Dr. Lorrilee McGregor
Associate Professor, Human Sciences Division
Laurentian University Campus
935 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury, Ontario
P3E 2C6
Phone: (705) 662-7258
Email: lmcgregor@nosm.ca
Education and Professional Roles
B.A. (Toronto), M.A. (Antioch), Ph.D. (Laurentian)
Doctor of Philosophy, Laurentian University, 2018
Theme One Co-chair (AY 2025-2026)
Research Interest
Research ethics
Intellectual property rights
Data sovereignty
Indigenous children’s health
Indigenous people’s health and well-being
Currently not accepting 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.
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/“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