Faculty & Staff
Faculty
Liz Darling
PhD
Faculty
Midwifery Education Program
Director/Assistant Dean, Midwifery
Associate Professor
RESEARCH INTERESTS: midwifery services; health disparities; access to care; midwifery scope of practice; health care service implementation; health policy; perinatal health surveillance/epidemiology
905-525-9140
ext. 21597
darlinek@mcmaster.ca
Kate Demers
MMid
Faculty
Midwifery Education Program
Assistant Professor
905-525-9140
ext. 26654
kdemers@mcmaster.ca
Amy Gillgrass
PhD
Medicine, Clinical Immunology & Allergy, McMaster Immunology Research Centre
Assistant Professor
RESEARCH INTERESTS: HIV, Tuberculosis, Humanized mice, immunology, vaccines, animal models of disease.
905-525-9140
ext. 25133
gillgra@mcmaster.ca
Eileen K. Hutton
PhD
Faculty
Midwifery Education Program
Professor Emeritus
Centre Scientist, MMRC
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Maternal Child outcomes, intrapartum and early childhood exposures and development of the gut microbiome
Derek Lobb
PhD
Faculty
Midwifery Education Program
Associate Professor
905-525-9140
ext. 22482
lobbd@mcmaster.ca
Anne M. Malott
PhD
Faculty
Midwifery Education Program
Associate Professor
905-525-9140
ext. 26658
malotta@mcmaster.ca
Helen McDonald
MHSC
Faculty
Midwifery Education Program
Associate Professor
905-525-9140
ext. 26657
mcdonal@mcmaster.ca
Patricia McNiven
MSc, PhD, RM
Faculty
Midwifery Education Program
Associate Professor
905-525-9140
ext. 26654
mcnivenp@mcmaster.ca
Beth Murray-Davis
PhD
Faculty
Midwifery Education Program
Associate Professor
Scientific Director, MMRC
Area of Expertise: Inter-professionalism; Collaborative Working; Midwifery Education
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Midwifery experiences of complicated pregnancies, client decision making regarding place of birth, nutrition and exercise during pregnancy, stillbirth, interprofessional working and learning
905-525-9140
ext. 21596
bmurray@mcmaster.ca
Kathi Wilson
BA, BHSc, MSc, RM
Faculty
Midwifery Education Program
Assistant Professor
905-525-9140
ext. 26654
wilsonak@mcmaster.ca
Faculty & Staff
Staff
Aaron Allen
Staff
Midwifery Education Program
Admissions / Program Curriculum Assistant
905-525-9140
ext. 26663
allenaa@mcmaster.ca
Saadia Israr
MMI
Staff
Midwifery Education Program
Program Manager, Midwifery Education Program
905-525-9140
ext. 26652
israr@mcmaster.ca
Alfonse Otis Kryzanauskas
Staff
Midwifery Education Program
Administrative Assistant
IPP Placement Coordinator (GOA)
Ossian MacEachern
Staff
Midwifery Education Program
Administrative Assistant
905-525-9140
ext. 26654
maceacho@mcmaster.ca
Martha Sharpe
Staff
Midwifery Education Program
Placement Coordinator
Jacklin Weatherill
Staff
Midwifery Education Program
Administrative Assistant
Curriculum Support
Faculty & Staff
Sessional Instructors
Mona Abdel-Fattah
BHSc, RM
Midwifery
Adjunct Scientist
RESEARCH INTERESTS: international midwifery
Kelly Armstrong
Midwifery Education Program
Sessional Instructor
Aimee Carbonneau
Midwifery Education Program
Sessional Instructor
Jennifer Goldberg
Midwifery Education Program
Sessional Instructor
Samim Hasham
B.Sc. Pharm (Hons), MMngt, CDE, PharmD
Midwifery Education Program
Sessional Instructor
Ashley Keen
Midwifery Education Program
Sessional Instructor
Sandy Knight
Midwifery Education Program
Sessional Instructor
Jennifer McVittie
Midwifery Education Program
Sessional Instructor
Rebecca Plett
Midwifery Education Program
Sessional Instructor
Claire Ramlogan-Salanga
BComm, BHSc, RM, MScHEd (candidate)
Midwifery Education Program
Sessional Instructor, MEP, Fellow, MMRC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct), Family Medicine; Chair of Council at the College of Midwives of Ontario; Founding member of the Equity Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the Canadian Midwifery Regulator Council
