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Deborah McPhail is an Associate Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba. Her research is committed to advancing health equity through community-engaged scholarship focused on 2SLGBTQIA+ and fat communities using qualitative, anti-oppressive methodologies.
Education:
- PhD, York University
- Master of Sociology, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Manitoba
Dr. McPhail's work integrates feminist, queer, and fat theories to examine systemic oppression in healthcare systems. Her expertise spans critical social sciences, anti-oppressive approaches to health, and qualitative methodologies, with emphasis on marginalized groups' healthcare experiences. She actively develops medical curriculum for 2SLGBTQIA+ health and equity-seeking populations while teaching graduate courses in gender health equity and critical social theories.
Her publication portfolio reveals consistent focus on fat studies and 2SLGBTQIA+ health, particularly analyzing reproductive care through lenses of eugenics, colonialism, and social justice. These works demonstrate material and affective analyses of clinical spaces, obesity history, and resistance strategies against healthcare stigma.
Scientific Awards:
- Outstanding Reviewer, CIHR (2021/2022)
- Manitoba Medical Students Teaching Award (2019)
- CBC Top 40 Under 40 (2017)
- University of Manitoba Outreach Award (2016)
- Body Confidence Awards Canada (2016)
Dr. McPhail mentors graduate students and leads major funded research including SSHRC's "Queering COVID" (2021-2025), Research Manitoba's LGBT healthcare professionals study (2016-2024), and CIHR's "Reproducing Stigma" project (2014-2022). Her community partnerships with Sunshine House and Rainbow Resource Centre ensure research directly addresses marginalized populations' needs while informing medical education and practice.
As theme lead in gender and sexual health for the medical college, she develops undergraduate curriculum for medical students and serves on UMQueer as founding member. Her work bridges academic research with community advocacy through Manitoba Public Health Association involvement.
