Education:
Biography:
Dr. Johanna Sam is a proud member of Tŝilhqot’in Nation. Realizing the importance of a strength-based approach, she is involved in creating youth-friendly educational and mental health resources. Her research explores the relationships among online aggression, resiliency, academic achievement, and wellness. Her research and teaching not only utilizes digital technology, but approaches those digital tools from Indigenous perspectives. Her innovative approach to research and teaching is as much about using digital tools thoughtfully in addition to deciding when not to use digital tools while taking into consideration the impact of technology on learning and wellness. She has a passion for making a difference in the lives of young people, especially in Indigenous communities.
Dr. Sam has taught extensively in the NITEP – Indigenous Teacher Education program, where she was the coordinator for the Cariboo Field Centre, as well as a 12-month lecturer in Digital Pedagogies in Indigenous Teacher Education. In her role in ECPS, Dr. Sam will fill teaching gaps across two programs in the faculty: HDLC and NITEP.
Scholarly Interests:
Adolescence, Indigenous Education, Indigenous Methodologies, Technology, Online aggression, Social and emotional learning, Digital pedagogies
Selected Publications:
1. REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Journals
Sam, J., Schmeisser, C., & Hare, J. (accepted). Grease Trail Storytelling Project: Creating Indigenous Digital Pathways. KULA: Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation Studies.
Sam, J., Wisener, K., Schuitemaker, N., Jarvis-Selinger, S. (2018). Aboriginal Youth Experiences with Cyberbullying: A Qualitative Analysis of Aboriginal eMentoring BC. International Journal of Indigenous Health. Retrieved from https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/ijih/article/view/30267
Sam, J., Ghosh, H., & Richardson, C. G. (2015). Examining the relationship between attachment styles and resilience levels among Aboriginal adolescents in Canada. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 11(3).
2. BOOKS
Chapters
Sam, J., Wisniewski, P., Xu, H., Rosson, M.B., Carroll, J.M. (March 2017). Chapter 90: How Are Social Capital and Parental Mediation Associated with Cyberbullying and Cybervictimization Among Youth in the United States? 19th International Human-Computer International 2017 – Part II Posters’ Extended Abstracts. Communications in Computer and Information Science Proceedings, 714.
3. NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Journals
Sam, J. (2013). Tackling Youth Mental Health Inequities: Opportunities and Challenges of eHealth. Health Science Inquiry, 4(1). Accessed from website at: http://healthscienceinquiry.ca/issues/_2013