Rebecca is an experienced Public Health Nurse who worked extensively with pregnant and parenting women and their families. Rebecca is currently a part-time Lecturer and Research Coordinator in the School of Nursing at McMaster University. She is also a fulltime student and Vanier Scholar pursuing a PhD in the School of Nursing at McMaster University and a concurrent diploma in Health Services and Policy Research though the Ontario Training Centre. Her doctoral research is focused on the multi-level factors that influence the health of immigrant women postpartum as well as the facilitators and barriers to accessing health care.