Anita Olsen HARPER | j ELECTED Anita Olsen Harper has been a resident of Ottawa since 1996 and has four wonderful children who are now adults. Dr. Olsen Harper is the lead researcher for the National Aboriginal Circle against Family Violence (NACAFYV) in a Financial Skills and Literacy project. She has an undergraduate degree in Education (Adult Education) from the University of Alberta, a graduate degree in Canadian Studies (Heritage Conservation) from Carleton University and a PhD (2011) from the Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa. Dr. Olsen Harper was recently recruited to the Indigenous Health Advisory Committee (IHAC) for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). Anita is on Twitter at @AnitaOlseHarper.