Please join us in welcoming Dr. Erica (Samms) Hurley to SEED (School of Environment, Enterprise and Development) for a conversation on Reflecting, Recentering and Rethinking: Centering Heart in Indigenous Research
Date: Friday, May 29
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location:
SEED Intact Conference Room
EV3 – 4th Floor, Room 4327
Dr. Erica (Samms) Hurley is a Mi’kmaq scholar and an Assistant Professor at Memorial University’s Faculty of Nursing and is Cross- Appointed with Humanities at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland. She is connected to community through both parents but has a stronger connection through her father’s side. With a deep commitment to Indigenous health, her academic and professional work is rooted in decolonizing research methodologies and promoting culturally safe healthcare practices. Dr. Hurley’s academic journey is distinguished by her focus on addressing health inequities faced by Indigenous peoples. She has been doing advocacy work and engaged in policy work since she was a teenager. She holds a Ph.D. in Nursing, where her doctoral research focused on the exploring what heart means to Mi’kmaq women. Her work aims to create more culturally appropriate understanding of health interventions associated with needs of Mi’kmaq people.
Erica will share her journey, lessons learned, and insights from her research working hand in hand with Community, including the WATERR Lab - Wellness And Transformative Engagement in Research Relationships, the Rethinking Project, the Marine Biomass Innovation Project, and her PhD work on A Journey of the Heart.