Melody Morton Ninomiya, PhD

Melody is a settler of Japanese and Swiss-German Mennonite descent, Assistant Professor in the Health Science Department at Wilfrid Laurier University, and Canada Research Chair T2 in Community-Driven Knowledge Mobilization and Pathways to Wellness. She co-leads a variety of First Nations community-driven health and wellness research projects and is involved in national and regional working groups and advisory teams on Indigenous-focused projects related to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, Indigenous evaluation frameworks and principles. Melody and Annie Picard have worked together on multiple initiatives over the last 10+ years.