Barb Hamilton-Hinch

Dr. Barb Hamilton-Hinch is from the historical African Nova Scotian communities of Beechville and Cherry Brook. Barb is currently employed at Dalhousie University as the Assistant Vice Provost of Equity and Inclusion and an Associate Professor in the in the School of Health and Human Performance at Dalhousie University. Her work examines the impact of structural, systemic and institutional racism on diverse populations, particularly people of African descent.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Recreation Management, Masters of Arts, (from Dalhousie University) a Bachelor of Education (secondary) from Mount St. Vincent University and a PhD from Dalhousie University. She is said to be the first African Nova Scotian to graduate with a PhD from Dalhousie University.

Barb’s current research projects include: Closing the Opportunity Gap for African Nova Scotian Learners, Optimizing Services for Families Living in Communities that have been Marginalized, Examining the Impact of Racism on the Health and Wellbeing of People of African Descent, The benefits and challenges of Culturally Relevant Programs for Post-Secondary Students, Racialized Bodies and Elite Sports, and Mobilizing Supports and Programs for Incarcerated Individuals Integrating Back in to the Community and Exploring support for Care Givers of individuals with dementia

At Dalhousie University Dr. Hamilton-Hinch holds a number of positions she is the co team lead for the Improving the Health of People of African Descent Research Cluster with Healthy Populations Institute, she is one of the founders of Imhotep Legacy Academy (ILA-a program that is developed to increase the number of students of African descent in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), co-chair of Promoting Leadership in Health for African Nova Scotians (PLANS a program to increase the number of students of African descent in Health).