Dr. Kimberly Huyser

Biography

Kimberly Huyser is a Professor at the University of British Columbia, specializing in sociology with a focus on medical sociology and the intersections of race and ethnicity. She earned her BA from Calvin University in 2003 and her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 2010, where she also completed an Indigenous Studies Graduate Portfolio. Huyser's research agenda is motivated by a desire to understand the social conditions that undermine health and to identify cultural and social resources that racial and ethnic groups can leverage for improved health outcomes. Her work emphasizes the social determinants of health affecting Indigenous peoples and aims to deepen comprehension of the social mechanisms that underpin population health issues. Huyser has contributed to various community-engaged research initiatives aimed at addressing health disparities among Indigenous communities and has published extensively in leading academic journals on topics such as health disparities, the influence of sociocultural determinants on health, and Indigenous representation in public health data. Huyser is actively involved in the UBC Cluster in Indigenous Engagement, Development, and Research and is committed to advancing research methodologies that respect Indigenous perspectives.

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