Faculty & School/Dept.
Faculty of Health - School of Nursing
Degrees
Doctor of Social Science - 2023
Royal Roads University
Victoria, BC Canada
Masters Public Health - 2016
Walden University
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - 1996
Walla Walla University
Walla Walla, Washington, USA
Biography
Kate Dunn joins the school of nursing as an assistant professor for Indigenous Health, History and Healing. Dunn is a member of the Mississaugi First Nation and a registered nurse, recently completing a doctorate in social sciences from Royal Roads University and postdoctoral training with University Health Network. Dunn’s doctoral work engaged in knowledge seeking and co-creation with Indigenous Knowledge Keepers in Alberta to produce a DocuStory film on the story of liver wellness related to hepatitis C to inspire increased engagement in hepatitis c screening and treatment within Indigenous communities.
Dunn’s research focuses on qualitative methods and relational, reciprocal, and relevant participatory transdisciplinary approaches incorporating Indigenous Ways of Knowing, Being, Doing and Connecting with clinical and social science to support implementation science and wholistic wellness with Indigenous community partners.
Selected Publications
Canadian Liver Journal 2024
Dunn, KPR; Weasel Moccasin B. (2024). Knowledge and wisdom in healthcare practice. Canadian Liver Journal, 7(3). https://doi.org/10.3138/canlivj-2024-0011
International Journal of Qualitative Methods 2023
Dunn, Kate P.R. (2023). Wellness Perspectives Surrounding Hepatitis C: Reflections on the Head to Heart Journey Within a Graduate Student Experience. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, (22). https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069231220774
Canadian Liver Journal 2023
Williams, K.P., Dunn, K. P. R., Lee S. S. (2023). The Canadian hepatitis C treatment landscape: Time to turn chaos into order. Canadian Liver Journal, 6(2). Retrieved from https://canlivj.utpjournals.press/doi/full/10.3138/canlivj-2023-0008
Doctoral Dissertation Portfolio, Royal Roads University 2023 Dunn, KPR. (2023). Bringing Life to Liver Wellness Through Wisdom Seeking Conversations: Conceptualizations of Liver Health with Indigenous Communities. https://viurrspace.ca/handle/10613/26358
The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2022
Dunn, K.P.R., Oster, R.T., Williams, K.P., Egan, C.E., Letendre A., Crowshoe, H., Potestio M.L., Lee, S.S. (2022). Addressing inequities in access to care among Indigenous peoples with chronic hepatitis C in Alberta, Canada. The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 7(7). doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(22)00129-7https://www.thelancet.com/issue/S2468125322X0006X
Canadian Liver Journal 2022
Dunn, K. P. R., Williams, K. P., Egan, C. E., Potestio, M. L., Lee, S. S. (2021). ECHO+: Improving access to hepatitis C care within Indigenous communities in Alberta, Canada. Canadian Liver Journal, 5(2). Retrieved from https://canlivj.utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/canlivj-2021-002
Other Research Outputs
Writer, Director, Producer and Impact Coordinator for DocuStory Film Wholistic Conversations on Liver Wellness: An Indigenous Perspective 2022
Indigenous Knowledge Keepers sharing perspectives on liver health in relation to hepatitis C set to land-based visuals and wellness-based storyline. Giving visual voice to wellness messaging as an awareness resource for hepatitis C.
Fort Langley Film Festival: Best Short 2023
Film Only Film Festival: Indigenous/ Racial Awareness Category 3rd Place 2023
3 Fires International Film Festival: Official Selection 2023
Regina International Film Festival and Awards: Official Selection 2023
19th Annual Vox Popular Media Arts Festival: Official Selection 2023
ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Mediatheque: Official Selection 2023
International Multicultural Film Festival Australia: Official Selection 2023
Impact Docs Awards: Winner Award of Merit 2023
Best Short Fest: Semi-Finalist 2023
Our Heritage, Our Planet Film Week: Official Selection 2023
Directors Cut International Film Festival: Finalist 2023
Spotlight on Academics Film Festival: Official Selection 2024
The film is accessible for audience screening at the following organizational websites:
CATIE
https://www.catie.ca/resource/wholistic-conversations-on-liver-wellness-an-indigenous-perspective
Canadian Liver Foundation
https://www.liver.ca/blog/resource/wholistic-conversations-liver-wellness-indigenous-perspective/
ECHO Resources University of Calgary
https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/resource/echo/home
Awards
Royal Roads University - Founders Award - 2023
Canadian Association of Hepatology Nurses: Innovation & Inspiration Award - 2024
Supervision
Currently available to supervise graduate students:
Currently taking on work-study students, Graduate Assistants or Volunteers:
Available to supervise undergraduate thesis projects: