Our Group
Dr. Graham's group of First Nation psychologists work in Theme 4: Healing from Trauma and Reducing Addictions.
Dr. Graham belongs to the Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR), a national network for ending Indigenous illness and promoting Indigenous mental health and healing, including the SK-NEIHR and the ON-NEIHR.
Dr. Graham established an Indigenous Nursing Professional Practice Group (kā-wīci-pimohtēmāt) within the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS).
Current Projects
- A podcast titled pihtikwê in association with Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR). pihtikwê means "welcome" in the Cree language. In this podcast, three leading First Nations psychologists, Dr. Brenda Restoule, Dr. Holly Graham and Dr. Alanaise Ferguson, welcome Indigenous psychologists and health leaders in the mental wellness fields to share their stories, knowledge, and lived experiences. Together they discuss how that relates to challenges and successes in navigating and working within systems of care, and strength-based and cultural approaches to healing. Listen on Spotify
Dr. Holly Graham, PI
Dr. Holly Graham is a member of the Thunderchild First Nation, SK. She has worked as a Registered Nurse (RN) in northern communities and various other health care environments since 1985. Currently, Holly is an Associate Professor in the College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry at the University of Saskatchewan. She also maintains an active practice as a Registered Doctoral Psychologist, working primarily with individuals who have experienced trauma and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Holly's research is strength-based with a focus on Indigenous health, mental health, and wellness. She currently holds an Indigenous Research Chair in Nursing awarded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF), and the Canadian Nurses Foundation (CNF). Dr. Graham's Research Chair, entitled wahkohtowin (We are all Related and Interconnected), will support and mentor undergraduate and graduate nursing students to engage in advancing reconciliation within nursing practice, research, education, and administration.