Danielle Macdonald, Queen's University

Research

Birth experiences COVID-19 Case Study Feminist Poststructuralism

Latest papers

Critical Pragmatism as a Paradigm for Nursing Research.
Nursing inquiry · 2026 · senior author
"There has to be a change in the health care system": Postpartum experiences of immigrant first-time mothers.
Sexual & reproductive healthcare : official journal of the Swedish Association of Midwives · 2026 · senior author
"It is challenging to face the judgmental gazes": women with physical disability and perinatal care-seeking in rural Ethiopia: a qualitative case study.
Disability and rehabilitation · 2026 · senior author

All 25 publications

Latest funding

Understanding how the arts cultivate empathy in emerging and early career health care providers
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$30,000
Birth during COVID-19 - Understanding how a pandemic influences experiences of birth
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$62,715
Identifying and mobilizing resources to promote early learning and childcare equity in London and Kingston Ontario: A community-based participatory GIS approach.
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$37,776

All 6 grants and awards

25 publications.

01

Critical Pragmatism as a Paradigm for Nursing Research.

Gordon R, Kekanovich M, Zuk A, Luctkar-Flude M, Macdonald D

Nursing inquiry2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/nin.70120 PMID: 42252726

02

"There has to be a change in the health care system": Postpartum experiences of immigrant first-time mothers.

Sookhoo L, Aston M, Snelgrove-Clarke E, Macdonald D

Sexual & reproductive healthcare : official journal of the Swedish Association of Midwives2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2026.101231 PMID: 42143846

03

"It is challenging to face the judgmental gazes": women with physical disability and perinatal care-seeking in rural Ethiopia: a qualitative case study.

Mekonen DG, Snelgrove-Clarke E, Donnelly C, Engeda EH, Debele T, Macdonald D

Disability and rehabilitation2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2026.2716297 PMID: 42583761

04

Reconsidering Secondary Trauma in Qualitative Nursing Research: Ethical and Methodological Considerations for Racialized Researchers.

Oladimeji B, Macdonald D, Camargo-Plazas P

ANS. Advances in nursing science2026

DOI: 10.1097/ans.0000000000000657 PMID: 42153734

05

Scope of practice of primary care nurses: a protocol for an umbrella review of international literature

Lukewich J, Mathews M, Myles S, Dufour É, Asghari S, Rioux-Dubois A, Martin-Misener R, Halcomb EJ, Chiu P, Poitras M-E

BMJ Open20252 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103319

06

Nurse Practitioner Conceptions of Capability Providing Medication and Safe Supply for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care: A Phenomenographic Study.

Whitfield MM, Mimirinis M, Macdonald D, Klein T, Wilson R

Journal of advanced nursing2025

DOI: 10.1111/jan.16819 PMID: 39989307

07

Understanding the Parental Caregiving of Children with Cerebral Palsy in Saudi Arabia: Discovering the Untold Story.

Alqahtani A, Sahely A, Aldersey HM, Finlayson M, Macdonald D, Fakolade A

International journal of environmental research and public health2025

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph22060946 PMID: 40566372

08

Understanding the experiences of birthing care during COVID-19: A qualitative systematic review.

Macdonald D, Bigelow-Talbert K, Ross-White A, Snelgrove-Clarke E, Sookhoo L

International journal of nursing studies advances2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnsa.2025.100295 PMID: 40535790

09

Shifting perspectives - A qualitative study about midwives' experiences of postgraduate education in Canada.

Macdonald D, Walker R, Berman R, Thiessen K, Snelgrove-Clarke E, Barnes H

Midwifery2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2025.104344 PMID: 39986112

10

Perinatal care experiences of women living with disability in Africa: a qualitative systematic review protocol.

Mekonen DG, Snelgrove-Clarke E, Macdonald D, Donnelly C, Engeda E

JBI evidence synthesis2025

DOI: 10.11124/jbies-23-00513 PMID: 39763369

Understanding how the arts cultivate empathy in emerging and early career health care providers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Principal investigators: Macdonald, Danielle

$30,000

Birth during COVID-19 - Understanding how a pandemic influences experiences of birth

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Macdonald, Danielle

Keywords: Birth experiences; COVID-19; Case Study; Feminist Poststructuralism

$62,715

Identifying and mobilizing resources to promote early learning and childcare equity in London and Kingston Ontario: A community-based participatory GIS approach.

