Nursing Master of Nursing (MN), Master of Science Nursing, Doctorate (PhD)

Danielle Macdonald

Email:  dn291172@dal.ca

Why Dal?

I pursued a graduate degree at Dalhousie University based on the relationships I had built with faculty during my undergraduate degree at the School of Nursing. As a graduate student, I had access to a community of nursing scholarship which nourished my growth as a student, researcher, and life-long learner. Embraced by this community of nurse scholars, and with great support from my supervisors and mentors, I completed the program in two academic years. My experiences as a graduate student at the Dalhousie School of Nursing created a solid foundation for my pursuit of doctoral studies and a career in nursing research and scholarship.

Research interests

My research interests include; midwifery, global maternal-newborn and women's health, collaborative birthing care, health equity, and feminism.

Teaching and Research Group


  • Nursing Practice: Caring for Families - Clinical
  • Nursing Practice Mothers, Infants and Childbearing Families – Clinical
  • Guest lectures at Dalhousie University for departments including; School of Nursing, Global Health Office, Department of International Development Studies, and College of Sustainability

    Ongoing member of the following research groups:
  • TEEM-KT (Dr. Erna Snelgrove-Clarke RN)
  • FPS – On the edge of Power (Dr. Megan Aston, RN)

 

Publications

  • Macdonald, D., Aston, M., Murphy, G.T., Jefferies, K, Mselle, L., Price, S., O'Hearn, S., White,             M., Mbekenga, C., & Kohi, T. (2018). Providing postpartum care with limited resources:        The experiences of nurse-midwives and obstetricians in urban Tanzania. Women and    Birth. Advance online publication. doi:10.1016/j.wombi.2018.07.016
  • Mbekenga, C., Aston, M., Macdonald, D., Jefferies, K., Price, S., Mselle, L, Murphy, G. T.,        Kohi, T.,  O’Hearn, S. & White, M. (2018). How Tanzanian nurse-midwives and       obstetricians develop postpartum relationships with women. International Journal of Childbirth. 8 (1), 41-53. doi:10.1891/2156- 5287.8.1.41
  • Kohi, T., Aston, M., Mselle, L.T., Macdonald, D., Mbekenga, C., Murphy, G.T., White, M.,       O’Hearn, S., Price, S., & Jefferies, K. (2017). Saving lives with caring assessments: How          Tanzanian nurse-midwives and obstetricians negotiate postpartum practices. Journal of             Clinical Nursing. 26(23-24), 5004-5015. doi:10.1111/jocn.14000
  • Macdonald, D., Snelgrove-Clarke, E., Campbell-Yeo, M., Aston, M., Helwig, M., Baker, K.A.   (2015). The experiences of midwives and nurses collaborating to provide birthing care- a         systematic review. The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports,         (13)11, 74-127. doi:10.11124/jbisrir-2015-2444
  • Macdonald, D., Campbell-Yeo, M., Snelgrove-Clarke, E., Aston, M., Helwig, M. & Baker, K.A. (2014). The experiences of midwives and nurses collaborating to provide birthing care: A             systematic review protocol. The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews & Implementation   Reports, 12(12), 10-26. doi: 10.11124/jbisrir-2014-1839

Presentations

  • Macdonald, D., Aston, M., Kohi, T., Murphy, G.T., Mselle, L.T., & Jefferies, K. (2018). Exploring nurse-midwives’ and obstetricians’ experiences of delivering postpartum   services in urban Tanzania. Poster presentation: Canadian Association of Midwives, Gatineau, Quebec.
  • Macdonald, D., Aston, M., Jefferies, K., Price, S., Mbekenga, C., Kohi, T., Tomblin Murphy, G., O’Hearn, S., Mselle, L. & White, M. (2017). The experiences of nurse-midwives and obstetricians delivering postpartum care with limited resources in Tanzania. Oral    Presentation: Canadian Association of Perinatal and Women's Health Nurses National Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  • Macdonald, D. Snelgrove-Clarke, E., Campbell-Yeo, M., Aston, M., Helwig, M, Baker, K.A.     (2016). The gestalt of using JBI methodology in a Master of Nursing Program. Oral     Presentation: Queen’s Joanna Briggs Collaboration Conference of the Americas, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
  • Macdonald, D., Snelgrove-Clarke, E., Campbell-Yeo, M., Aston, M., Helwig, M., Baker, K.A.   (2015). Understanding the collaborative experiences of midwives and nurses using results from a qualitative systematic review. Oral Presentation: Canadian Association of        Perinatal and Women’s Health Nurses National Conference, Quebec City, Quebec.
  • Macdonald, D., Snelgrove-Clarke, E., Campbell-Yeo, M., Aston, M., Helwig, M., Baker, K.A.   (2015). The experiences of midwives and nurses collaborating to provide birthing care: A systematic review of qualitative evidence. Poster Presentation: KT Canada Scientific      Meeting, Halifax, Nova Scotia.