qualifications: PhD
position: Educational Development Specialist (Indigenization)
Rose Roberts is a Woodland Cree woman originally from the community of Stanley Mission, Saskatchewan, Canada and is a member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. She speaks her first language fluently and practices her traditional lifestyle to the fullest extent possible. She has an undergraduate degree in Nursing, masters and doctoral degrees in Community Health and Epidemiology. She has held faculty positions at the College of Nursing and School of Public Health at the University of Saskatchewan. She received a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence award and spent a year teaching at the Northwest Indian College in Bellingham, WA, USA. She has held the position of CEO of the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority in Prince Albert, SK. Currently she is working as an Educational Development Specialist in Indigenous Engagement and Education at the Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning, University of Saskatchewan. She most recently was a co-editor for a book called Radical Human Ecology: Indigenous and Intercultural Approaches. Her work and writing is now based on the cultural traditions of the Woodland Cree. She has spent the last 20 years re-connecting with her traditional teachings, particularly in respect to the land based knowledge.
Original Research 13 November 2020
NRHA 36th Rural Health Policy Institute, 11–13 February 2025, Washington, DC, USA
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RWAV Conference 2025: Dreaming Big and Driving Change in Rural Healthcare, 19–21 February 2025, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
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2025 European Forum on Prevention and Primary Care, 5 & 6 March 2025, Zagreb, Croatia
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WONCA South Asia Region Conference 2025, 4–6 April 2025, Bengaluru, India
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9th European Young Family Doctors' Movement (EYFDM Forum), 25–27 April 2025, Grande Région
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WONCA Asia Pacific Region Conference 2025: Primary Care Transformation; Implementing High-value, High-quality Care!, 24–27 April 2025, Busan Korea
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National Rural Health Conference 2025, 2–3 May 2025, Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand
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NRHA 30th Health Equity Conference, 19–20 May 2025, Atlanta, GA, USA
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NRHA 48th Annual Rural Health Conference, 20–23 May 2025, Atlanta, GA, USA
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2025 International Rural Nursing Conference, 27–30 May 2025, Arlington, TX, USA
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BC Rural Health Conference 2025, 6–8 June 2025, Prince George, BC, Canada
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4th International Indigenous Health & Wellbeing Conference 2025, 16–19 June 2025, Adelaide Convention Centre, Kaurna Country, Australia
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14th EURIPA Rural Health Forum. Rural Reformation: Meeting Wellbeing and Healthcare Needs in Rural Communities, 26–28 June 2025, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Rethinking Remote 2025: Scotland's Rural Health Conference
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WONCA World Conference 2025: New Vision for Primary Health Care and Sustainable Development, 17–21 September 2025, Lisbon, Portugal
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NRHA 23rd Rural Health Clinic Conference, 23–24 September 2025, Kansas, MO, USA
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Rural Mental Health Conference 2025 (RMHC25), 5–7 November 2025, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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4th EURACT Medical Education Conference, 23–25 April 2026, Iasi, Romania
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9th WONCA Africa Region Conference 2026, 10 & 11 September 2026, Gaborone, Botswana
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18th National Rural Health Conference, 14–17 September 2026, Adelaide, SA, Australia