Community Advisory Board (CAB)
CAB is the Community Advisory Board, consisting of volunteers from different sectors of Kahnawà:ke, put together for community members to have representation within KSDPP and its functions. CAB members meet monthly to oversee the program, influence decision making, give feedback and ensure needs of the community are addressed. Main tasks have included the creation of the Vision Statement and the Code of Research Ethics, which describe how the CAB, community researchers and academic researchers could work with one another in a respectful manner.
Amelia Tekwahtonti McGregorAmelia Tekwahtonti McGregor, a revered community leader and knowledge holder, was one of the founding members of CAB in 1994. She provides vital contributions to KSDPP for Indigenous research methodology, health promotion and community education. In addition, she has nurtured everyone including the many students. For her inspiring leadership, McGill University awarded her an Honorary Doctor of Science in 2023.
Dianne Labelle
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Kaylia Marquis
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Wahéhshon WhitebeanWahéhshon is the Education Research Consultant and Ethics Chair at the Kahnawà:ke Education Center. She was appointed to the Research Team in 2021, and then to CAB in 2022. She is a PhD candidate in Educational Studies at McGill University in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education. Wahéhshon has extensive experience in community work, leadership, and language/culture reclamation. The primary focus of her work and research is on language/culture revitalization, Indigenous education, and Onkwehón:we pathways to health and well-being.
Chantal HaddadChantal is a professional Dietitian/Nutritionist at the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre and has been a CAB member since the beginning of KSDPP in 1994. Her contribution to diet and nutrition is immeasurable. She continues her service to the community in her current role of Dietitian and Nutrition.
Kyla Jacobs
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KSDPP Staff
Nadine MontourBookkeeper
Nadine previously worked as Finance Manager at Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre before retiring and joining the KSDPP team in 2021 . She enjoys spending time with her grandchildren and at her cabin in Tiowero:ton. 
Kim DelormierCommunications Coordinator
Kim joined KSDPP in March 2025. She has an extensive background in graphic design and communications, working both independently and within various community organizations, and beyond. Kim enjoys the outdoors, caring for her animals and most of all, spending time with her granddaughter.
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Lori Diabo-McComberAdministrative Assistant to KSDPP and Diabetes Action Canada
Lori joined KSDPP in 2021 and is responsible to organize meetings, recording, and transcription of meeting minutes, and ensuring follow up. Lori retired in 2020 after 29 years at Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre, the last 22 years as Executive Assistant. She enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, reading and doing jig saw puzzles. 
Kaylia MarquisOrganizational Development Consultant
With over a decade of experience in community advisory, leadership, and governance roles, Kaylia supports organizational development and leads projects that align foundational processes and health research ethics with community values.
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Coreen DelormierProgram Director
Coreen joined KSDPP as Program Director in October 2024. With over 20 years of hands-on experience building connections and fostering collaboration among businesses, organizations, and stakeholders, she brings strong leadership and a deep commitment to advancing KSDPP’s mission and values.
Shannon UdyResearch Coordinator
Shannon Udy is the Research Coordinator at KSDPP and a citizen of the Métis Nation of British Columbia. She is a registered dietitian and has worked in partnership with KSDPP since 2021, completing her Master of Science in Human Nutrition at McGill University, under the supervision of Dr. Treena Delormier. Her research supported community food security and Indigenous food sovereignty in Kahnawà:ke.
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The Research Team
Brittany Wenniserí:iostha JockBear Clan from Akwesasne
Assistant Professor, Centre for Indigenous Peoples’ Nutrition & Environment (CINE), McGill University [email protected] www.mcgill.ca/nutrition/staff/professors/brittany-wenniseriiostha-jock 
Ann C. MacaulayProfessor Emerita, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University
"I am dedicated to participatory research for Indigenous health" [email protected] www.mcgill.ca/familymed/ann-macaulay 
Donna Ivimey
Dave Bergeron, RN, Ph.D.Dave Bergeron is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Sciences at Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR). His research focuses on community-based health promotion and program evaluation in partnership with Indigenous communities in Canada, Colombia, and Peru. He is particularly interested in realist evaluation, arts-based research, knowledge translation, and the recognition of traditional knowledge.
