Assistant Professor, Human Sciences Division
Lakehead University Campus
955 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7B 5E1
Email: lmcgregor@nosm.ca
Education and Professional Roles
B.A. (Toronto), M.A. (Antioch), Ph.D. (Laurentian)
Research Interest
Obesity and diabetes, addictions, research ethics, environmental health, and protection of traditional knowledge.
Current research:
PI - Best Practices in Addressing Food Insecurity in Anishinaabek Communities
PI - Exploring Obesity Discourse Among Anishinaabek Elders on Mnidoo Mnissing
PI - Indigenous Research Sovereignty and Governance
Co-Investigator - Listening to Children's Voices - Promoting Indigenous Mental Wellness
Co-Investigator - Understanding Opioid Use and Harms among First Nations People in Ontario: Integrating Administrative Data with Guidance from Communities
Co-Investigator - A First Nations Community Response to Support Recovery from Opioids: Integrating Cultural and Land-based Practices with Clinical Approaches
Selected Publications
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
“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 Canada
November 10, 2021 – guest lecture on Indigenous Research Ethics to Towards Unity for Health (TUFH) Academy
March 29, 2022 – invited presentation to federal government employees on Building Research Relationships to hosted by Dr. Emily McAuley, Coordinator of Indigenous-STEM workshops
April 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
