Eduardo Jovel, University of British Columbia

Research

Ceremony And Land Access In Urban Settings Gender And Identity Based Analysis Holistic Healthcare And Services Indigenous Health Research And Mixed Methodologies Indigenous Knowledge And Practices Indigenous Land-Based Health And Wellness Knowledge Translation, Dissemination, And Usage Research Ethics, Tcps, Ocap, And Local Protocols

Latest papers

What Is a School Farm? Results of a Scoping Review.
International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
Anemia Prevalence and Anthropometric Status of Indigenous Women and Young Children in Rural Botswana: The San People.
Nutrients · 2021
Effects of rosemary, thyme and lemongrass oils and their major constituents on detoxifying enzyme activity and insecticidal activity in Trichoplusia ni.
Pesticide biochemistry and physiology · 2017

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Land is Medicine: Weaving Indigenous and Western Healthcare Systems through Urban Land-based Wellness and Healing Practices among Indigenous Communities in Vancouver
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$100,000
Using Indigenous Land-Based Education And Practices To Improve The Health And Wellness Among Vancouver Urban Indigenous Population.
CIHR · 2020 · Nominated PI
$252,450
Using Land-based Stewardship to Improve Health and Wellness among Vancouver Urban Aboriginal Populations
CIHR · 2011 · Nominated PI
$25,000

All 3 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

What Is a School Farm? Results of a Scoping Review.

Blair SA, Edwards G, Yu K, Jovel E, Powell LJ, Renwick K, Conklin AI

International journal of environmental research and public health2023

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20075332 PMID: 37047947

02

Anemia Prevalence and Anthropometric Status of Indigenous Women and Young Children in Rural Botswana: The San People.

Leepile TT, Mokomo K, Bolaane MMM, Jones AD, Takada A, Black JL, Jovel E, Karakochuk CD

Nutrients2021

DOI: 10.3390/nu13041105 PMID: 33800575

03

Effects of rosemary, thyme and lemongrass oils and their major constituents on detoxifying enzyme activity and insecticidal activity in Trichoplusia ni.

Tak JH, Jovel E, Isman MB

Pesticide biochemistry and physiology2017

DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2017.01.012 PMID: 28755700

04

Comparative and synergistic activity of Rosmarinus officinalis L. essential oil constituents against the larvae and an ovarian cell line of the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).

Tak JH, Jovel E, Isman MB

Pest management science2016

DOI: 10.1002/ps.4010 PMID: 25809531

Land is Medicine: Weaving Indigenous and Western Healthcare Systems through Urban Land-based Wellness and Healing Practices among Indigenous Communities in Vancouver

Nominated PICIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Jovel, Eduardo M

Keywords: Ceremony And Land Access In Urban Settings; Gender And Identity Based Analysis; Holistic Healthcare And Services; Indigenous Health Research And Mixed Methodologies; Indigenous Knowledge And Practices; Indigenous Land-Based Health And Wellness; Knowledge Translation, Dissemination, And Usage; Research Ethics, Tcps, Ocap, And Local Protocols; Urban Indigenous Community; Western Medical Systems And Cultural Competency

$100,000

Using Indigenous Land-Based Education And Practices To Improve The Health And Wellness Among Vancouver Urban Indigenous Population.

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Jovel, Eduardo M

Keywords: Determinants Of Health; Food Sovereignty; Gender Analysis; Indigenous Health And Wellness; Indigenous Knowledge; Land-Based Education; Orality And Relationality; Research Ethics; Two-Eyes Seeing Model; Urban Indigenous Populations

$252,450

Using Land-based Stewardship to Improve Health and Wellness among Vancouver Urban Aboriginal Populations

Nominated PICIHR2011Planning Grants - PA: First Nations, Inuit or Métis Planning Activities

Principal investigators: Jovel, Eduardo M

Keywords: Aboriginal Health; Capacity Building; Food Security; Gender; Gis Mapping; Indigenous Knowledge; Indigenous Methodologies; Land Use Planning; Nutrition; Urban Aboriginal Community

$25,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Ceremony And Land Access In Urban Settings Dear Professor Jovel, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "What Is a School Farm? Results of a Scoping Review." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Land is Medicine: Weaving Indigenous and Western Healthcare Systems through Urban Land-based Wellness and Healing Practices among Indigenous Communities in Vancouver" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]