Fields of Study
- Social & Political Geography
- Urban
Areas of Interest
Immigration and health including access to health care; rural migration and settlement and integration; lived experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic among immigrant and racially visible populations in Peel Region.
Biography
My research focuses on the links among health, the social determinants of health, and place with a specific focus on recent immigrant populations. I employ mixed-methods and community-based research approaches to address research questions of relevance to local communities and organizations.
Publications
S. Nelson and K. Wilson. 2021. Rights and health versus rights to health: Bringing Indigenous Peoples’ legal rights into spaces of health care services. Political Geography 85: (Y)
K.B. Newbold and K. Wilson (Eds). 2019. A Research Agenda for Migration and Health Edward Elgar Publishers.
Patel, A., Dean., J., Edge, S., Wilson, K. & E. Ghassemi. 2019. Double Burden of Rural Migration in Canada? Considering the Social Determinants of Health Related to Immigrant Settlement Outside the Cosmopolis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; 16(5); 678-698.