Dr. Amy Bombay completed her PhD in Neuroscience at Carleton University and a post-doctoral fellowship at the Royal’s Institute of Mental Health Research. Using community led or partnered approaches to research, her work generally focused on the determinants of mental health and well-being among Indigenous Peoples and of other marginalized groups.
Eligible to supervise at the undergraduate and graduate level. Please email me your CV, transcript and brief description of your interests.
Scholarly Work & Research Interests:
The Bombay Lab does research on topics driven by our research partners. Much of their work has focused on assessing the associations between multigenerational trauma, contemporary stressor exposure, and cultural identity and engagement in predicting mental health outcomes among Indigenous Peoples. Her research exploring the different pathways by which the effects of Indian Residential School experiences are transmitted across generations has garnered extensive media interest and has influenced policy and practice related to Indigenous health and well-being.
See Amy’s website for more detailed info about her past and ongoing research: https://amybombay.com/
Selected Publications
Paul, J., McQuaid, R.J., Hopkins, C., Perri, A., Stewart, S., Matheson, K., Anisman, A., Bombay, A. (2024). Relations between bullying and distress among youth living in First Nations communities: Assessing direct and moderating effects of culture-related variables. Transcultural Psychiatry, advanced online.
Melro, C. M., Bombay, A., Robinson, M., Martin, D., Bombay, K., & Hackett, L. S. (2024). Indigenous youth making research decisions: A scoping review of CBPAR studies. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth. In press.
Melro, C.M., Matheson, K., Bombay, A. (2023). Beliefs around the causes of inequities and intergroup attitudes among health professional students before and after a course related to Indigenous peoples and colonialism. BMC Medical Education, 23, 277.
Hahmann, T., Perri, A., Masoud, H., & Bombay, A. (2023). Parent and/or grandparent attendance at Residential School and culture-related factors: Associations with mental health and substance use among First Nations adults living off-reserve. Social Science and Medicine, 13(1).
McQuaid, R.J, Schwartz, F.D., Blackstock, C., Matheson, M., Anisman, H., & Bombay, A. (2022). Parent-Child Separations and Mental Health among First Nations and Métis Peoples in Canada: Links to Intergenerational Residential School Attendance. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(11), 6877.
Hajizadeh, M., Hu, M., Asada, Y. & Bombay, A. (2021). Explaining the gaps in psychological distress and suicidal behaviours between non-Indigenous and Indigenous adults living off-reserve in Canada: A cross-sectional study. Canadian Medical Association Journal Open, 9(1), E215-E223.
Bombay, A., Matheson, K., & Anisman, H. (2014). The intergenerational effects of Indian Residential Schools: Implications for the concept of historical trauma. Transcultural Psychiatry, 51(3), 320-338.
