Community Co-Lead)

Select Publications

• Enhancing Access to Physical Therapy Services for People Experiencing Poverty and Homelessness: The Lighthouse Pilot Project (link)

Expertise

• Health Promotion

• Mixed Methods

• Indigenous Health

• Metis Health

• Intergenerational Approaches

• Community Based Research