Research interests
As many other countries throughout the world, Canada experiences shortages in health human resources personnel. These shortages are projected to increase globally over next decades. My research examines how we can build a sustainable health care workforce by improving retention among employed health care professionals and removing barriers for internationally educated health care workers seeking professional recognition in Canada.
My other area of expertise is in women’s embodied experiences of pregnancy and the postpartum period. I explore how women come to term with their pregnant and postpartum bodies and how they navigate through medical advice during their transition to motherhood.
Graduate supervision and student opportunities
I am currently accepting applications from graduate students with research interests related to:
- Health human resources
- Work-life balance
- Internationally educated health care professionals
- Comparative health policy analysis
- Women’s reproductive experiences
- Qualitative methods
Graduate studies application details
Teaching interests
- Sociology of aging
- Qualitative research methods
- Health promotion
- Gender and health
- Bioethics
Education
BA Education, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
MA Education, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
MA Sociology, McMaster University
PhDSociology, McMaster University
SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Toronto
Selected publications
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Neiterman, E. & Bourgeault, I. L. (2015). Professional Integration as a Process of Professional Resocialization: Internationally Educated Health Professionals in Canada. Social Science and Medicine, 131, 74-81.
Neiterman, E. & Lobb, D. (2014). Women Centred but not Women-Friendly: Understanding Student Attrition in the Ontario Midwifery Education Programme. Gender, Work and Organizations. 21, 244-259.
Neiterman, E. (2013). Pregnant Bodies in Social Context: Natural, Disruptive and
Unrecognized Pregnancy. Symbolic Interaction. DOI: 10.1002/symb.71