Dr. Juan Rodriguez
Juan Rodriguez PhD, ABD, MA.
Studying Complex Systems, Health, Government Services and Education
Contact
Email address: juan.rodriguez@utoronto.ca
Office address: Dalla Lana School of Public Health, 155 College Street Toronto, ON M5T 3M7
Division/Office: Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health
Position: Research Administrative Coordinator
Appointment Status: Contract
Research Interests
"As an Indigenous person from the Muhysqas Families, I respect and honor Grand-Mothers and Grand-Fathers of the People of the Eagle in the Turtle Island."
The RELATUHEDRON: I am interested in how complex systems and adaptive/evolutive theories can provide better multilevel perspectives of the RELATIONAL condition between Indigenous Peoples, Government/Private health system services and health research. In this journey, I explore ways to develop and gain knowledge in-community and inside university education. My interest is to contribute to stop historically and current harms and to support healthier presents and futures for Indigenous peoples. In this inquiry, I apply multilevel and multiperspective methods to understand what are the main health barriers and strengths of Indigenous health services from Individual Indigenous and community perspectives in Canada and internationally. Under the Community-Based framework, my efforts build epistemology, systems values, methodologies and practices to support culturally safe and transformative health government services, health research and health research education.
Education & Training History
2013 - 2019. University of Toronto - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ethics of Indigenous health research.
2011 - 2013. University of Guelph - Master of Arts, Identity of Indigenous "Raizals", Caribbean Island.
1998 - 2001. University Complutense Madrid - Research Suficciency, Basic Psychological Procesess.
1993 - 1994. University La Savana Colombia - Hons. Bachellor in Psychology, Wayuu Indigenous Cosmovision.
1978 - 1984. Normal Pedagogy Institute, National Normal Colombia - Elementary Teacher, Learning Processes and Teacher's strategies.
Canadian Teaching Experience
2019. CHL 5522 Indigenous Food, Environment and Health Systems. Master in Public Health in Indigenous Health. DLSPH.
2018. TRN 308 International Experience, Ethics Society and Law Department, Trinity College.
International Teaching Experience
2011 – 2012. Teacher-Researcher: Citizenship and Democracy Education. Master Level, Externado University, Colombia.
2007 - 2009 Teacher–Researcher: Poverty and Development International Master Course. International Council of St Thomas Aquinas, St Thomas University Houston, Texas.
2006 – 2007. Teacher: Consumer Analysis Behavior and Qualitative Research. Master of Business Administration. La Salle University, Colombia.
2005 – 2007. Teacher: Leadership and Psychological Paradigms. Master of Education, Free University Colombia.
Current Community-Based Research Projects
2019 – Curr. Co-creation of Visual Journal Exhibition. Systems of Change. DLSPH.
2018 – 2019. Canadian project "Stories of Hope, decolonizing education". PI:Dr Suzanne, Stewart.
2017 – 2019. Wigwam-Relatuhedron. Art based and land pedagogies. PI: Dr. Angela Mashford-Pringle.
2017 – 2019. Canadian project "Stories of Hope, decolonizing education". PI: Dr. Suzanne, Stewart.
2017 – Curr. International Journal for Indigenous Health. General Manager. PI: Stewart & Mashford-Pringle.
Academic-Consulting Positions
2017 - 2018. Indigenous Pan-Canadian Network. Stories of Hope. Decolonizing Education. Collaborative Research Network: North West Territories, Saskatchewan University, University of Alberta, University of New Brunswick, University of Toronto. -National Buffalo Park, Port Smith, Mi’kMaq First Nation from the unsurrendered and unceded territory of Wolastoqiyik.
2018 - Curr. Educative – Clinical Psychology Consultant Shkabewis Residential Healing Program. Native Child and Family Services of Toronto, Ontario Canada.
2017 – 2018. School of Cities project. A transdisciplinary, Multicampus, research program to create the School of cities as a center of integration of knowledge on social, economic, cultural and educative perspectives of world largest cities. University of Toronto, School of Cities.
2016 - 2016. Research Consultant/Program Evaluation. Native Child and Family Services of Toronto. Mr. Ken Richard, MSW. Analyzed, presented, and shared data based on institutional program services evaluation.
2015 - 2015. Consultant-Participant. The Innovation Hub. Students Services. University of Toronto. Co-created knowledge on innovation and student’s services approaches.
2015 - 2015. Training Consultant. Diversity and Knowledge Transfer products OISE, Curriculum Teaching and Learning. University of Toronto. Designed communicative strategies for web-based and community engagement...
2014 - 2014. Training Consultant. Clinical Research, Physiology, Pharmacology. Ontario Learn -School of Health Sciences Humber College Toronto. Developed courses on Clinical Research, Pharmacology, and Physiology using community engagement learning...
2013 - 2013. Editor at CAMH, Office of Global Health. Edited 15 research papers for publication. Research assistant: Stigma and Mental Health.
2011 - 2011. Research Analyst. Canadian Ministry of Children and Youth Services, Toronto. Formulated research and training alternatives to children and youth programs.
2010 - 2010. Knowledge Developer. Canadian Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Toronto. Designed e-learning training systems using interactive multimedia technologies as part of the Knowledge Management Mandate.
2010 - 2010. Training Consultant. TAPE Educational Services in partnership with Continuing Education Saint Michael College University of Toronto. Designed courses on Recovery, CBT, and Depression.
2009 - 2010. Research Assistant Data risk analysis project. McMaster University Psychology, Neuroscience Department, Hamilton, ON. Designed explanatory models and data analysis to risk behavior using graphical strategies. Data simulation and visual representation of complex data. Presented results at the In-house Neuroscience Conference.
Publications
Rodriguez, J. (2019). Relatuhedron Perplexity-action model: student experiences applied to Indigenous food systems and health. -Pending of publication.
Stewart, S., Rodriguez, J. (2018). Maps and hopes of Ethics of Indigenous Health Research. A Survey’s report. Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto.
Rodriguez, J. (2015). Postmodern Cosmovisions. Interactive art as a phenomenological trans-narrative. A case study of Interactions between Police Officers and People living under mental health conditions. 52. Pg. Toronto.
Rodriguez, J. (2013). Student’s experiences on Perplexity-Action model applied to Social Crisis Analysis. [Experiencias de estudiantes sobre el modelo Perplejidad Accion aplicado al analisis de Crisis Sociales.] Toronto. Paper, 58 pg. Spanish.
Rodriguez, J. (2013). The harmonic brain. A story of wavelength axonal movement hypothesis. Toronto. Paper, 150 pg. Canadian Agency of Library and Archives Canada, Toronto. ISBN 978-0-9920101-0-2. Spanish.
Rodriguez, J. (2011). A global poverty perspective from the person until globalization. In Globalization. Press des Universitaires de L´ICES, Institut Catholique d’Etudes Superieures, La Roche Sur Yon, France. English.
Electronic Books
Rodriguez, J. (2013). Research Multimedia Tutorial. University Externado. Canadian Agency of Library and Archives Canada, Toronto ISBN 978-0-9929191-1-9. Spanish.
Rodriguez, J (2003) Cognitive and Metacognitive Memory Strategies. Colombian Institute for University Education Support (ICFES) and University of La Sabana. Arist Eds. Spanish.
Rodriguez, J, cols (2005) International Course on Globalization; ICUSTA, www.scribd.com/doc/89833930/Icusta-Intl-English-Version-Course-Compilation#scribd.
In-progress manuscripts
Rodriguez, J. (---). Relatuhedron: the complex and simplex of a healing journey.
In-progress manuscripts
Rodriguez, J. (---). Relatuhedron: the complex and simplex of a healing journey.
