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Dr. Joelena Leader is an Assistant Professor at the University of Saskatchewan’s Edwards School of Business, specializing in Management and community-based research. With a focus on technology's complex interplay with society, she emphasizes inclusive design and ethical management practices in rural and Indigenous contexts. Her research investigates how communities, organizations, and industries respond to technology adoption and innovation, particularly in the healthcare sector where she has explored telehealth and telerobotic technologies for improving rural access to healthcare. As a co-investigator on several SSHRC-funded projects, she aims to enhance community perspective in technology deployment through participatory action research. Dr. Leader's interdisciplinary work has garnered national recognition, including a Research Excellence Award in Interdisciplinary Studies. She is involved in various initiatives aimed at decolonizing technology design processes and ensuring that advancements in Artificial Intelligence benefit rural Indigenous communities. She teaches courses on qualitative research methods and entrepreneurial thinking and has published widely in peer-reviewed journals, contributing to significant discourse on digital health and community engagement in Canada's North.
University of Saskatchewan • Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Dr. Leader joined the Edwards School of Business as an Assistant Professor specializing in management and community-based research.
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