Brittany Bingham

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 and a Health Research BC Scholar. Brittany leads Indigenous community-driven health research with the primary aim of improving Indigenous experiences in healthcare and informing system transformation. She has worked in various capacities in research with Indigenous communities, healthcare and policy for 20 years. She is passionate about community-driven research, Indigenous health equity & women’s health, implementation science, planetary health, reproductive health and addressing anti Indigenous racism. Brittany is PI of a CIHR grant called the Amplify Study: Elevating the stories of Indigenous women, gender diverse and Two-Spirit peoples and the Founder & Lead of a new Indigenous Equity Lab at UBC and located at the Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI). Brittany is also co-PI with Dr. Gillian Hanley on a Canadian Cancer Society Health Equity Research Grant working with Indigenous communities to understand barriers to the uptake of ovarian cancer prevention surgery in rural and remote communities and to develop clinical tools to aid in culturally safe conversations around ovarian cancer prevention.

Research Areas of Expertise

1. Indigenous Health

2. Women’s Health

3. Health Equity