Research

I’m building a program of research focused on reducing health inequities in stroke care and improving outcomes for people with living experience of a stroke. I’m particularly interested in the influence of social, economic and environmental disadvantages, social and structural determinants of health on stroke outcomes, survivorship and care among placed-at risk and under-studied populations.

• Towards equitable stroke care for young women stroke survivors – My Ph.D. research explores young women stroke survivors’ experiences accessing stroke care in British Columbia to provide practice, research and policy recommendations.

Secondary research interests include critical perspectives, critical pedagogy and community-engaged research approaches.

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Selected Research Funding & Awards

– Marlene Reimer Research Award, Canadian Association of Neuroscience Nurses, 2024

– Heart and Stroke Foundation/CIHR/Brain Canada Personnel Award for Black Scholars, 2023

– Affiliated Fellowship, University of British Columbia, 2022

– Public Scholars Initiative, University of British Columbia, 2021

– BC History of Nursing Society, 2020

– Graduate and Fellowship Research Award in Women’s Health, Women’s Health Research Institute, 2020

– Research Prize Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary, 2020