EDUCATION

September 2003 - June 2007

BA - DORDT UNIVERSITY

BA - Major in Biology, Minor in Psychology

Senior Research project and internship at the University of Mississippi under Dr. Craig Stockmeier

Publications: Stockmeier, CA, Mahajan G, Kooiman H, Austin MC, Szewczyk B, Iyo AH, May W, Rajkowska G. Cell loss and impaired neuroplasticity in prefrontal cortex and hippocampus during major depressive disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2009; 65:173S.

September 2008 - May 2011

MSC(A) - MCGILL UNIVERSITY

Master's of Science Applied in Nursing

Specializing in Global Health - Indigenous focus

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Publications: Kooiman, H., Macdonald, ME., Carnevale, F., Pineda, C., Nottaway, W., Vignola, S. Minododazin: Translating an Algonquin tradition of respect into youth well-being in Rapid Lake, Quebec. Pimatisiwin: A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health. 2012; 10:1.