Research Area(s)
- Indigenous water knowledge
- Water policy
- Water empathy
- Social determinants of health
- Engaged scholarship
Education
Ph.D. Social Psychology, Lincoln University
M.S. Nature-Based Recreation and Tourismg, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON
Honours B.Sc. Biochemistry, Minor in English, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Selected Publications
Thapa, A., Bradford, L., Strickert, G., Yu, X., Johnston, A. and Watson-Daniels, K., 2019. “Garbage in, Garbage Out” Does Not Hold True for Indigenous Community Flood Extent Modeling in the Prairie Pothole Region. Water, 11(12), p.2486.
Bradford, L. E., Ovsenek, N., & Bharadwaj, L. A. (2017). Indigenizing water governance in Canada. In Water policy and governance in Canada (pp. 269-298). Springer, Cham.
Mantyka-Pringle, C.S., Jardine, T.D., Bradford, L., Bharadwaj, L., Kythreotis, A.P., Fresque-Baxter, J., Kelly, E., Somers, G., Doig, L.E., Jones, P.D. and Lindenschmidt, K.E., 2017. Bridging science and traditional knowledge to assess cumulative impacts of stressors on ecosystem health. Environment international, 102, pp.125-137.
Bradford, L. E., Bharadwaj, L. A., Okpalauwaekwe, U., & Waldner, C. L. 2016. Drinking water quality in Indigenous communities in Canada and health outcomes: a scoping review. International journal of circumpolar health, 75(1), 32336.
Steelman, T., Nichols, E.G., James, A., Bradford, L., Ebersöhn, L., Scherman, V., Omidire, F., Bunn, D.N., Twine, W. and McHale, M.R., 2015. Practicing the science of sustainability: the challenges of transdisciplinarity in a developing world context. Sustainability Science, 10(4), pp.581-599.