About Me
Among Canada's first Métis physicians and the most prolific author in her field, Dr. Smylie is globally respected by academics and Indigenous community leaders for consistently producing and translating innovative research into tangible benefits for Indigenous community. Her research findings have been applied to lever >$20 million of new funding for Indigenous health and social services, such as Indigenous midwifery and child development programming. Her scholarly contributions include: advancing theory and practice of Indigenous knowledge translation; unmasking urban Indigenous population size and health inequities; and improving recognition of health systems' responses to racism as a core determinant of Indigenous health.