Jeffrey Ansloos

[3][4] He is an appointed member of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists and a fellow at the Broadbent Institute.

[3] He then pursued graduate studies at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, completing a Master of Arts in Psychology in 2010 under the supervision of Cynthia Eriksson.

[8] His thesis, conducted in collaboration with the Antares Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), investigated traumatic stress among humanitarian aid workers assisting Iraqi and Palestinian refugees.

[3] His doctoral research focused on culturally relevant and trauma-informed mental health care for justice-involved First Nations, Métis, and Inuit youth in Canada.

Ansloos joined the University of Toronto in 2018 appointed to the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, where he was awarded tenure in 2022[3].

In 2016, he was named a Fellow of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations in recognition of his contributions to intercultural and interfaith dialogue and peace education[10].

Ansloos has been featured in national and international media discussing Indigenous rights and health and social policy issues.

He has been featured on numerous podcasts including The Red Nation,[13] Media Indigena,[14] and has authored op-eds in Maclean’s[15] and HuffPost.

In 2022, he was elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists, nationally recognizing his leadership and impact in Indigenous health.