Maram is a research data analyst working with the Indigenous Initiatives team on the Project for Actualizing Indigenous Data Sovereignty Principles. This project aligns with Maram’s commitments to decolonization and providing data and knowledge in a culturally safe manner. Maram is passionate about improving the wellbeing of children and adolescents with a focus on developing practical, feasible and accessible strategies that allow all children to thrive. She is a PhD student in the School of Population and Public Health (SPPH). Her research interests include minimizing childhood inequities and identifying protective factors for positive long-term trajectories
In her research projects so far as a graduate student, she has included stratified analysis by gender and ethnicity to explore the intersectionality of race and gender on academic outcomes for youth. She aspires to acknowledge and account for inequities in all her future work.