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Kangmennaang, Joseph

Keywords: Childcare; Health inequities; Black Canadians; social determinants of early learning; Acculturation; Community-based; Key informant interviews; Focus group discussions; Geographic Information system(GIS); Public Participatory GIS

$37,776

Promoting organizational compassion to address post-traumatic stress within healthcare contexts: A strategy for post-pandemic recovery and beyond

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Special Calls

Principal investigators: Galica, Jacqueline

Keywords: post-traumatic stress; mental health; healthcare environment; stakeholder engagement; integrated knowledge translation; healthcare professionals; organizational compassion; resilience; workplace support; knowledge translation

$249,392

Anti-Indigenous racism and cultural safety in maternal and child healthcare for Inuit: Perspectives from Arviat, Nunavut

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Race, Gender and Diversity Joint Initiative

Principal investigators: Vang, Zoua

Keywords: anti-Indigenous racism; cultural safety; Inuit; Indigenous peoples; maternal and child health

$290,000

Anti-Indigenous racism and cultural safety in maternal and child healthcare for Inuit: Perspectives from Arviat, Nunavut

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Race, Gender and Diversity Joint Initiative

Principal investigators: Vang, Zoua

Keywords: anti-Indigenous racism; cultural safety; Inuit; Indigenous peoples; maternal and child health

$160,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Julia Lukewich and Maria Mathews: 39 shared papers
Maria Mathews and Lindsay Hedden: 36 shared papers
Julia Lukewich and Lindsay Hedden: 27 shared papers
Ruth Martin-Misener and Marilyn MacDonald: 22 shared papers
Julia Lukewich and Marie-Eve Poitras: 16 shared papers
Maria Mathews and Marie-Eve Poitras: 15 shared papers
Marcia Finlayson and Afolasade Fakolade: 14 shared papers
Ruth Martin-Misener and Maria Mathews: 12 shared papers
Shabnam Asghari and Julia Lukewich: 12 shared papers
Shabnam Asghari and Maria Mathews: 12 shared papers
Ruth Martin-Misener and Julia Lukewich: 11 shared papers
Kathleen Leslie and Patrick Chiu: 11 shared papers
Megan Aston and Josephine Etowa: 9 shared papers
Ruth Martin-Misener and Lindsay Hedden: 8 shared papers
Ruth Martin-Misener and Marie-Eve Poitras: 8 shared papers
Joan Tranmer and Julia Lukewich: 8 shared papers
Joan Tranmer and Catherine Donnelly: 8 shared papers
Shabnam Asghari and Lindsay Hedden: 8 shared papers
Ruth Martin-Misener and Joan Tranmer: 7 shared papers
Kris Aubrey-Bassler and Shabnam Asghari: 7 shared papers
Marcia Finlayson and Catherine Donnelly: 6 shared papers
Rosemary Wilson and Danielle Macdonald: 5 shared papers
Ruth Martin-Misener and Kris Aubrey-Bassler: 4 shared papers
Joan Tranmer and Kris Aubrey-Bassler: 3 shared papers
Ruth Martin-Misener and Megan Aston: 2 shared papers
Ruth Martin-Misener and Danielle Macdonald: 2 shared papers
Megan Aston and Danielle Macdonald: 2 shared papers
Julia Lukewich and Danielle Macdonald: 2 shared papers
Rosemary Wilson and Pilar Camargo Plazas: 2 shared papers
Catherine Donnelly and Danielle Macdonald: 2 shared papers
Pilar Camargo Plazas and Danielle Macdonald: 2 shared papers
Beata Batorowicz and Afolasade Fakolade: 2 shared papers
Beata Batorowicz and Danielle Macdonald: 2 shared papers
Ruth Martin-Misener and Kathleen Leslie: 1 shared paper
Ruth Martin-Misener and Patrick Chiu: 1 shared paper
Ruth Martin-Misener and Jill Bruneau: 1 shared paper
Megan Aston and Marilyn MacDonald: 1 shared paper
Joan Tranmer and Rosemary Wilson: 1 shared paper
Joan Tranmer and Danielle Macdonald: 1 shared paper
Marcia Finlayson and Danielle Macdonald: 1 shared paper
Marilyn MacDonald and Kris Aubrey-Bassler: 1 shared paper
Marilyn MacDonald and Danielle Macdonald: 1 shared paper
Kris Aubrey-Bassler and Kathleen Leslie: 1 shared paper
Kris Aubrey-Bassler and Patrick Chiu: 1 shared paper
Kris Aubrey-Bassler and Jill Bruneau: 1 shared paper
Kris Aubrey-Bassler and Danielle Macdonald: 1 shared paper
Josephine Etowa and Danielle Macdonald: 1 shared paper
Shabnam Asghari and Jill Bruneau: 1 shared paper
Shabnam Asghari and Danielle Macdonald: 1 shared paper
Maria Mathews and Danielle Macdonald: 1 shared paper
Catherine Donnelly and Beata Batorowicz: 1 shared paper
Lindsay Hedden and Danielle Macdonald: 1 shared paper
Marie-Eve Poitras and Danielle Macdonald: 1 shared paper
Kathleen Leslie and Danielle Macdonald: 1 shared paper
Aleksandra Zuk and Danielle Macdonald: 1 shared paper
Patrick Chiu and Danielle Macdonald: 1 shared paper
Kellie Thiessen and Danielle Macdonald: 1 shared paper
Jill Bruneau and Danielle Macdonald: 1 shared paper
Afolasade Fakolade and Danielle Macdonald: 1 shared paper

Family Medicine
School of Nursing
Nursing
Social Processes
Rehabilitation sciences
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
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1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Birth experiences Dear Professor Macdonald, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Critical Pragmatism as a Paradigm for Nursing Research." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Understanding how the arts cultivate empathy in emerging and early career health care providers" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]