Dr. Josie C. Auger

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Dr. Josie C. Auger

Associate Professor

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Email: jauger@athabascau.ca

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Josie C. Auger, Ph.D. is a tenured Associated Professor in the Centre of Interdisciplinary Studies in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Athabasca University. Her doctoral research addressed STI/HIV prevention using popular theatre and action research as methods. In 2014, she published, “My People’s Blood: Indigenous Sexual Health Recovery.” She received her doctorate in 2010 from the University of Alberta. Justification for her academic career interruption includes employment from 2008-2012 as a senior executive for a non-profit organization in Indigenous community health and wellness, elected leadership from 2014-2018 for the Bigstone Cree Nation (Treaty 8). Teaching and research drive the academy.

Pedagogically, Dr. Auger developed and coordinated courses in Indigenous Studies, Indigenous research Methods, and Indigenous health. Research is also meant to be applied and not sitting on the shelf. Since returning to academia in 2018, Dr. Auger expanded her doctoral research on sexuality to self-determination and sovereignty using Indigenous research methodology. She received Athabasca University and SSHRC Connection Grant funding to host an international online and virtual gathering in 2022 on the topic of Indigenous Research Ethics. She received funding from the university to lead a COVID-19 research project with Indigenous learners, and continues to support student learning through the Sacred Circle of Squares (online).

Dr. Auger’s record of accomplishment as a team member is promising. She has worked with colleagues from Athabasca University and nationally as a Principal Investigator, co-applicant, and collaborator on research projects with the University of Calgary, McGill University, University of Montreal, University of Saskatchewan, Thompson Rivers University, and Wilfred Laurier University. Dr. Auger’s current fields of study, include Indigenous Studies focusing on research, health, legal traditions, environment, architecture, and culture.

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Research interests

  • Indigenous studies
  • Indigenous research methods
  • Indigenous research ethics
  • Population health
  • Indigenous health and policy
  • Indigenous legal traditions
  • Governance
  • Treaty relationships
  • History
  • Politics
  • Environment
  • Architecture
  • Culture

Educational credentials

  • 2010 Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta
  • 1999 Master of Science, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta
  • 1996 Bachelor of Arts in Native Studies, University of Alberta
  • 1988 Native Communications Diploma, Grant MacEwan Community College