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Viviane Josewski

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Assistant ProfessorSchool of NursingUniversity of Northern British Columbia

Viviane Josewski

Assistant Professor

School of Nursing

University of Northern British Columbia

Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

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12 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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315

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Research

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Cultural Safety Diabetes And Obesity Indigenous Community Led And Driven Indigenous Gender Wellness Indigenous Wellness Strategies Traditional And Western Knowledge Service Delivery Urban Indigenous Health

Latest papers

Environmental Justice and Equity in Canadian Nursing for Planetary Health: An Integrative Review.
The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2026
Arts to change hearts: lessons learned from six years of arts-based cultural humility workshops with healthcare professionals in northern British Columbia
Canadian Medical Education Journal · 2026
Bridging compassion and complexity: Nurses’ experiences with neonatal withdrawal care
Journal of Neonatal Nursing · 2026

All 23 publications

Latest funding

Developing a Person- and Family-Centered Care Model for Older Adults Living with HIV and their Family and Chosen Family Caregivers
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$367,200
Planning a National Older Adult Living with HIV Action Plan
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$20,000
H.E.A.R.T. Medicine: Humanities Education, Arts, Anticolonial Reconciling, and Truth-Telling in Medicine
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 7 grants and awards

23 publications.

Environmental Justice and Equity in Canadian Nursing for Planetary Health: An Integrative Review.

Jones AT, Josewski V, Dewell S, Astle B

The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres2026

DOI: 10.1177/08445621251413667 PMID: 41707639

Arts to change hearts: lessons learned from six years of arts-based cultural humility workshops with healthcare professionals in northern British Columbia

Sarah de Leeuw, Kelsey Chamberlin, Marion Erickson, Lisa Striegler, Kung Jaadee Kennedy, Janet Ocloo, Will Georgelin, Viviane Josewski, X'staam Hana’ax Nicole Halbauer, Laura McNab‐Coombs, Darian Goldin-Stahl

Canadian Medical Education Journal2026Open Access

DOI: 10.36834/b30w5332

Bridging compassion and complexity: Nurses’ experiences with neonatal withdrawal care

Madison Friesen, Viviane Josewski, Amy L. Wright, Caroline Sanders

Journal of Neonatal Nursing2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jnn.2026.101897

Co-Designing Person- and Family-Centered Care for Older Adults Living With HIV: Protocol for a Community-Based Participatory Study.

Kokorelias KM, Valentine D, Eaton AD, Wasilewski MB, Cameron JI, Hatzifilalithis S, Carusone SC, Sheppard CL, McMillan JM, Landy R, Quigley A, Singh H, Stall NM, Rochon PA, Ojembe B, Wijekoon S, Harris MT, Josewski V, Zhabokritsky A, Sirisegaram L

JMIR research protocols2026Open Access

DOI: 10.2196/94520 PMID: 42430232

Barriers to Rural Midwifery: An Integrative Review.

Friesen M, Josewski V, Sanders C

Journal of advanced nursing20253 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/jan.16737 PMID: 39745084

British Columbia’s Mental Health System: Addressing Systemic Human Rights Issues

Viviane Josewski, Marina Morrow, Rianna Warkentin, Mohamed Ibrahim, Abraham J. Cohen

Studies in Social Justice20245 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.26522/ssj.v18i3.4077

Author response for "Barriers to Rural Midwifery: An Integrative Review"

Madison Friesen, Viviane Josewski, Caroline D Sanders

2024

DOI: 10.1111/jan.16737/v3/response1

Author response for "Barriers to Rural Midwifery: An Integrative Review"

Madison Friesen, Viviane Josewski, Caroline D Sanders

2024

DOI: 10.1111/jan.16737/v2/response1

Social Suffering: Indigenous Peoples' Experiences of Accessing Mental Health and Substance Use Services.

Smye V, Browne AJ, Josewski V, Keith B, Mussell W

International journal of environmental research and public health202340 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20043288 PMID: 36833982

Grounding Wellness: Coloniality, Placeism, Land, and a Critique of "Social" Determinants of Indigenous Mental Health in the Canadian Context.

Josewski V, de Leeuw S, Greenwood M

International journal of environmental research and public health202339 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20054319 PMID: 36901327

Developing a Person- and Family-Centered Care Model for Older Adults Living with HIV and their Family and Chosen Family Caregivers

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kokorelias, Kristina M; Cameron, Jill I; Eaton, Andrew D; Sirisegaram, Luxey; Wasilewski, Marina

Keywords: Aging; Caregiving; Gender; Hiv; Qualitative; Stigma

$367,200

Planning a National Older Adult Living with HIV Action Plan

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Kokorelias, Kristina M; Eaton, Andrew D; Harris, Maurita T; Josewski, Viviane; McGarity-Shipley, Ellen

Keywords: Aging; Hiv; Policy

$20,000

H.E.A.R.T. Medicine: Humanities Education, Arts, Anticolonial Reconciling, and Truth-Telling in Medicine

