Elite Global Scholar Enhances Knowledge Mobilization at Brock
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Willian Dullius, a Nursing instructor and Gerontology PhD candidate from Universidade de Passo Fundo in Brazil, is conducting a six-month placement at Brock University to learn about innovative ways to share his research on health care for the 2SLGBTQ+ community. During his masters, Dullius developed an online continuing education course addressing equitable health care for Brazil’s 2SLGBTQ+ population due to a lack of such education for health-care practitioners in Brazil. Currently, Dullius is working on an arts-based analysis of his doctoral study, collaborating with Associate Professor of Nursing Sheila O’Keefe-McCarthy to interpret findings through poetry, as well as researching the use of participatory theatre to disrupt discrimination in health care.
Advocating for Equitable Healthcare for 2SLGBTQ+ Community: Willian Dullius at Brock University
Willian Dullius, a Nursing instructor and Gerontology PhD candidate from Universidade de Passo Fundo in Brazil, is determined to improve healthcare for the Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (2SLGBTQ+) community. Currently, he is engaged in a six-month placement at Brock University as part of their Visiting International Scholar program, working with Sheila O’Keefe-McCarthy, Associate Professor of Nursing, to enhance knowledge sharing on human aging and healthcare for the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
This is Dullius’ third time at Brock; he carried out his undergraduate and master’s research here, funded by Brazil’s Ministry of Education and the Canadian government’s Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program. During his master’s, Dullius recognized the scarcity of evidence-informed continuing education for healthcare practitioners in Brazil about 2SLGBTQ+ healthcare. Responding to this gap, he developed an online course to educate healthcare students and practitioners about deliverance of equitable care to Brazil’s 2SLGBTQ+ population.
“Marginalized or stigmatized individuals may avoid revealing their sexual identity due to fear of inequitable care, or worse, not seek healthcare assistance at all. This course aims to educate healthcare practitioners to make healthcare more welcoming for the 2SLGBTQ+ community,” says Dullius.
Impressed by O’Keefe-McCarthy’s innovative use of arts to communicate health research, Dullius is exploring new ways to educate and disseminate his knowledge. O’Keefe-McCarthy explains, “Art can ignite reflective and healing conversations leading to equitable changes in education, culture, policy, and healthcare delivery.”
O’Keefe-McCarthy and Dullius are currently analyzing Dullius’ doctoral study’s qualitative data concerning 2SLGBTQ+ people. They have written five free-verse poems, including verbatim words from the data, addressing discrimination, intersectionality, and hope for the future. These poems will form part of an art exhibition planned for the upcoming year.
For the remaining term of his visit, Dullius will work with O’Keefe-McCarthy and Valerie Michaelson, Health Sciences Assistant Professor, on disrupting discrimination in healthcare through participatory theatre. He will also share his insights on cultural and healthcare policy differences between Brazil and Canada with Brock Nursing students.
“Will brings an international perspective and diverse experiences in healthcare, education and research, adding great value to Brock’s teaching, learning, and research,” says O’Keefe-McCarthy.
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