Mary Smith

Mary Smith is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing within Queen's University's Faculty of Health Sciences. Her research examines mental health nursing practice, Nurse Practitioner pedagogy, and Indigenous health equity.

Current projects focus on Chronic Kidney Disease management in First Nation communities through strength-based approaches. She received the Kidney Foundation of Canada Allied Research Grant (2019) for community-engaged kidney health research.

Methodological approaches include cultural safety frameworks, Indigenous epistemologies, and autoethnography. She maintains clinical expertise in mental healthcare and First Nations community health contexts.