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Treena DelormierScientific Director of KSDPP
Associate Professor, School of Human Nutrition, McGill University [email protected] www.mcgill.ca/nutrition/staff/professors/treena-wasontiio-delormier 
Sarah FraserProfessor, Faculté des arts et des sciences - École de psychoéducation, Université de Montréal
[email protected] 
Katsitsiio Splicer
Katsi’tsí:io, Onkwehonwe from Kahnawà:ke, is a research coordinator for youth-led, action-based research that explores how to engage youth in community. She is passionate about the journey of decolonization and re-indigenizing aspects of life, in particular her mind and way of living. She has a six-year-old daughter and a "dog-daughter", teaches yoga and is passionate about physical and wholistic health. Although she has a masters of health science in mental health and a masters of social work in the Indigenous field of study, she is learning there is more to life than Western education and understandings of “work” and has been on a journey to live sustainably.
Leila Qashu
Executive Director, Qc NEIHR
(Quebec Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research) Leila Qashu is a qualitative researcher, educator, arts-based practitioner and human rights activist dedicated to supporting ground-up, community-based projects initiated by and for Indigenous communities. She prioritizes listening and focusing on community-based and collaborative initiatives. |
Alex M. McComberCommunity Advisor and Researcher, KSDPP
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University [email protected] www.mcgill.ca/familymed/alex-m-mccomber 
Lucie LévesqueProfessor, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University
[email protected] skhs.queensu.ca/people/faculty/lucie-levesque-phd/ 
Sonia Périllat-AmédéeResearch Coordinator, KSDPP
(on maternity leave) Sonia started working with KSDPP in 2018 through her Master's in Human Nutrition at McGill. She is now working as research assistant to Treena Delormier on the Community Mobilization Training project and the Québec Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research. [email protected] 
Ines SebaiInterim Research Coordinator, KSDPP
(replacing Sonia Périllat-Amédée) Ines Sebai holds an applied bachelor's degree in nutrition from Tunisia. She completed a master's degree in nutrition at the Université de Montréal where she is currently pursuing a PhD at the Faculty of Medicine. Her research focuses on the relationship between nutrition and health among First Nations in Canada. |
Student Trainees
Brittany McBeathPhD Candidate
Brittany is a Kanyen'kehá:ka woman of mixed ancestry from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. She has been studying under the supervision of Dr. Lucie Lévesque in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen's University, in partnership with KSDPP since 2017. [email protected] 
Cameron Hare
Cameron is a member of the Métis Nation of Ontario and has been working with KSDPP since 2023. He is currently a graduate student at the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen's University
[email protected] 
Ana Paola Islas CastilloPaola is an exchange student from Mexico studying Nutrition and Wellness at Tecnológico de Monterrey. She is assisting with the KSDPP Traditional Recipe Book project, highlighting the cultural and nutritional value of traditional foods.
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Derek WasyliwDerek Wasyliw is a Ph.D. candidate in Kinesiology Sciences at McGill University and currently works within the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Alberta. A KSDPP research team member since 2014, his research revolves around bridging Indigenous and Western research methods to co-construct relational and ethical programming through CBPR approaches. Passionate about holistic wellness, Derek collaborates with Indigenous and non-Indigenous partners to advance culturally grounded, land-based, and intergenerational mentorship programs in PHE.
Marisol Vidal Batres
Marisol is a Research Assistant at the Centre for Indigenous Peoples’ Nutrition and Environment (CINE). She holds a master’s in Human Nutrition and supports summer students' projects at KSDPP related to Dr. Delormier’s Canada Research Chair.
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Colin BailliePhD Candidate
Colin is a PhD Candidate from Queen's University and has been a KSDPP Research Team Member Since 2014. [email protected] 
Ekua ManfulEkua is a Ghanaian master’s student
at McGill University’s School of Human Nutrition, supervised by Dr. Treena Delormier, and has partnered with KSDPP since 2024. 
