Empowering Women in Academia | Pathways to Power and Success: The Personal and Professional Journeys of Women in Academia Working for Women's Empowerment

Join the Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic for an inspiring lunch as part of the Empowering Women in Academia at TMU speaker series. This session will feature Dr. Kateryna Metersky and Dr. Areej Al-Hamad, Assistant Professors at the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, as they reflect on their journeys to Canada, their experiences as tenure-track professors and their collaborative work empowering women, particularly refugee women from Ukraine, Syria, and Afghanistan.

This engaging session will highlight the strengths, creativity, and determination that women globally use to overcome challenges, uplift their families, and drive community transformation, echoing TMU’s "Made of Grit" campaign.

The Empowering Women in Academia at TMU series is intended to encourage networking, cultivate pan-university cross-discipline collaboration through the sharing of ideas, and foster mentoring among women and diverse academic staff.

The guest speaker presentation will be followed by a Q and A with the speaker and an in-person networking session. Advanced registration is appreciated for catering considerations.

About the Speakers:

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 and is a Board Member with the Canadian Interprofessional Healthcare Collaborative. 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 sits on TMU's Research Ethics Board as a Reviewer and is the vice-chair of the University Senate. She is also on the Editorial Board of the International Health Trends and Perspectives journal and the Canadian Journal of Nursing Research. Lastly, she is an Affiliate Scientist with Toronto Metropolitan Centre for Immigration and Settlement and The Institute of Education Research at the University Health Network.

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Dr. Areej Al-Hamad is an Assistant Professor at the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing. Dr. Al-Hamad’s academic journey and professional pursuits are deeply rooted in enhancing healthcare and well-being of vulnerable populations through innovative and empowering research and education, particularly focusing on women’s health, food and housing insecurities and the well-being of marginalized communities including immigrants and refugees. She sits on the Toronto Metropolitan University's Research Ethics Board as a Reviewer. As peer reviewer for several journals and Associate Editor for the Diversity & Inclusion Research Journal, she leverages her expertise to elevate critical research in migration, integration, settlement and health and social sciences.

Both Drs. Metersky and Al-Hamad hold an extensive number of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council grants in refugee women’s health.