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School of Nursing

Dr. Nancy Clark

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Associate Professor

School of Nursing

Accepting graduate students

Contact:
Office: HSD A426 250-472-4703
Credentials:
RN, PhD
Area(s) of expertise:
refugees, migration, mental health, intersectionality, participatory action research, arts based methods, critical social theory, forced migration.

Biography

I am a community engaged scholar and work with non-government organizations and settlement agencies across BC to support the mental health and well-being of immigrant, refugee ethno- cultural and racialized groups in Canada. As an alumna of the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia and Intersections in Mental Health and Addiction Research Training, my research is informed by social justice, intersectionality and equity-oriented health and social policy. My clinical practice area focuses on community mental health and integration of social determinants of health of structurally vulnerable groups, including immigrant women and other groups affected by displacement. I am also an affiliate with the UBC Centre for Migration Studies.

See online academic CV

I am currently accepting PhD students:

Current Research:

2025 Principal investigator, MA student SDH (UVic) Paula Beltran, PhD student Kimiya Missaghi (Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies, University of Ottawa), Ashkan Rahmani (Social Work, Island Health), Charlie Krueger, 4th year BSN student (UVic). “Refugee Men and Social Prescription” SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant with MOSAIC, $24,997, CAD.

2025 Principal investigator Canada and Co applicant with Dr. Gokce Yurdakul, University of Berlin, Germany: “Belonging for Single Migrant Men: A Cross-Country Comparative Perspective (MENBELONG)’ European Commission (EUCOM) European Research Council Advanced Grant 2024, $2.5 million, EURO.

2024 Co applicant with Dr. Ibukun Abejirinde, Trillium Health Partners, Institute for Better Health “Addressing barriers to mental health access for Black Refugees in Peel region: designing equitable pathways and establishing a Refugee-led health research collaborative” CIHR- Planning and Dissemination Grant $ 49,987.00 CAD.

2023 Co -Applicant with Jay Shaw, Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Responsible Health Innovation-University of Toronto (U of T). “Advancing Equity-Focused Implementation Science: A Multiple Case Study of Best Practices for Community Health Workers in Primary Health Care” CIHR Project Grant Fall (KTR), $856,608.34 CAD.

NURS 342 Health and Healing VI: Globa Health Issues

NURS 525 Disciplinary Research for Advanced Practice Nursing

NURS 456 Nursing with Communities& Health Systems

NURS 622 Dissertation Seminar PhD

NURS 480 Intersections of Mental Health and Substance Use

NURS360: Professional Practice VI: Nursing Research

350 Health and Healing VII: Promoting Community and Societal Health

See google scholar: https://g.co/kgs/HTtZ1n7

Papers in progress:

Nancy Clark, Alejandro Arguelles Bullon, Mita Huq, & Ferdinand C. Mukumbang (2025), Integrated Mental Health for Refugees: A Realist Theory Building Study PLOS Mental Health (submitted).

Dara Gordon, Simone Shahid, Shivani Chandra, Sumaya Mehelay, Ibukun Abejirinde, Nancy Clark, Bernadette Zakher, Bisma Imtiaz, Carolyn Steele Gray, Patricia O’Campo, Rosanra Yoon, James Shaw (2025). A Paradigm Shift for Health Equity in Implementation Science, BMC (submitted).

2025 Faculty of Human and Social Development (HSD) Mid-Career Research Excellence Award, $500

2023 Presidents Chair Award University of Victoria: The President's Chair recognizes and celebrates the most outstanding scholars, and it is the highest honour UVic $40,000/5 years.

2023 Michael Smith Health Research BC Scholar Award ‘Promoting integrated mental health services and support for refugees in BC’ $90,000 annual for 5 years.

2023 The University of Victoria (UVic) Centre for Evidence-Informed Nursing and Healthcare (CEiNHC): A JBI Centre of Excellence, UVic CEiNHC seed grant award $2,500.

2022 Faculty of Human and Social Development (HSD) Early Career Research Excellence Award, $500.

2020 Award of Excellence in Advancing Nursing Knowledge & Research from the Association of Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of BC (NNPBC)