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David Mark Danto, Ph.D., R. Psych. (born April 4, 1970) is the Dean of Health and Community Studies, MacEwan University. Prior to this role he was the Program Head of Psychology, University of Guelph-Humber.[1] He is a Canadian Clinical Psychologist and a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA).

He is an internationally recognized scholar.[2] Dr. Danto has been involved in allyship and reconciliation efforts within academic and healthcare contexts.[3] Clinically, he has worked in psychiatric hospitals, counselling centers, private practice, and prisons in Canada and the United States.

In partnership with Indigenous Knowledge Keepers, he developed a field course on Indigenous wellness, that he delivered in Mushkegowuk Territory along the James and Hudson Bay coast for approximately 10 years, as well as a course on Indigenous knowledge and mental health around the world, based on his book, Indigenous Knowledge and Mental Health, A Global Perspective, Co-edited with Masood Zangeneh.[4] He was the founding Chair of the CPA Task Force on Responding to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report and the CPA Standing Committee on Reconciliation.[5] He earned his B.A. in Psychology from York University in 1996[6] , M.A. in Psychology from Duquesne University in 1998, and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Duquesne University in 2004.[7][8]

Further Reading

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Psychology's Response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Report

Report on an Offer of Apology, on Behalf of the American Psychological Association, to First Peoples in the United States

Conversations with Knowledge Holders and Experts to Inform the Development of the "Indigenous Peoples and Psychology" Course Proposal

ecampus Ontario Psychology Commons

Psynopsis, Canada's Psychology Magazine Volume 44, Issue 1, 2022

Psynopsis, Canada's Psychology Magazine Volume 41, Issue 3, 2019

References

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  1. ^ "Meet MacEwan's new dean of the Faculty of Health and Community Studies". MacEwan University. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  2. ^ "ISHHR Council Members – ISHHR – International Society for Health and Human Rights". Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  3. ^ "Truth, Reconciliation, Genocide And Psychology With Dr. Stryker Calvez And Dr. David Danto - Canadian Psychological Association". 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  4. ^ Danto, David; Zangeneh, Masood, eds. (2022). Indigenous Knowledge and Mental Health. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-71346-1. ISBN 978-3-030-71344-7.
  5. ^ "CPA Working Group Reports - Canadian Psychological Association". 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  6. ^ "Classes". The York University Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  7. ^ "David Danto". The Conversation. 2017-07-24. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  8. ^ "‎Impact Conversations: A conversation with Dr. David Danto: Truth, humility, and the path to reconciliation on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2024-04-20.