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Research Events
Come join us virtually on Thursday, January 22, 2026 for Dr. Debbie Martin’s talk “The Trouble with Indigenous Identity Policies and How They are Harming Indigenous Peoples.
Wading into the complicated politics of Indigenous identity has opened a whole host of issues for academic institutions. In this presentation, Dr. Martin will explore some of the ways in which Indigenous Peoples, who are meant to be protected from the harm caused by those committing “Indigenous identity fraud”, are being targeted and erased by the very policies meant to protect them.
Debbie Martin is NunatuKavut Inuk, raised in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, with many family connections to both Trinity Bay and St. Lewis, Labrador. Dr. Martin is a Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples’ Health and Well-Being and Full Professor at Dalhousie University. She is currently the Nominated Principal Investigator of the Wabanaki-Labrador Indigenous Health Research Network.
Further details coming soon! Please RSVP today by filling out Dr. Debbie Martin’s talk RSVP Form.
SAVE THE DATE! The MSVU Research Office invites you to join us for Research Refresh Training event on Wednesday, January 28th, from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm in McCain 105/106.
RSVP today by clicking and filling out the Research Refresh 2026 RSVP Form!
Stay tuned for further information!
SAVE THE DATE! The MSVU Research Office Lunch & Learn invites you to join us to learn about Mitacs with Reid Sutherland on Thursday, February 12th 2026, from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm.
RSVP today by clicking and filling out the Mitacs Webinar with Reid Sutherland RSVP Form!
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SAVE THE DATE! Come join us on Tuesday, February 24th from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (McCain 105/Hybrid)
The MSVU Research Office welcomes Dr. Rachel Zellars to our campus. Dr. Zellars is a lawyer, Associate Professor, and Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Social Justice and Community Studies at Saint Mary’s University. Prior, she served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Vermont in the Department of History, where her research focused on the history of Black migration and slavery in the Maritimes beginning in the 18th century.
Dr. Zellars’ research focuses on the histories of anti-black schooling segregation and resistance in Canada; migration and slavery in the Maritimes and throughout the Atlantic world from the 18th century; and the historical impact of gender violence in the lives of Black women.
Further details coming soon! Please RSVP today by filling out Dr. Debbie Martin’s talk RSVP Form.