Nicholas Spence

Biographic Data

ID3673078
NAMENicholas Spence
GIVEN NAMESNicholas
FAMILY NAMESpence
SIGNATURESPENCE N
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2007
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX0

  • Indigenous Health and Well-Being in the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Nicholas Spence, Faith SekerciogluBOOKIndigenous Health and Well-Being…2022

  • The Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessNicholas D Spence, Nicholas Spence et al.ARTICLEInternational Indigenous Policy…2020

    The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted society. Vulnerable populations are at heightened risk for exposure, as well as adverse health and social consequences. Policymakers are operating under difficult circumstances, making crucial policy decisions to maximize impact and mitigate harm, with limited scientific evidence. This article examines the pronounced vulnerability of Indigenous Peoples in Canada to the pandemic. We highlight the im…

  • An Examination of Marijuana Use Among a Vulnerable Population in Canada

    Open AccessNicholas D Spence, Nicholas Spence et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2014References: 61

  • “Is it Safe?” Risk Perception and Drinking Water in a Vulnerable Population

    Open AccessNicholas D Spence, Nicholas Spence et al.ARTICLEInternational Indigenous Policy…2012

    Access to safe drinking water is a pressing social policy issue globally. Despite the milestones reached in this area of Canadian public health, marginalized and vulnerable populations, including those founded on racialized identity, such as First Nations, continue to be plagued by accessibility issues. This work sheds new perspective on the issue, arguing for a research and policy focus that is inclusive of risk perception. A model of risk perce…

  • Multi-Barrier Protection of Drinking Water Systems in Ontario

    Open AccessDan Walters, Nicholas D Spence et al.ARTICLEInternational Indigenous Policy…2012

    In some way or another, all levels of government in Canada and First Nations share responsibility to implement multi-barrier protection of drinking water. The goal is to protect water from source to tap to minimize risk so that people have access to adequate and safe drinking water. The federal government has committed to assist First Nations achieve comparable levels of service standards available to non-First Nation communities. However, severa…

  • Introductory Essay

    Open AccessNicholas D Spence, Nicholas SpenceARTICLEInternational Indigenous Policy…2011

    It is with great pleasure that I am able to serve as the first Special Guest Editor (health) of the Inter-national Indigenous Policy Journal. This special edition is a compilation of some of the best research con-ducted on Indigenous populations. Moving beyond the disturbing trends so many of us are already well aware of, this body of research provides new theoretical, policy, and practical approaches for researchers, decision makers, and communi…

  • Scientific Certainty in a Time of Uncertainty

    Open AccessNicholas D Spence, Nicholas Spence et al.ARTICLEInternational Indigenous Policy…2010

    On June 11, 2009, the Director General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Margaret Chan, announced that the scientific evidence indicated that the criteria for an influenza pandemic had been met: pandemic H1N1/09 virus, the first in nearly 40 years, was officially upon us. The World Health Organization has estimated that as many as 2 billion or between 15 and 45 percent of the population globally will be infected by the H1N1/09 virus. Scientis…

  • Modeling Educational Success of First Nations Students in Canada

    Nicholas D Spence, Nicholas Spence et al.ARTICLECanadian ethnic studies2007References: 8

    Au Canada, les évaluations portant sur l'éducation des Premières Nations et des autochtones manquent de véritable modélisation concernant les raisons sous-jacentes à des schémas particuliers d'acquisition. C'est ce manque que nous voudrions adresser. Dans cet article nous examinons l'acquisition en éducation dans les communautés des Premières Nations à partir de données provenant du recensement de 1996 ainsi que du sondage sur l'éducation tenu pa…