Roxanne Turuba, BHSc, MPH
Research Assistant, Dr. Naana Jumah
Lakehead University
rturuba@lakeheadu.ca
Roxanne holds an undergraduate degree in Science with a specialization in Biochemistry from the University of Ottawa and a Master’s of Public Health with a specialization in Epidemiology from Lakehead University. She has been Dr. Jumah’s Research Assistant since March 2016. She was first hired as an NOHFC Intern to conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis on symptomatic uterine fibroid treatments in rural and remote places from a patient-perspective. Since then, she has been responsible for coordinating research projects for Dr. Jumah, with a main focus of improving the health of Indigenous women and access to health care in Northwestern Ontario. This work has inspired a passion for community-based engagement and creating programs that drive positive systemic change. Her eagerness to learn has also led her to collaborate with various academic researchers on other projects in the field of nursing and epidemiology.
Ongoing Research
- Do Dis Seem Way Win: Traditional Birth Knowledge and Experience in the Shibogama First Nations
- Maternal-infant Support Worker Program Evaluation
- Maternal Addictions Continuum of Care Program
- Cost-Analysis of Patient Health Expenditures for Standard Obstetric Care vs. Telemedicine for Obstetric Care in Rural and Remote Places in Northwestern Ontario
- Hearing Our Voices: An Indigenous Women’s Reproductive Health Curriculum
- Hepatitis C in Maternal/Infant Dyads in the Northwest LHIN
- A Systematic Review of the Lived Experience of 2S-LGBTQ+ Indigenous Youth and Programs that Address Mental Wellness and Suicide Prevention
