Lindsay Farrell

(She, Her, Hers)

Adjunct Professor

Psychology

Other Titles: Director, Indigenous Mental Wellness & Substance Use, and Community Services, Indigenous Health, Vancouver Coastal Health
Email: lindsay.farrell@ubc.ca

Research Summary

Dr. Farrell’s research interests focus on Indigenous wellness and substance use, harm reduction, cannabis and mental health.

Biography

Dr. Lindsay Farrell is Anishinaabe (she/her) and of mixed White settler descent. Her mother is Anishinaabe from Whitewater Lake in Northern Ontario, and her father is a second-generation White settler of Scottish, Irish, and English descent. Lindsay is a member of Eabametoong First Nation and grew up in Thunder Bay, Ontario. She has spent the last several years working within academic health research and healthcare settings to advance Indigenous cultural safety & humility, process of Truth and Reconciliation, and supporting improved health and wellness outcomes for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples.

Degrees

PhD Simon Fraser University