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Dr. Colleen Dell Our One Health Proponent |
![]() Dr. Dell is a professor at and was appointed to act as a Research Chair in One Health and Wellness at the University of Saskatchewan in 2016. Prior to her appointment she was the provincial Research Chair in Substance Abuse for nearly a decade in Saskatchewan. Dr. Dell’s research and practice is grounded in a community-empowered participatory approach. Her research interests include the human-animal bond, relationship between identity and healing from drug addiction, animal assisted interventions, substance abuse programming, and evaluation. She has worked in partnership with such organizations as the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network, St. John Ambulance Pet Therapy Dog Program and the British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health. Dr. Dell has worked extensively at the community and national levels, including with the Correctional Service of Canada and the Senate of Canada. She currently works with three therapy dogs in a variety of settings evaluating their impacts, ranging from prisons to shelters. Dr. Dell is also a Senior Research Associate with the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, Canada’s national addictions agency. *Recovering addicts find allies in animals. Read more... |
Photo Credit: Winchester resident Joanne Moss, left, receives the Caring Canadian Award from Gov-Gen. David Johnston on Tuesday April 14, 2015 in Ottawa. MCpl Vincent Carbonneau/Submitted.