Dr. Valerie Damasco

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First Name
Valerie
Last Name
Damasco
Email
valeriedamasco@trentu.ca
Campus
Durham
Job Title
Assistant Professor
Accreditation
Honours B.Sc. (University of Toronto Scarborough); M.A. (University of Toronto); Ph.D. (University of Toronto)
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Dr. Valerie Damasco specializes in the migration of Philippine-trained nurses to Canada. Her research explores both the historical and contemporary contexts of Filipino nurse migration to North America. Recognized by CBC as one of Canada’s leading experts in this field, she is renowned for her work on the migration of Filipino nurses recruited from the Philippines and the United States for employment in Canada during the 1950s and 1960s. Additionally, Dr. Damasco advises on global healthcare academic programs. 

Home Department
Sociology
Areas of Expertise
Nursing
Nursing Migration
"Migration, Work, and Racialization Processes"
Interprofessional and Integrated Labour in Healthcare Systems
Social Organization of Work and Labour in Healthcare
Mental Health Services
"Social Policy, Public Policy, and Governance"
Community Development
Public Sociology
Languages Spoken
English
Tagalog
Media Database
Yes
Media Preferences
Print
Radio
Video

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