Christopher Mushquash

Christopher Mushquash, HBSc., M.A., Ph.D., LL.D. (h.c.), C.Psych. (Ontario), is Anishinawbe (Ojibway), and a member of Pawgwasheeng (Pays Plat First Nation). He is a Full Professor in the Department of Psychology, and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University, Clinical Psychologist at Dilico Anishinabek Family Care, Vice President Research at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Chief Scientist and Chief Operating Officer at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute, and Director of the Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research at Lakehead University. Dr. Mushquash is a Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Mental Health and Addiction, with expertise in rural and northern clinical practice and the development of culturally appropriate interventions for mental health and addiction difficulties in First Nations children, adolescents, and adults. Dr. Mushquash was born and raised in rural Northwestern Ontario.