Sarah de Leeuw

Visiting Scholar, Geography & Regional Development

Ph.D., 2007. Geography, Queen’s University. Kingston, Ontario, Canada
M.A., 2002. Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Northern British Columbia. Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
B.F.A., 1996. Fine Arts, Creative Writing. University of Victoria. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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E-mail: deleeuws@unbc.ca

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Curriculum Vitae

Research

My current post-doctoral research (funded by Fulbright and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada –SSHRC–) is situated, broadly, at the intersection of cultural and historical geography; it draws heavily from ongoing discussions in (post)colonial theory and writings by Indigenous theorists, artists, and writers. My work is focused on diminutive and intimate geographies, colonialism in British Columbia, relationships between American boarding schools and Canadian residential schools, and responses by Aboriginal children, often through creative and artistic means, to colonial efforts.

Unquestionable links exist between 1) historical and contemporary colonial activities and 2) the significant health disparities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples. Consequently, my future research will aim to expand understandings about colonialism (past and present), particularly as it was undertaken geographically, as a social determinant of Aboriginal peoples’ health. In 2008, I will join the Northern Medical Program at the University of Northern British Columbia as an Assistant Professor where this research program will begin.

Project Involvement

• Research Associate: National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health; University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, B.C., Canada. (Funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada) http://www.unbc.ca/nccah/index.html
• Research Associate: Centre of Excellence for Children and Adolescents with Special Needs: The UNBC Task Force on Substance Abuse; Prince George, B.C., Canada. (Funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada) http://www.unbc.ca/centreca/index.html