Giselle Alfred
Kwakwaka’wakw from the Namgis and Mamalilikulla First Nations, Undergraduate Student Trainee, School of Biomedical Sciences, McGill University .
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Former Student Trainees
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Trainee
Victoria Taylor Grace deHaan Cameron Hare Hariata Tai Rakena Shannon Blake *Shannon Udy Danial Vagharfard Elena Tresierra-Farbridge *Hariata Tai Rakena *Olivia Franks Colin P.T. Baillie *Brittany McBeath *Leslie Ann Stacey *Andrea Ianni *Morgan Philips Cedric Jamet Jonathan Salsberg Soultana Macridis Evangeline Seganathy *Sarah Horne Lindsay Hogan Maedeh Khayyat Kholghi Jayne Murdoch *Treena Delormier Sherri Bisset Shannon Dow Elizabeth Doxsee Allison Kirby *Laura Salmon Gisèle Guilbault Michelle Jimenez *Ojistoh Horn Mary Trifonopoulos |
Research Supervisor
Lucie Lévesque Lucie Lévesque Lucie Lévesque Alex McComber Treena Delormier Lucie Lévesque Alex McComber Lee Schaefer Lucie Lévesque Lucie Lévesque Lucie Lévesque Alex M. McComber Lucie Lévesque Steve Jordan Warren Linds Spencer Moore Enrique Garcia Ann Macaulay Kathryn Gray-Donald Enrique Garcia Gillian Bartlett/Jon Salsberg Kathryn Gray Donald Katherine Frohlich/Louise Potvin Margaret Cargo/Louise Potvin Nadia Ferrara Lucie Lévesque Lucie Lévesque Kathryn Gray-Donald Louise Potvin/Lucie Lévesque Olivier Receveur Gilles Paradis Harriet Kuhnlein |
Degree
BSc BSc BSc PhD BHSc MSc BHSc BA MA MSc MSc MSc MEd MSc PhD MA PhD PhD MSc MSc MA MSc MSc PhD MSc MA MA MA MSc MSc MSc MSc MSc |
Graduation
2025 2025 2025 2025 2025 2024 2024 2023 2021 2021 2021 2020 2020 2019 2019 2016 2015 2015 2014 2013 2013 2013 2012 2011 2008 2006 2006 2005 2004 2001 1999 1999 1995 |
Institution, Department
Queen's University, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies Queen's University, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies Queen's University, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa McGill University, School of Human Nutrition Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University Sociology, Concordia University McGill University, Dept. of Kinesiology and Physical Education Queen's University, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies Queen's University, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies Queen's University, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies McGill University, Faculty of Education Queen's University, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies McGill University, Dept of Integrated Studies in Education Concordia University, Applied Human Sciences Queen's University, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies McGill University, Kinesiology McGill University, Dept. of Family Medicine McGill University, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition MsGill University, Dept. of Kinesiology and Physical Education McGill University, Dept. of Family Medicine McGill University, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition University of Montreal, Social and Prev. Medicine Université de Montréal, Santé Communautaire Concordia University, Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology Queen's University, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies Queen's University, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies McGill University, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition Université de Montréal, Dépt. de médecine sociale et préventive McGill University, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition McGill University, Epidemiology & Biostatistics McGill University, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition |
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Postdoctoral Fellow
Juan Camilo Calderon Farfan Jonathan Salsberg Marie-Claude Tremblay *Treena Delormier Margaret Cargo Lucie Lévesque |
Supervisor
Gillian Bartlett Ann Macaulay/Debbie Martin Elaine Power Louise Potvin Lise Gauvin/Louise Potvin |
Year(s)
2017 2014-2016 2011 1999-2000 1998-2001 |
Institution, Department
McGill University, Dept. of Family Medicine, PRAM McGill University, Dept. of Family Medicine, PRAM Queen's University, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies University of Montreal, Social & Prev. Medicine University of Montreal, Social & Prev. Medicine |
* Indigenous students
Past Members
Jonathan Salsberg - Senior Lecturer, University of Limerick, Ireland
Pierre Haddad - Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Université de Montréal
Pierre Haddad - Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Université de Montréal