Ciann L. Wilson, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology,
Wilfried Laurier University, ON
I have over a decade experience working within racialized and Indigenous communities across Canada, first as a youth programmer and advocate in Toronto, and now as a health researcher doing work across the country. My body of work aims to utilize research as an avenue for sharing the stories and realities of Black, Indigenous and racialized communities for the improvement of the health and wellbeing of our communities​.
Substantive Areas:
Intersectionality Theory, Critical Ethnic Studies, Youth Studies, Community Health and Development, and Social Determinants of Health.
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Specialty Areas:
Qualitative Analysis; Arts-based Methodologies; Indigenous Methodologies; Anti-Oppressive Practice; Anti-colonial theory; Community-Based Participatory Action Research; Black, Indigenous and Racialized Community Health and Wellbeing;
Mental Health; HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health.
For research and consult inquiries, please email me: ciwilson@wlu.ca
"Write our stories. Draw our stories. Dance our stories. Paint our stories.
Sculpt our stories. Do so without reservation, without qualification,
and without hesitation so we REMEMBER."
Dr. Mutegi
Get to Know My Works:
Proclaiming Our Roots Digital Stories
Digital stories are personal videos that layer image, video, voice, text, sound, music, etc. to convey narratives of personal experience. Our digital stories express our personal and collective truths, insights and memories as Black-Indigenous peoples on Turtle Island. The digital form of these stories allows for the preservation, archiving and sharing of our testimonies with a broad audience. Below are some digital stories from my project: Proclaiming Our Roots.
