Dr. Christopher Mushquash is a registered clinical psychologist (Ontario), Full Professor in the Department of Psychology at Lakehead University and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University, Clinical Psychologist at Dilico Anishinabek Family Care, Vice President Research at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, and Chief Scientist and Chief Operating Officer at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute. He is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Mental Health and Addiction, with expertise in rural and northern clinical practice and the development of culturally appropriate interventions for mental health and addiction difficulties in First Nations children, adolescents, and adults. He is Anishinawbe (Ojibway) and a member of Pawgwasheeng (Pays Plat First Nation).

Dr. Mushquash's has published more than 125 peer-reviewed articles, as well as 7 peer-reviewed book chapters, and 68 other reports, letters, and non-peer reviewed publications. His research involves large team collaborations and partnerships with multiple research stakeholders, including community-based, government, and academic partners. He  has collaborated on  projects with $65 million of funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). His research brings together mainstream and Indigenous methods, and he is a generous volunteer who frequently meets with First Nations communities, organizations, and students to discuss mental health and addiction. As a frequently invited speaker locally and nationally, he has given 345 presentations and workshops to a wide variety of groups in areas of Indigenous mental health and addiction.

Dr. Mushquash previously served on the Board of Directors for the Canada Foundation for Innovation (June 2019 – June 2025), the Ontario Psychological Association (November 2017 - 2025), and the George Jeffrey Children’s Centre (2021 - Present). He previously was the Chair of the Institute Advisory Board for the CIHR Institute of Indigenous Peoples' Health (August 2022 - December 31, 2024). He has served on the First Nations Addiction Advisory Panel (October 2007 – August 2010), the National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program Renewal Leadership Team (August 2010 – Present), and the First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum Advisory Committee (April 2012 – Present). Provincially, he was involved with the Ministry of Children and Youth Services Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Expert Advisory and the Centre of Excellence for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Youth Suicide Prevention Experts Panel. Dr. Mushquash was also appointed to the COVID-19 Science Table Advisory (March 2021 - August 2022) for the Province of Ontario, where he co-chaired the Mental Health Working Group, and he is currently a member of the Ontario Public Health Emergencies Science Advisory Council (December 2022 - Present).

Dr. Mushquash is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Indspire Award in Health (2023), the Canada Gairdner Momentum Award (2023), and the King Charles III Coronation Medal (2025). In 2025, he was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Ontario Tech University. He has also been honored with the Lakehead University Distinguished Researcher Award in 2025.