Suzanne Stewart

Research Synopsis

Suzanne is a member of the Yellowknife Dene First Nation. She is a mother of four children. She is a psychologist and Associate Professor of Indigenous healing in Counselling Psychology at OISE/University of Toronto, where she is also Special Advisor the Dean on Aboriginal Education and the Chair of the Indigenous Education Network. Research and teaching interest includes Indigenous mental health and healing in psychology (homelessness, youth mental health, identity, and work-life development), and Indigenous pedagogies in teacher education and higher education and psychotherapy practice/training. She is also Chair of the Aboriginal Section of the Canadian Psychology Association and is committed to advancing Indigenous healing issues through the discipline of psychology.