Dr. Maria Mayan

Biography

Maria Mayan is a professor and Vice Dean at the School of Public Health, University of Alberta. An engaged scholar, she situates her work at the intersection of government, non-profit organizations, and clinician communities, focusing on complex health and social issues. Her research emphasizes the causes of marginalization and aims to mobilize systems against inequity through qualitative community-engaged research. Since the early 1990s, she has studied and conducted qualitative research and has spent a decade at the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology, teaching qualitative inquiry both locally and internationally. Mayan's qualitative expertise is reflected in her publication, 'Essentials of Qualitative Inquiry', which is a key resource in this field. She values collaboration with colleagues and graduate students to employ both conventional and unconventional qualitative community-based methods to address pressing health research issues. Currently, her research program is embedded in community economic development initiatives in Drayton Valley, Alberta.

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