Nmesoma Nweze is currently a PhD student in McGill’s Clinical Psychology program.
She holds an honours bachelor’s degree in neuroscience and psychology from the University of Toronto. Her passions and research interests explore how relationships within Indigenous frameworks can be a vehicle for healing on an individual level and social change on a collective level.
Her research centres the experiences of Inuit experiencing homelessness in southern cities and how their social networks impact wellbeing. Her research is inspired by her upbringing in Iqaluit, Nunavut, where she was introduced to issues of mental health & healing through the lenses of Inuit sovereignty, self-governance, and culture, as well as her background as an Igbo woman and immigrant.
She volunteers with multiple community organizations in Montreal and is involved with community organizing in her neighbourhood. In her free time, Nmesoma loves sewing, beading, hiking and camping, poetry, and music. Her diverse academic interests in the intersections between psychology and other disciplines motivate her to learn from scholars, mentors, and scholars.
Through the Trudeau Foundation Leadership program, she hopes to connect clinical research and community-focused solutions with broader policy innovations in health and education.
Inuit, Urban & Unhoused: A Scoping Review of Social Worlds
2025
Nweze, N., Olaogun, D., & Wendt, D. C. (2025). Inuit, Urban & Unhoused: A Scoping Review of Social Worlds. Journal of Community Systems for Health(Special Issue on Indigenous communities, Health and Wellbeing). https://doi.org/10.36368
Read more
A cross-sectional study exploring community perspectives on the impacts of COVID-19 in Nunavut and recommendations for a Holistic Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit approach to emergency response
2024
Rana, Z., Leach, M., Healey Akearok, G. K., Ukpatiku, J., & Umenwofor-Nweze, N. (2024). A cross-sectional study exploring community perspectives on the impacts of COVID-19 in Nunavut and recommendations for a Holistic Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit approach to emergency response. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 83(1), 2336680.
The impact of language on the mental health of Black Quebecers
2023
Nweze, N., Davids, J., Fang, X., Holding, A., & Koestner, R. (2023). The impact of language on the mental health of Black Quebecers. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 10(5), 2327-2337.
Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS)
2023-2026
Doctoral award offered to select SSHRC funding recipients.
Round table discussion - Nordic Nutrition Recommendations
2024
Raninen, A., Helleve, A., Kaski, R., Nweze, N., Round table discussion - Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023 Nordic Alcohol and Drug Policy Network, Oslo, Norway. 11/07/2024
Round table discussion comparing national alcohol consumption recommendations and trends from non-Nordic regions to current and proposed Nordic policies.
Understanding the Social Worlds of Urban Inuit Experiencing Houselessness
2024
Nweze, N., & Olaogun, D. (2024). Understanding the Social Worlds of Urban Inuit Experiencing Houselessness Society for the Study of Psychiatry & Culture, Toronto, Canada. 12/04/2024
Presentation on preliminary findings of a scoping review and tentative research agenda
The COVID-19 pandemic and urban Indigenous individuals experiencing homelessness: Impact on substance use and services
2023, 2024
Bomfim, E., Nweze, N., Zentner, D., Parker, D., Kiki, F., & Wendt, D. C. (2023). The COVID-19 pandemic and urban Indigenous individuals experiencing homelessness: Impact on substance use and services Canadian Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada. 23/06/2023, Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA), Bådådjjo, Norway. 07/06/2024
Presentation on research findings about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Indigenous people experiencing homessless. Presented as part of a symposium “Advancing Indigenous cultural interventions and support in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, housing insecurity, and substance use epidemics”
Itinérance chez les Inuit : repenser le phénomène et les services en regard de l’Inuit Qaujimajatuqangiit
2023
Gaulin, D., & Nweze, N. (2023). Itinérance chez les Inuit : repenser le phénomène et les services en regard de l’Inuit Qaujimajatuqangiit Acfas - Association canadienne-française pour l'avancement des sciences,
Presentation on research focusing on urban Inuit homelessness introducing emic cultural concepts of community and their manifestations and challenges in the context of experiencing homelessness in Montréal
Culturally safe intervention with Indigenous people experiencing homelessness: knowledge, social skills, and know-how
2022
Culturally safe intervention with Indigenous people experiencing homelessness: knowledge, social skills, and know-how, 10/06/2022
Panelist-led webinar for helping professionals who work with Indigenous people experiencing homelessness to educate and discuss culturally-safe practices. Offered by Le Centre de recherche de Montréal sur les inégalités sociales, les discriminations et les pratiques alternatives de citoyenneté (CREMIS).
Epistemic Access and Psychotherapy Research: Black, Indigenous, Muslim, and LGBTQ+ Populations
2022
Wendt, D., Nweze, N., Albatnuni, M., and Bernett, P., Epistemic Access and Psychotherapy Research: Black, Indigenous, Muslim, and LGBTQ+ Populations The Society for Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology (STPP-APA Division 24) annual Midwinter Meeting, 03/12/2022
