Dr. Christopher Mushquash, HBSc., M.A., Ph.D., LL.D. (h.c.), C.Psych.
Dr. Christopher Mushquash, HBSc., M.A., Ph.D., LL.D. (h.c.), FRSC, C.Psych. (Ontario), is Anishinawbe (Ojibway), and a member of Pawgwasheeng (Pays Plat First Nation). He was born and raised in rural Northwestern Ontario. He is a Full Professor in the Department of Psychology at Lakehead University and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine UniversityDr. Mushquash is Vice President Research at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Chief Scientist and Chief Operating Officer at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute, and Director of the Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research at Lakehead University. He is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Mental Health and Addiction, with expertise in the development of culturally appropriate interventions for mental health and addiction difficulties in First Nations children, adolescents, and adults. His contributions to the field have been recognized with numerous honors. In 2025, he was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2025) and received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Ontario Tech University.