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Health education, social justice education reform, intersectional approaches to research design and health equity
Christine Sandor
BSc, BHSc, MSc, RM
Midwifery Education Program
Sessional Instructor, MEP; Adjunct Scientist, MMRC
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Transition to clinical practice, mentorship, midwifery education
Faculty & Staff
Researchers
Rashid Ahmed
BScH, MSc
Researcher
Midwifery
Research Coordinator
905-525-9140
ext. 21337
rashid@mcmaster.ca
Riley Easterbrook
BA(Hons), MSc
Researcher
Midwifery
Research Coordinator
905-525-9140
ext. 22146
easter1@mcmaster.ca
Lindsay Grenier
BSc, MA
Researcher
Midwifery
Research Coordinator
905-525-9140
ext. 21866
grenierl@mcmaster.ca
Jen Li
BScH, MSc
Researcher
Midwifery
Research Coordinator
905-525-9140
ext. 22146
li736@mcmaster.ca
Julia Simioni
BScH, MSc
Researcher
Midwifery
Research Coordinator
905-525-9140
ext. 22146
simioni@mcmaster.ca
Faculty & Staff
Committees
Management Committee (consortium)
Purpose: The management committee oversees the management of the Program. It develops and approves policies as recommended by the standing committees and administrative staff. When necessary, it will seek the approval of the Universities on policies and procedures.
Chair: Liz Darling
Staff Member: Saadia Israr
Student Member: Level 4 Student
Placement Committee (consortium)
Purpose: The placement committee is a standing committee of the MEP Consortium, and is responsible for the ongoing review and coordination of student midwifery placements across the three sites.
Faculty Member: Patty McNiven
Staff Member: Saadia Israr; Aaron Allen, Kim Pusung
Curriculum Committee (Local)
Purpose: The curriculum committee reviews and approves course descriptions and outlines. It recommends changes to course content, course stream, unit/credit weighting and grading policies.
Chairs: Anne Malott, Kate Demers
Student Members: Level 2 Student; Level 3 Student
Academic Review Committee (consortium)
Purpose: The academic review committee reviews and makes decisions concerning students progress, academic standing, withdrawals, leaves of absence and readmission to the program. To protect students’ rights to privacy and confidentiality, this committee will consist of Program Faculty and Program Administrators.
Faculty Member: Helen McDonald
Staff Member: Saadia Israr
Invited Members: Course Coordinators
McMaster Midwifery Admissions Committee (local)
Purpose: The admissions committee is responsible for reviewing the admissions policies and procedures.
Chair: Kathi Wilson
Faculty Members: Beth Murray-Davis
Staff Member: Aaron Allen; Claire Ramlogan-Salanga
Student Members: Level 3 Student, Level 3 Student
External Members: Allison Virtue; Nikki George
McMaster Anti-Racist Action Committee (consortium)
Members: Claire Ramlogan-Salanga; Saadia Israr
MEP EDI Advisory Committee (Local)
Purpose: The EDI advisory committee provides strategic advice to the McMaster Midwifery Education Program (MEP) on matters relating to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Specifically, the advisory committee helps identify potential areas of growth, relevance of projects to stakeholder needs, and provides strategic direction on program evaluation and review.
Chair: Liz Darling
Staff Member: Saadia Israr, Claire Ramlogan-Salanga; Mei-Ju Shih (Student Accessibility Services)
External Members: Feben Aseffa; Allison Virtue, Simone Griffith, Ana Maria Barillas, Disha
Student Members: Level 3 Student
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