Annette Bailey

Dr. Annette Bailey serves as Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Internationalization in the Faculty of Community Services and Associate Professor at the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Toronto Metropolitan University. With extensive experience in acute and community health nursing, her career emphasizes interagency collaboration to address health determinants for Toronto's diverse populations through trauma-informed approaches.

Her educational background includes:

• RN (Registered Nurse)
• BScN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing)
• MSN (Master of Science in Nursing)
• PhD in Public Health Science, specializing in Health Promotion and Education

Dr. Bailey's research centers on traumatic stress and resilience among survivors of community and interpersonal violence, particularly Black women bereaved by gun violence. Her work integrates health promotion, violence prevention, and grief counseling while examining systemic racism and social determinants. She employs community-based participatory methods to develop interventions that build resilience and inform policy, with strong emphasis on cultural safety and equity.

Her publication record demonstrates consistent output from 2011-2015 across nursing, psychology, and public health disciplines. Key trends include increasing focus on intersectionality in trauma responses, international collaborations in Brazil, and innovative pedagogical approaches for developing scholarly writing skills among nursing students. Her work consistently highlights racial disparities in trauma care and community-based solutions.

Major recognitions include:

• Senator Wanda Thomas-Bernard Faculty Award (2017)
• Certificate of Recognition from Hon. Mario Sergio, MP (2015)
• Certificate of Recognition from Hon. Judy Sgro, MP (2012)
• Presentation Award from Secretary of Health, Rio de Janeiro (2012)
• Research Presentation Award from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2012)

As a supervisor, Dr. Bailey mentors graduate students through structured scholarly development programs, with documented success in conference presentations and publications. Her grant portfolio includes SSHRC, AUCC, and Women Xchange funding for community-engaged projects on grief, gun violence, and international capacity building, emphasizing student involvement in all research phases.

She leads community-academic partnerships including Out of Bounds Grief Support in Toronto's Jane and Finch neighborhood, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to translate research into policy through parliamentary briefings and international knowledge exchange. Her work consistently bridges academic rigor with grassroots community needs.