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Course Description

This event will discuss the development of the partnership between Lakehead University and Nokiiwin Tribal Council in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Through this partnership, they successfully obtained a CIHR grant, attended a ‘Hackathon’, and developed an e-mental health app.

You will learn:

  • How the partnership with the Nokiiwin Tribal Council was developed
  • What a “Hackathon is”
  • Understand the process in which they developed the Wiiji app
  • Learn about the Wiiji app and what the app can do


Take-home messages

  • Relationship building takes time
  • Relationships are built on trust and respect
  • Hackathon’s are engaging and fun
  • Peer to peer support interventions are becoming more common


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Vicki Kristman, PhD

Dr. Vicki Kristman is a Professor in the Department of Health Sciences and Director and Senior Scientist of the EPID@Work Research Institute at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario. She holds a Lakehead University-Ontario Research Chair in Injury & Disability Prevention. She conducts research to better understand factors associated with health, particularly mental health, and disability in the workplace to develop and test interventions to improve the lives of workers.

PhD Candidate, Carleton University, Ontario, Canada

Robyn O'Loughlin

Robyn A O'Loughlin is a PhD Candidate in law and legal Studies at Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario. Her dissertation research focuses on Ontario's anti-bullying framework and its potential impact on Indigenous students who move off reserve to attend high school in northern Ontario. She is also a Research Associate with EPID@Work (Enhancing the Prevention of Injury and Disability @ Work) Research Institute at Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. Her research at EPID relates to workplace bullying, violence and harassment and its potential impact on Indigenous workers.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    An e-Mental Health Intervention for Indigenous Workers

    • Pre-Survey

    • An e-Mental Health Intervention for Indigenous Workers

    • An e-Mental Health Intervention for Indigenous Workers - Presentation Slides

    • Evaluation Survey