Brittany Bingham MPH, PhD
Director of Indigenous Research,
VCH Indigenous Health
Center for Gender and Sexual Health Equity (CGSHE)
Dr. Brittany Bingham – (she/her/hers), is a proud member of the shíshálh (Sechelt) nation and holds an MPH and PhD in Health Sciences from Simon Fraser University. Brittany is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Social Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, Founder/Lead of the Indigenous Equity Lab at BC Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) and a Health Research BC Scholar. She has worked in various capacities in research with Indigenous communities, healthcare and policy for 20 years. Brittany leads Indigenous community-driven health research with the primary aim of improving Indigenous experiences in healthcare and informing system transformation. She is passionate about community-driven research, Indigenous health equity & women’s health, youth wellness, implementation science, planetary health, sexual and reproductive health, learning health systems and cultural safety & humility. Brittany is PI of a CIHR grant called the Amplify Study: Elevating the stories of Indigenous women, gender diverse and Two-Spirit peoples. Brittany worked with the McCreary Centre Society and SARAVYC under the mentorship of Dr. Saewyc, in a leadership role for the Raven’s Children II and Moving Upstream: Aboriginal Marginalized and Street-Involved Youth in BC Reports.
