Dr. Victoria Smye

Biography

Victoria Smye, RN, PhD, FCAN is an associate professor and director of the Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing at Western University. The goal of her research is to promote health equity, focused on the areas of mental wellness and Indigenous health. Victoria’s completed research includes studies of the wellness narratives of Indigenous women and men and an examination of those factors that both facilitate and challenge peoples’ ability to access equitable, safe, and effective healthcare. Currently, she is studying how to promote equity-oriented mental healthcare (cultural safety, harm reduction, trauma- and violence-informed care) within and between mental health institutions and community agencies.