Monika Krzywania
Faculty of Arts and Science - Biology and Chemistry and Geography
About
Monika is a geographer whose work explores human and environmental health, and, perhaps more importantly, the connections between the two. Her recent work has examined these topics as they relate to health care and food systems, especially in northern and rural communities. A PhD Candidate in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Northern British Columbia, she is currently completing her SSHRC-funded dissertation study, Geographies of Northern Perinatal Care, which investigates how to keep perinatal care as safe, effective, and as close to home as possible for residents of Northern Ontario
Education
BSc, McGill University
MA, Carleton University
Research
Areas of Specialization:
Geographies of health and well-being; northern and rural geographies; critical perspectives in environmental studies; health promotion; science communication
Research Interests:
Rural health; Food systems and agriculture; Environmental Justice; health and well-being considerations in community planning; climate change adaptation
Current & Future Research:
Perinatal health care in Northern Ontario; food security in northern communities
Publications
- de Leeuw, S., Erickson, M., Krzywania, M., & Mitchell, V. (forthcoming 2026). Activating Place: Geography as a Determinant of Indigenous Peoples’ Health and Well-Being. In M. Greenwood, S. de Leeuw, N. Lindsay, and R. Larstone (Eds.), Determinants of Indigenous Peoples’ Health: Beyond the Social (3rd edition). Canadian Scholars Press.
- Añonuevo, C., de Leeuw, S., Korol-Dwyer, K., & Krzywania, M. (2024). The possibilities of geopoetics for growing radical food geographies and rooting responsibilities on Indigenous lands. In C. Hammelman, C. Z. Levkoe, & K. Reynolds (Eds.), Radical Food Geographies: Power, Knowledge and Resistance (pp. 223–243). Bristol University Press.
- Añonuevo, C., de Leeuw, S., Erickson, M., Krzywania, M., McNab-Coombs, L., Odulaja, O., & Sloan Morgan, O. (2023). Indigenous Geographies. In L. Lees & D. Demeritt (Eds.), Concise Encyclopedia of Human Geography (pp. 201–207). Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc.