91Ó°ÊÓ

Dr. Karline Wilson-Mitchell, DNP, MSN, CNM, RM, RN, has been practicing midwifery since 1992 and has been a faculty member in the Midwifery Education Program at 91Ó°ÊÓ since 2008. She supports and mentors students in the Chang School’s International Midwifery Preregistration Program, a bridging program for internationally educated midwives preparing for work in Canada.

Dr. Wilson Mitchell’s clinical experience spans the U.S. (urban and rural), Canada (Ontario, remote Quebec), and the Global South, including Jamaica, Tanzania, Zambia, Burundi, and South Sudan. Her work encompasses midwifery practice, education, global leadership training, curriculum development, and mentorship. She has also served as a consultant for leadership and curriculum development in education in Jamaica, Tanzania, Zambia, Burundi, Uganda, and South Sudan. She is passionate about reproductive justice and creating equitable, inclusive, and resilient environments for midwives and vulnerable populations.

In 2017, she launched the MEP Mentorship Program in partnership with the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Student Collective. This evidence-informed initiative aims to improve career trajectories and academic experiences for midwifery students of color. Her scholarship explores strategies to diversify the midwifery workforce, support midwifery students’ resilience, and enhance leadership in the profession.

Dr. Wilson Mitchell’s research projects include partnerships with the University of the West Indies School of Nursing, Mona, Jamaica; Toronto Metropolitan Centre for Immigration and Settlement (Immigration Trajectories of Immigrant Families Project, ITIF); Rights for Children and Youth Partnership: Strengthening Collaboration in the Americas (); MITAC multidisciplinary project training student interns to explore humanized birth and obstetrical violence in Brazil in collaboration with Universidade Federal Fluminense; and as a volunteer and consultant for , developing Tanzanian Respectful Maternity Care and South Sudanese Leadership SMS2 workshops for nurses and midwives. Her current research, the Canadian Midwives of Color History Project, interrogates the hidden histories of racialized immigrant and refugee midwives working in Canada in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Her research and scholarship have also examined African diasporic traditions around family and perinatal care, and challenge learners to develop creative ways of conceiving and recreating healthy birth environments for Black families. Her scholarship problematizes the health disparities experienced by Black Canadians.

In February 2024, she launched the Colour of Birth Symposium and Living Art Exhibition at the Sears Atrium. The event brought together like-minded people to examine historical narratives, explore current health statistics, examine immigration and health worker policies, and interrogate the current healthcare system for Black reproductive healthcare. Her research team is currently engaged in the research and development of AI-facilitated information technology that supports constructive feedback and self-reflection during clinical learning. She supports harm reduction and reflexive praxis during the teaching-learning process.

Dr. Wilson Mitchell serves as an editorial reviewer for several high-impact professional journals. She emphasizes intellectual partnerships with students, exploring intersections of midwifery, community service, ancestral healing traditions, spiritual wellness, and respectful leadership.