Christina Chakanyuka, University of Victoria

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Victoria profile.

Indigenous health nursing research nurse education community health human rights intergenerational mentorship anti-racism cultural safety and security cultural humility

Latest papers

Towards distinctions-based Indigenous health workforce reform in Canada: A comparative policy analysis.
Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026
Indigenous-specific cultural safety within health and dementia care: A scoping review of reviews
Social Science and Medicine · 2022 · first author
Appraising Indigenous cultural safety within healthcare: Protocol of a scoping review of reviews
Journal of Advanced Nursing · 2022 · first author

All 5 publications

Latest funding

Reclaiming and Recovering Indigenous Knowledge in Graduate Nursing Education: Intergenerational Learning with Communities
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$684,676
Advancing virtual primary care for people with opioid use disorder
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$393,929

All 2 grants and awards

5 publications.

01

Towards distinctions-based Indigenous health workforce reform in Canada: A comparative policy analysis.

Bourque Bearskin ML, Wazni L, Hunter-Porter St'uxwtsews NR, Kelly L, Chakanyuka C, Padley M, Martell N, Sampalli T, Tomblin Murphy G, Mojbafan A

Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105741 PMID: 42715857

02

Indigenous-specific cultural safety within health and dementia care: A scoping review of reviews

Chakanyuka C, Bacsu J-DR, DesRoches A, Dame J, Carrier L, Symenuk P, O'Connell ME, Crowshoe L, Walker J, Bourque Bearskin L

Social Science and Medicine202241 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114658

03

Appraising Indigenous cultural safety within healthcare: Protocol of a scoping review of reviews

Chakanyuka C, Bacsu JR, Desroches A, Walker J, O’connell ME, Dame J, Carrier L, Symenuk P, Crowshoe L, Bearskin LB

Journal of Advanced Nursing20229 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1111/jan.15096

04

Advancing virtual primary care for people with opioid use disorder (VPC OUD): a mixed-methods study protocol.

Hedden L, McCracken RK, Spencer S, Narayan S, Gooderham E, Bach P, Boyd J, Chakanyuka C, Hayashi K, Klimas J, Law M, McGrail K, Nosyk B, Peterson S, Sutherland C, Ti L, Yung S, Cameron F, Fernandez R, Giesler A, Strydom N

BMJ open2022

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067608 PMID: 36167365

05

Truth before reconciliation, antiracism before cultural safety.

Kelly LP, Chakanyuka C

Contemporary nurse2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/10376178.2021.1991415 PMID: 34623223

Reclaiming and Recovering Indigenous Knowledge in Graduate Nursing Education: Intergenerational Learning with Communities

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bourque Bearskin, Lisa; D'SOUZA, MELBA; Kurtz, Donna L; Moar, Diana; Palmer, Becky C; Ryan, Maureen M; Sanders, Caroline D; Seymour, Colleen

Keywords: Cultural Safety; Indigenous Grandmothers; Indigenous Health Nursing; Indigenous Knowledge; Indigenous Methodologies; Indigenous Nurse Leaders; Indigenous Nursing Research; Indigenous Wellness; Intergenerational Learning; Reconcilating Educational Pathway

$684,676

Advancing virtual primary care for people with opioid use disorder

Co-investigatorCIHR2021O. Gr.: Addr. the Health Impacts of COVID-19 - Imp. of def/disp care on health

Principal investigators: Hedden, Lindsay K; McCracken, Rita

Keywords: Opioid Use Disorder; Primary Care; Virtual Care

$393,929

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

Frequent collaborators

School of Nursing
Medicine
Health Sciences
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Family Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Michael Law

Centre for Health Services and Policy Research

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Indigenous health nursing research Dear Professor Chakanyuka, 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 "Towards distinctions-based Indigenous health workforce reform in Canada: A comparative policy analysis." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]