Tara Pride is an Assistant Professor in the school of Occupational Therapy. Growing up in Mi’kma’ki, she is of mixed Mi’kmaw and settler ancestry and member of Sipekne’katik First Nation. Her research program includes working alongside Indigenous occupational therapists across the country to better understand their needs through the creation of an Indigenous Community of Practice (CoP) in occupational therapy. Further, she has also been a part of a research team exploring the experiences of marginalized health professionals across the country and has contributed to numerous manuscripts publishing these results.

As the former Coordinator of the Atlantic Indigenous Mentorship Network, she has a keen interest on working collaboratively with Indigenous post-secondary students to determine mentorship and training needs, particularly for health professions students. Broadly, she is interested in research collaborations with Indigenous Peoples and communities to support community-led and driven research that meets their needs and goals.