Taylor Atwater

Taylor Atwater is a PhD student and Researcher at Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Health Sciences. She is affiliated with the Centre for Collaborative Action on Indigenous Health Governance (CCAIHG) and the BC NEIHR, focusing on advancing ethical health research practices rooted in First Nations perspectives and cultural safety.

• Education:
  • MSc in Indigenous Population Health, Simon Fraser University
• Research Interests:
  • First Nations-specific health research ethics
  • Indigenizing health indicators and reporting
  • Structural racism in health systems
  • Cultural safety and humility
  • Two-Eyed Seeing methodology
• Roles:
  • Indigenous Health Research Facilitator for Vancouver Coastal and Fraser Regions (BC NEIHR/CCAIHG)
• Community:
  • Resides on the unceded and occupied lands of the Líl̓wat Nation