Lorrilee McGregor Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Human Sciences Division
NOSM University in Sudbury
935 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury, ON
P3E 2C6
Phone: (705) 662-7258
Email: lmcgregor@nosm.ca
Education and Professional Roles
| Doctor of Philosophy, Rural and Northern Health, Laurentian University |
| B.A. (Toronto), M.A. (Antioch), Ph.D. (Laurentian) |
| Theme One Co-chair (AY 2025-2026) |
Research Interest
| Metabolic health Opioid use disorder Research ethics Intellectual property rights Data sovereignty Indigenous children’s health Indigenous people’s health and well-beingCurrently not accepting graduate students |
Selected Publications
McGregor, L., Anwhatin, N., McGregor, K., Sinclair-McKeever, K., & Sutherland, M. (2026). Youth Perspectives on Anishinaabe Knowledge Protection. Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing Te Mauri – Pimatisiwin, (8)1, 33-49.
Ledlie, S., Rebic, N., Bisola, H., Wang, T., Bragg, S., Iacono, A., Shearer, D., General, Z., Mecredy, G., McGregor, L., Bertram, J., Pine, K., Corbiere, Y., Smoke, A. & Gomes, T. (2026). Safer opioid supply initiation among First Nations Peoples in Ontario, Canada, 2019 to 2023. International Journal of Drug Policy. Vol. 151.
McGregor, L. (2022). Drawing on Anishinaabek knowledge to protect water. Journal of Great Lakes Research. (16 March 2022)McGregor, D., Latulippe, N., Whitlow, R., Gansworth, K.L., McGregor, L., Allen, S. (2022). Towards Meaningful Engagement: Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, and Great Lakes Ecosystem Health. Journal of Great Lakes Research.
Maar, M., McGregor, L., Desjardins, D., Delaney, K. Z., Bessette, N., & Reade, M. (2022). Teaching Culturally Safe Care in Simulated Cultural Communication Scenarios During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Virtual Visits with Indigenous Animators. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, 9, 23821205221091034.
McGregor, L., Maar, M., Young, N., & Toulouse, P. (2019). Keeping kids safe: caregivers’ perspectives on the determinants of physical activity in rural Indigenous communities. Rural and Remote Health, 19(1), 6-16.
McGregor, L. (2018). Conducting Community-Based Research in First Nation Communities. In Indigenous Research: Theories, Practices and Relationships. Edited by Deborah McGregor, Jean-Paul Restoule, and Rochelle Johnston. Canadian Scholars’ Press.McGregor, L. (2018). Caregivers’ perspectives on the determinants of dietary decisions in six First Nation communities. International Journal of Indigenous Health, 13(1), 122-139.
Nowrouzi, B., McGregor, L., McDougall, A., Debassige, D., Casole, J., Nguyen, C., Nowrouzi-Kia, B. & McGregor, D. (2017). Ethics of biological sampling research with aboriginal communities in Canada. Global Journal of Health Science, 9 (4).
Selected Media Coverage
| 2022 – NOSM University Scholar Award
“Water is Sacred” (Teach Me About the Great Lakes podcast, April 7, 2022) https://teachgreatlakes.transistor.fm/search?query=McGregor “WRFN Scholar Dr. Lorrilee McGregor joins national research body” (Manitoulin Expositor, January 20, 2021)https://www.manitoulin.com/wrfn-scholar-dr-lorrilee-mcgregor-joins-national-research-body/ Invited presentations:July 19, 2021 – guest lecture on Indigenous Research Ethics to Shad Canada students from across CanadaNovember 10, 2021 – guest lecture on Indigenous Research Ethics to Towards Unity for Health (TUFH) AcademyMarch 29, 2022 – invited presentation to federal government employees on Building Research Relationships to hosted by Dr. Emily McAuley, Coordinator of Indigenous-STEM workshopsApril 7, 2022 – invited presentation on a panel for a workshop on “Community-Led Research Governance: Envisioning the Future Through Dialogue” hosted by Dr. Phoebe Friesen, McGill University |