Dr. Kateryna Metersky

Dr. Kateryna Metersky is an Assistant Professor at the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing. Dr. Metersky also maintains her nursing practice in General Internal Medicine at Toronto Western Hospital. Dr. Metersky's program of research focuses on: 1.) international and cross-national collaborations and partnerships; 2.) persons with social, economic and health challenges; 3.) nursing and interprofessional practice and education; and 4.) intersectionality and positionality in population-centred care. Fittingly her research program is focused on integration of her SRC work in pedagogy and practice to promote social justice, health-equity, and local/global community well-being. 

Dr. Metersky is currently the co-city of Toronto lead for Dr. Sepali Guruge's Inclusive Communities for Older Immigrants (ICOI) project. She is also a member of the manuscript review board of several peer-reviewed journals and on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Health Trends and Perspectives. She sits on the Toronto Metropolitan University's Research Ethics Board as a Reviewer and is the co-chair of the University Senate. She is also the current Co-chair of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario’s (RNAO) redevelopment of the Person and Family-Centred Care Best Practice Guideline. Finally, Dr. Metersky sits on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative. 

Dr. Metersky has recently completed the Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Academy training on Global Advocacy as well as the University of British Columbia's Program for Open Scholarship and Education. She has an extensive publication and grants record for an early career researcher from organizations such as SSHRC, STTI, RNAO, Global Affairs Canada, and Mitacs, to name a few. It is through the Mitacs program that Dr. Metersky has been able to bring students across the globe to TMU to undergo research mentorships under her supervision.