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Brianna Nelson

MSW, RSW

Practice-Based Researcher

Urban and Community Health Pillar

Bio

Brianna is a Registered Social Worker with a passion for reproductive care and youth mental health. She is a leader in community development and engagement, awarded by CIBWE with Canada's Top 100 Black Women to Watch of 2022, nominated in 2023 for the Afropolitan Canada Women of Diversity Youth Leadership Award, and awarded in 2025 by the Region of Durham as a Black History Month Champion, receiving the Young Adult Leader award.

Brianna’s work in non-profit, government and health-care spaces focuses on expanding her clinical, research and community-based knowledge, to better address client & community needs.

Research Appointment: Practice-Based Researcher