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James B. Waldram
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Academic background
EducationBA, Anthropology, 1978, University of Waterloo
MA, Anthropology, 1980, University of Manitoba
PhD, Anthropology, 1983, University of Connecticut
ThesisThe impact of hydro-electric development upon a northern Manitoba native community. (1983)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Saskatchewan

James Burgess Waldram FRSC (born 1955) is a Canadian medical anthropologist. He is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Saskatchewan.

Early life and education

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Waldram was born in 1955.[1] He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology from the University of Waterloo in 1978 and his Master's degree in Anthropology from the University of Manitoba in 1980. Following this, he earned his PhD in anthropology from the University of Connecticut in 1983.[2]

Career

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Following his PhD, Waldram joined the faculty at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) in 1983, where he established Saskatchewan's first Department of Native Studies.[3] In 1999, he transferred to the department of psychology and in 2009 he was appointed a joint member of the departments of archaeology and anthropology.[4] As a professor, he received a four-year grant to study how sexual offenders, both aboriginal and non aboriginal, experience, interpret and respond to psychological treatment they receive in federal penitentiaries.[5] Waldram later published Revenge of the Windigo: The Construction of the Mind and Mental Health of North American Aboriginal Peoples in 2004 through the University of Toronto Press.[6][7] In 2005, Waldram was named a Champion of Mental Health by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health for his work in understanding aboriginal mental health.[8][9] His research culminated in the publication of Hound Pound Narrative: Sexual Offender Habilitation and the Anthropology of Therapeutic Intervention in 2012.[10]

As a result of his research in the study of Aboriginal mental health issues and the cultural bases of healing and treatment, Waldram was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2014.[4] Two years later, he was one of five national recipients of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Impact Awards.[11] In 2018, his work was recognized by the USask Distinguished Professorship Advisory Committee for being "of the highest caliber" and "contributing significantly to the enhancement of knowledge in the fields of medical anthropology and Indigenous studies." As a result, Waldram was given the title of Distinguished Professor at USask.[12]

Selected publications

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  • Aboriginal Health in Canada (1995)
  • The Way of the Pipe: Aboriginal Spirituality and Symbolic Healing in Canadian Prisons (1997)
  • Revenge of the Windigo: The Construction of the Mind and Mental Health of North American Aboriginal Peoples (2004)
  • Hound Pound Narrative: Sexual Offender Habilitation and the Anthropology of Therapeutic Intervention (2012)

References

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  1. ^ "Waldram, James B. (James Burgess), 1955-". VIAF. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "James B. Waldram". University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "2009 Weaver-Tremblay Award". CANADIAN ANTHROPOLOGY SOCIETY. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "U of S researchers earn prestigious Fellowship". The Sheaf. October 3, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "Post-doctoral fellowship grants total $3.7 million". Saskatoon Sun. November 10, 2002. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Jones, David S. (Summer 2005). "Revenge of the Windigo: The Construction of the Mind and Mental Health of North American Aboriginal Peoples (review)". Bulletin of the History of Medicine. 79 (2). Johns Hopkins University Press: 353–354. doi:10.1353/bhm.2005.0071. S2CID 71529437. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  7. ^ BigFoot, Dolores Subia (October 16, 2009). "Book Review: James B. Waldram, Revenge of the Windigo: The Construction of the Mind and Mental Health of North American Aboriginal Peoples". Transcultural Psychiatry. 46 (3): 528–530. doi:10.1177/1363461509345366. S2CID 145380521. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "U of S professor named champion of mental health". Saskatoon Sun. October 16, 2005. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Waldram wins mental health award". Star-Phoenix. November 1, 2005. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Leon, Chrysanthi S. (December 2014). "BOOK REVIEW Hound Pound Narrative: Sexual Offender Habilitation and the Anthropology of Therapeutic Intervention". Medical Anthropology Quarterly. 28 (4). doi:10.1111/maq.12125. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  11. ^ "U of S researcher earns national acclaim". University of Saskatchewan. November 22, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  12. ^ Boklaschuk, Shannon (January 6, 2021). "College of Arts and Science faculty members named Distinguished Professors". University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
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