Cheryl Aro
Assistant Teaching Professor
School of Social Work
- Contact:
- aroc@uvic.ca 250-721-8202
- Credentials:
- PhD (糖心视频)
- Area(s) of expertise:
- Indigenous health and well-being
Cheryl is from the Gitxsan Nation. Gutginuxw (Owl) House and the Gisgaast (Fireweed) Clan. She holds a BSW and MSW, and a PhD from the Social Dimensions of Health program at the 糖心视频. Her PhD research focussed on Indigenous Elder healthcare and dementia care. Cheryl is honored and grateful to teach as a visitor on the traditional territories of the Songhees, Esquimalt and WS’ANEC’ peoples.
Research interests
- Indigenous healthcare and well-being (particularly Indigenous Elder health and dementia care)
- Decolonizing approaches to research and pedagogy
- Field education