Gabriela Novotna

I am an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Regina and an Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Program. Since July 2023, I have been a Co-Director of the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit [SPHERU], a bi-university research unit that studies the effects of the social and structural factors that affect the well-being of communities within the province of Saskatchewan and beyond. My research interest is two-pronged. First, I have extensive experience in research related to adversity experienced by people who use psychoactive substances and experience mental health issues or homelessness. Second, I am also interested in advancing scholarship on the experiences of individuals who identify as members of non-dominant groups in postsecondary education; as well as immigrants seeking professional employment opportunities in Canada.