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant - PA: Research in First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis Health

Principal investigators: De Leeuw, Sarah; Blackstock, Sheila Y; Hunt, Sarah; Kuper, Ayelet; Larstone, Roseann M; Neilson, Shane D; Stewart, Wendy A

Keywords: Anti-Colonial Indigenous Informed Research; Arts In Medicine; Health And Medical Pedagogy Research; Health Humanities; Interdisciplinary Research; Medical And Health Education; Medical Education; Systems Transformation Research

$100,000

Catalyzing H.E.A.L. Medicine: Humanities Education and Anticolonial Learning for the Transformation of Medical Learning and Healthcare Delivery in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Catalyst Grant: Quadruple Aim and Equity

Principal investigators: De Leeuw, Sarah; Moineau, Geneviève

Keywords: Anti-Colonial Methodologies; Decolonizing Medical Education; Diversity And Inclusion; Equity; Health/Medical Humanities; Healthcare Inequities; Knowledge Synthesis And Analysis; Qualitative Creative Methods; Research Review And Dissemination

$100,000

Coming Together, Sharing Traditions and Taking Action for Urban Indigenous Diabetes & Obesity Prevention and Management: Community Resilience and Wellness

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Team Gr: Diabetes Prevention & Treatment in Indigenous Communities: R&W - LOI

Principal investigators: Kurtz, Donna L; Nyberg, Jessie C; Barry, Julianne C; Josewski, Viviane; Legault, Gabrielle

Keywords: Cultural Safety; Diabetes And Obesity; Indigenous Community Led And Driven; Indigenous Gender Wellness; Indigenous Wellness Strategies; Traditional And Western Knowledge Service Delivery; Urban Indigenous Health

$35,000

Urban Indigenous Identity, Gender, and Wellness: Sharing Wisdom Across Generations

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: Indigenous Gender and Wellness Team Grant

Principal investigators: Kurtz, Donna L; Barnes, Wilfred; Moar, Diana; Barry, Julianne C; Hutchinson, Peter J; Legault, Gabrielle

Keywords: Cultural Safety; Determinants Of Health; Indigenous Community Led And Driven; Indigenous Gender Wellness; Indigenous Youth Elder Relationships; Traditional And Western Knowledge Service Delivery; Urban Indigenous Health; Urban Rural Health

$496,807

Aboriginal Men's Narratives: Reclaiming Our Lives

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Smye, Victoria L

Keywords: Aboriginal Men; Mixed Methods; Narratives; Participatory; Photovoice; Trauma

$248,762

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Profile data last refreshed on September 29, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and public research funding records.

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Viviane Josewski

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Environmental Justice and Equity in Canadian Nursing for Planetary Health: An Integrative Review.

Arts to change hearts: lessons learned from six years of arts-based cultural humility workshops with healthcare professionals in northern British Columbia

Bridging compassion and complexity: Nurses’ experiences with neonatal withdrawal care

Co-Designing Person- and Family-Centered Care for Older Adults Living With HIV: Protocol for a Community-Based Participatory Study.

Barriers to Rural Midwifery: An Integrative Review.

British Columbia’s Mental Health System: Addressing Systemic Human Rights Issues

Author response for "Barriers to Rural Midwifery: An Integrative Review"

Author response for "Barriers to Rural Midwifery: An Integrative Review"

Social Suffering: Indigenous Peoples' Experiences of Accessing Mental Health and Substance Use Services.

Grounding Wellness: Coloniality, Placeism, Land, and a Critique of "Social" Determinants of Indigenous Mental Health in the Canadian Context.

Developing a Person- and Family-Centered Care Model for Older Adults Living with HIV and their Family and Chosen Family Caregivers

Planning a National Older Adult Living with HIV Action Plan

H.E.A.R.T. Medicine: Humanities Education, Arts, Anticolonial Reconciling, and Truth-Telling in Medicine

Catalyzing H.E.A.L. Medicine: Humanities Education and Anticolonial Learning for the Transformation of Medical Learning and Healthcare Delivery in Canada

Coming Together, Sharing Traditions and Taking Action for Urban Indigenous Diabetes & Obesity Prevention and Management: Community Resilience and Wellness

Urban Indigenous Identity, Gender, and Wellness: Sharing Wisdom Across Generations

Aboriginal Men's Narratives: Reclaiming Our Lives

Frequent collaborators

Victoria Smye

Madison Friesen

Caroline Sanders

Annette Browne

Lyana Patrick

Sarah de Leeuw

Colleen Varcoe

Marina Morrow

Alice Zhabokritsky

Amy Wright

Nathan Stall

Marina Wasilewski

Jacqueline McMillan

Andrew Eaton

Soo Chan Carusone

Barbara Astle

Jill Cameron

Hardeep Singh

Kristina Kokorelias

Rachel Landy

Mohamed Ibrahim