SFU welcomes Indigenous faculty and staff

June 19, 2023

SFU Faculty

Dr. Krista Stelkia

Krista Stelkia joined the Faculty of Health Sciences in 2022 as an assistant professor and interim co-director for the Centre for Collaborative Action on Indigenous Health Governance, a partnership between SFU FHS and First Nations Health Authority. She is Syilx/Tlingit from the Osoyoos Indian Band in B.C.’s interior. Stelkia is an interdisciplinary Indigenous health researcher whose research primarily investigates the structural determinants of Indigenous peoples’ health and wellbeing.

Dr. Dustin King

Biochemist Dustin King is weaving an Indigenous worldview into western science through his role in leading a new laboratory at SFU. King, who is half Ojibwe from the Thessalon First Nation, joined the Faculty of Science in 2022 as an assistant professor of molecular biology and biochemistry. Research conducted by the King Laboratory will focus on how organisms sense and respond to carbon dioxide (CO2), work that can have a critical impact in this era of climate change.

Dr. Wenona Hall

Wenona Hall is Stó:lō from Sq’ewqeyl First Nation and the Ts’elxwéyeqw Tribe located in Chilliwack B.C. Hall joined SFU's Indigenous Studies Department in November 2022 as an associate professor and in September 2023 will assume the position of Chair of the Indigenous Studies Program. Her research interests are in Indigenous Governance, Indigenous Justice, Processes of Decolonization and Indigenous Resurgence. She is also a mother of three beautiful children: Jade (23), Justice (20) and Alexis Lyle Victor (18).

Dr. Zoe Todd

Zoe Todd (she/they) who joined the Indigenous Studies Department in November 2022 as an associate professor is a Red River Métis scholar from Edmonton, Alberta. She studies the relationships between freshwater fish futures and Indigenous sovereignty in Canada, with a particular focus on freshwater fish relationships in her home province of Alberta. As an artist-researcher, Todd employs diverse methods including artistic research-creation, immersive social science approaches, and 'critical Indigenous fish philosophy' to help dynamic collectives assert the well-being of fish in the face of complex challenges.

SFU Staff

Tim Michel

Tim Michel, who is Secwepemc from Csteln (Adams Lake), joined SFU in 2022 as director of Indigenous Relations for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. He has worked in Indigenous student services and Indigenous communities and organizations. At SFU, Michel has also worked as a lecturer in the Faculty of Education, a community research coordinator in Health Sciences, and as the Indigenous Coordinator in Work Integrated Learning. In his new role, Michel will help the faculty engage with Indigenous faculty, staff, students, and communities to support, recruit and grow Indigenous faculty and support Indigenous alums and existing and future students.

Angela Wolfe

Angela Wolfe, a nehiyaw iskwew (Cree woman) from Ermineskin Cree First Nation has dedicated her academic career to creating pathways for Indigenous students to reach their goals in post-secondary education. Wolfe joined SFU in 2022 as the Director of Indigenous Recruitment and Admissions where she supports initiatives that invite Indigenous students to the university and supports those who already call SFU their educational home. Wolfe’s professional philosophy is rooted in practicing Wahkohtowin (relational interconnectedness) by sharing Indigenous knowledge and ways of being to enrich the learning journeys of students.

Madison Chad

Madison Chad, of Métis background, joined Indigenous Student Recruitment in Student Services in 2022 as a liaison coordinator. She is also a proud SFU alumnus of History and Indigenous Studies. Chad says getting students excited about their unlimited potential and all that SFU has to offer is one of the many joys of the job.

Jennifer Reandy

Jennifer Reandy, a Cree from Northern Alberta and Settler ancestry (India, Wales), is a registered clinical counsellor with the Indigenous Student Centre. Joining SFU in 2021, Reandy’s work is grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing that stress the importance for reciprocity, relevance, responsibility and relationships.

Audrey Heath

Audrey Heath, of Gitxsan and mixed European ancestry is SFU’s Indigenous Student Life Coordinator at the Indigenous Student Centre (ISC). Before beginning her full-time position, Heath joined the ISC in April 2021 as a co-op student. While working at the ISC, Heath is also completing a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Communication and Indigenous Studies.

Jasmin Glaw

Jasmin Glaw is an Anishinaabekwe of the Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation and of German heritage. She joined the Indigenous Student Centre (ISC) as the departmental assistant in May 2021 and quickly integrated herself into the ISC community transitioning into her new role as Indigenous Student Life Coordinator.

Elizabeth Adams

Elizabeth Adams, from Nisga’a and mixed European ancestry, joined SFU in August 2022 as one of the Indigenous Student Life coordinators at the Indigenous Student Centre. Adams looks forward to meeting students and learning about how she can support them on their educational journeys.

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