Hello, I am Fatimah
Unleashing Potential, Building Success: Your Partner in Progress
I have 15 years of experience in health research, knowledge translation, project development, and project management.
Dr. Fatimah Jackson-Best is a public health researcher with a specialization in mental health and whose work focuses on communities in the Caribbean and Canada. Born in Toronto, Ontario she also has dual citizenship in Barbados.
Dr. Jackson-Best holds an Honours BA in Social Anthropology and Latin American and Caribbean Studies (2006), an MA in Anthropology (2009), and a graduate diploma in Health Services and Policy Research (2009) from York University in Toronto, Canada. A year after starting her PhD at the University of Toronto in 2009, Dr. Jackson-Best moved to Barbados to begin her dissertation research on “Maternal Depression in Barbados: Exploring How Black Women Experience, Understand, Manage and Cope with Self-Reported ‘Baby Blues’ and Postpartum Depression”. While pursuing her PhD, Dr. Jackson-Best worked extensively with the Institute for Gender and Development Studies (Cave Hill) first to provide research support and later as the Project Coordinator of a training programme called the Caribbean Institute in Gender and Development (CIGAD). The programme has trained 300 men and women across the region in feminist theory, research methods, and sexuality studies. During her time at UWI Cave Hill, Dr. Jackson-Best also taught Qualitative Methods and Social and Behavioural Sciences in the Faculty of Medical Sciences.
Services I offer
Consulting
Workshop Delivery
Keynotes and Public Speaking
Training
Centre for Adddiction and Mental Health
Analyzed mental health and immigration policies and practices for a research project examining the mental healthcare service needs of ethnocultural groups, immigrants, refugees, youth, and racialized groups
Conducted qualitative research (six focus groups) to explore the health service needs of members of ethnocultural groups, seniors, youth, and people with concurrent disorders
University of West Indies
Brokered an agreement with funders for USD$200,000 to administer the training program in
Also, developed four gender and development-focused courses:
Women, Society and Entrepreneurship; Introduction to Women's Studies; Gender and Development for Professionals; and Gender, Climate Change, and Disaster Management
York University
Instructed undergraduate courses like Anthropology and Psychiatry in a Global Context and Outbreak! Contagion and Risk in an Anthropological Context. Together, we explore the intricate connections between culture, health, and society, fostering critical thinking and cross-cultural understanding.
Meticulously designed course syllabi, assignment rubrics, and evaluation components, providing students with a clear roadmap for success and ensuring they acquire the necessary skills for academic excellence.
Black Health Aliiance
Provided strategic leadership for the Pathways to Care Project, aiming to enhance mental health and addiction services accessibility for Black children, youth, and families in Ontario. This involved meticulous planning and implementation, addressing systemic barriers, and fostering inclusivity for impactful change.
Facilitated regular meetings with project partners and stakeholders, ensuring transparent communication and alignment of objectives. These sessions served as vital platforms for progress updates, issue resolution, and fostering a collaborative environment conducive to achieving project goals.
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physical, mental, and spiritual health.
