Karline Wilson-Mitchell
Associate Professor
Director, Midwifery Education Program
Faculty of Community Services
Midwifery Education Program
Toronto, Ontario
k.wilsonmitchell@torontomu.ca
Office:
(416) 979-5000 ext. 557686
Expert In
Canadian health disparity research
Cultural health beliefs
Diversifying the midwifery workforce
Global applications of health information technology
Mental health issues facing newcomer women
Perinatal loss
Perinatal outcomes of refugee and migrant women
Psychosocial factors affecting pregnant Jamaican adolescents
Scholarship of teaching and learning
Theme: Health and wellbeing
Bio/Research
Karline Wilson-Mitchell is passionate about reproductive justice that informs midwifery education, practice and global partnerships. Since 1992, Karline’s clinical work grew from the U.S. (urban and rural) to Canada (Ontario, remote Quebec) and then to midwifery education and leadership building ...
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Bio/Research
Karline Wilson-Mitchell is passionate about reproductive justice that informs midwifery education, practice and global partnerships. Since 1992, Karline’s clinical work grew from the U.S. (urban and rural) to Canada (Ontario, remote Quebec) and then to midwifery education and leadership building in the Global South (Jamaica, Tanzania, Zambia, Burundi, South Sudan). Her scholarship explores the skills and infrastructure necessary to diversify the midwifery workforce, and explores strategies that facilitate equitable and inclusive work environments for midwives and vulnerable populations. Her goal is to promote resilience and sagacity in vulnerable midwifery students. To this end the MEP mentorship program was launched in December 2017, in partnership with the Black, Indigenous and People of Colour Student Collective. It is an evidence-informed program to improve MEP career trajectories and the quality of academic life.
“The opportunity for intellectual partnerships with students excites me!”, remarks Karline. These are students motivated by curiosity to interrogate the intersections of midwifery, community service, ancestral healing traditions, spiritual wholeness and wellness, and respectful leadership. The seeds of the Canadian Midwives of Colour History Project were germinated by midwifery students of colour.
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“The opportunity for intellectual partnerships with students excites me!”, remarks Karline. These are students motivated by curiosity to interrogate the intersections of midwifery, community service, ancestral healing traditions, spiritual wholeness and wellness, and respectful leadership. The seeds of the Canadian Midwives of Colour History Project were germinated by midwifery students of colour.
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