Heather Morin Email & Phone Number

Canada

Nanaimo

Completed research project Retention of Aboriginal Students at Vancouver Island University.Successful with Ethics ApplicationDeveloped on-line survey, focus group and interview questionsFacilitated focus groups with students and interviews with professionalsDisseminated and Analyzed qualitative and quantitative data.Completed report with an Aboriginal student voice.

Completed a NVivo contract – First Year University Students Moving ForwardCompleted a Community Based Research Toolkit and curriculum to present to Aboriginal communities.

Facilitated the building of data and research capacity in First Nations communities in BCManaged Phase II (2008-2009) of the First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey for BCAnalyzed health data for First Nations in BC and facilitated knowledge translation to communities and their partners by collaborating with BC Ministry of Health Services and Health CanadaInvolved in implementing the Tripartite Data Quality Sharing Agreement and the Tripartite First Nations Health Plan

Worked with Provincial and Federal governments to produce Measuring Outcomes report that showed progress with the Transformative Change AccordWorked with various Provincial Ministries in BC to implement the Aboriginal Administrative Data Standard in order to ensure that Aboriginal data is collected consistently across ministries

Worked with Aboriginal Contacts in 60 school districts in BC, providing education about the importance and uses of data and statisticsProvided provincial education data to Aboriginal contacts in regards to Education Enhancement Agreements which look at Aboriginal student success in public schoolsContributed to the How Are We Doing report, in collaboration with the Information BranchCreated a paper entitled Unraveling the Mysteries of Data Presented the How Are We Doing report and Unraveling the Mysteries of Data to school districts, Aboriginal committees and at various federal and provincial conferences.Worked with various branches to integrate Aboriginal content into K – 12 curriculumWorked with the Ministry of Advanced Education on various reports and data tools

Masters Of Education, Indigenous Knowledge And Pedagogies, Graduate

Activities and Societies: Had to put on hold due to moving to Regina at the end of Marchstarted July 4th put on hold Jan 2013 Writing.

Indian Education Afterdegree, K-12 Teaching

Bachelor Of Arts, History