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Katrina Pollock serves as a Research Associate at Aurora College's North Slave Research Centre in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, while pursuing her Doctor of Science (DSc) candidacy at Queen's University.
Her academic credentials include:
- Master of Public Administration (MPA)
- Doctor of Science (DSc) Candidate, Queen's University
Pollock specializes in culturally safe program evaluation focused on child and youth health equity. Her 15-year career in northern Canada encompasses:
- Evaluating Indigenous-led early childhood interventions
- Assessing educational funding equity (JK-12)
- Measuring cultural safety in Indigenous primary healthcare
- Implementing school-based mental health services
Her doctoral research develops innovative methods to capture young children's perspectives in daycare quality assessments.
As a settler researcher from Nova Scotia, she began her career in 2011 studying environmental health impacts on children in northern Manitoba, consistently prioritizing youth engagement in program design and evaluation.
Pollock collaborates extensively with Northwest Territories government agencies and Indigenous organizations, though specific research teams or laboratory facilities are not detailed in available materials.
