Mail address:
University of Victoria
PO Box 1700 STN CSC
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 2Y2
Courier address:
University of Victoria
Saunders Annex, Room 130C
3800 Finnerty Road
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8P 5C2
| Phone: | (250) 472-5449 |
| Fax: | (250) 472-5450 |
| E-mail: | jreading@uvic.ca |
Dr. Jeff Reading earned his PhD in Public Health Sciences in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He is the inaugural Scientific Director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health, based at the University of Victoria. Dr. Reading is a full professor in the Faculty of Human and Social Development and a faculty associate with the Indigenous Governance Program. He was elected as a Fellow into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. As a Fellow, Dr. Reading has achieved recognition of his leadership, creativity, distinctive competencies and commitment to advancing health sciences.
For more than two decades, Dr. Reading has dedicated his energy to enhancing knowledge and focus on the importance of Aboriginal health issues in Canadian society. As an epidemiologist, his research has brought attention to such critical issues as disease prevention, tobacco use and misuse, healthy living, accessibility to health care, and diabetes among Aboriginal people in Canada.
As an Aboriginal person, Dr. Reading personifies innovative and visionary thinking that encourages the meaningful involvement of community people working alongside multi-disciplinary teams of health researchers, each contributing their own perspectives and expertise. The long-term outcome of research activities aim to improve the health of Aboriginal Peoples' living in Canada and work collaboratively to improve indigenous peoples' health globally.
Distinguished as a leading national and international expert in indigenous health research, his dedication to the pursuit of excellence in research is broadly recognized in academic and government circles and by Aboriginal leadership in Canada.
