Lucinda Canty

she/her

PhD, RN, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
Director of Seedworks Health Equity in Nursing Program
Associate Professor

Focusing on maternal health, including maternal morbidity and health disparities in maternal health outcomes, as well as addressing medical racism.

Contact

Email: lcanty [at] umass [dot] edu

Phone: (413) 545-2703

Location

Skinner Hall

651 N Pleasant St
Amherst, MA 01003
United States

Room 311

About Seedworks Scholars

Dr. Lucinda Canty is the director of the Seedworks Health Equity in Nursing Program.

Four-year comprehensive program for talented students whose insights and experiences will increase the diversity, innovation and positive impact of nursing on healthcare and health equity
Offered to entering first-year, full-time undergraduate students who are underrepresented in the profession of nursing and who have been admitted into the nursing major.
Participants will expand their professional preparation through mentoring, networking, and professional development in nursing and other disciplines.

lcanty [at] umass [dot] edu (Contact Dr. Canty) for more information and to apply.

Research Areas

Holistic health and wellness

Education

PhD, Nursing, University of Connecticut School of Nursing (2020)
MSN, Nurse-Midwifery, Yale University School of Nursing (1994)
BSN, Columbia University School of Nursing (1991)

Selected Publications

Canty, L., Nyirati, C., & Chinn, P. (2023). History and Future: “Overdue Reckoning on Racism in Nursing.” Canadian Journal of Critical Care Nursing, 34(3), 6.
Goh, A., Altman, M, Edmonds, J., and Canty, L. (2023). Communication between Pregnant People of Color and Prenatal Providers in the United States: An Integrative Review. Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health. Advance online publication.
Canty, L. (2023). Chapter 1: Context of Individuals Seeking Midwifery Care. In Phillippi, J.C. & Kantrowitz-Gordon, I. Varney’s Midwifery. 7th Edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning
Canty, L., Kantrowitz-Gordon, I., & Phillippi, J. C. (2023). Appendix 2D: Resources on the History of Midwifery. In Phillippi, J.C. & Kantrowitz-Gordon, I. Varney’s Midwifery 7th Edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Canty, L., Lattimer-Mosley, S., LeBlanc, R., Manning, F., Robinson, G. (2023). Chapter Two: Nurses of Color Voices: Storytelling and Listening in Anti-Racist Educational Practice. Edited Collection. Anti-Racist Community Engagement: Principles and Practices. Campus Compact in collaboration with Stylus Publishing.
Canty, L. (2023). Poetry and Artwork, pp. 21, 42, 65, 83, 105, and 126. In Hassmiller, S.B., & Daniel, G. A. Taking Action: Top 10 Priorities to Promote Health Equity and Well-Being in Nursing. SIGMA Theta Tau International.
Jeffers, N. K., Canty, L, Drew, M, Grayson, N, Amani, J., Marcelle, E., & Amore, A. D. (2023). Beyond patient-provider race matching: Black midwives clarify a vision for race-concordant care to achieve optimal outcomes in Black perinatal health: A commentary on “Do Black birthing persons prefer a Black health care provider during birth? Race concordance in birth.” Birth.50, 267- 272.
Iradukunda, F., & Canty, L. (2023). Decolonizing nursing education and research to address racial disparities in maternal health. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 00, 1–5.
Canty, L., Iradukunda, F., Valderama‐ Wallace, C., Shasanmi‐Ellis, R. O., & Garvey, C. (2023). What nurses of color want from nursing philosophers. Nursing Philosophy, e12423.
Canty, L. (2023). Decolonizing nursing through the lens of Black maternal health. Nursing Philosophy, e12424.
Vo, T., & Canty, L. (2023). Global mental health experiences of single mothers: A mixed methods research synthesis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 79, 68–82.
Canty, L., Nyrati, C., Taylor, V. & Chinn, P. L. (2022). Overdue Reckoning on Racism in Nursing. The American Journal of Nursing. 122(2) 26-34.
Canty, L. (2022). The lived experience of severe maternal morbidity among Black women. Nursing Inquiry, 29(1) e12466–e12466.

Selected Presentations

Invited

Keynote: (2023, October 27). Why EVERY Nurse Should Engage in Nursing Research. 14th Annual Nursing Research Evidence-Based Practice Symposium. So. Burlington, VT.
Panelist: (with Bardonille, M., Gould, W., & McCamey, D. (2023, October 20). Signature Panel: Calling All Game Changers and Trailblazers: Future of Nursing Founders Roundtable Discussion. DNPs of Color 3rd Annual Conference 2023: Washington, DC.
Keynote: (2023, September 25). Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis through Nursing Research and Education. 2nd annual Gunter-Gooding DEI Lecture. Pennsylvania State University.
Keynote: (with Chinn, P., and Nyirati, C.). (2023, June 6). Overdue Reckoning on Racism in Nursing. Association of Community Health Nursing Educators & Associate Public Health Nurses 2023 Joint Conference. San Diego, CA.
Keynote: (2023, April 7). Centering the Role of Nurses and Midwives in Addressing the Black Maternal Health Crisis 6th Annual Black Maternal Health conference. Tufts Medical School. Boston, MA.
(2023, September 21). Using Research to develop community initiatives to address maternal health. Health Equity Seminar. University of Massachusetts Amherst Institute of Diversity Sciences.
(2023, March 30). Racism, Midwifery and Healthcare. Program in recognition of Black Maternal Health Week and National Minority Health Month, University of Pennsylvania.

Peer reviewed

Canty, L., Garvey, C., Iradukunda, F, Shasanmi-Ellis, R., & Valderama-Wallace, C.,. What nurses of color want from nursing philosophers. 2023 International Nursing Philosophy Conference. (2023, September 28). Sydney, Australia.
Canty, L. (2023, August 2). Protecting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Black Women Who Experience Severe Maternal Morbidity. 51st Annual NBNA Institute and Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
Canty, L., Kissler, K., & Erickson, E. N. (2023, May 7). State-Level Variation in Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes for Black Birthing People. American College of Nurse‐Midwives’ 68th Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL.
Jeffers, N., Canty, L., Dunn Amore, A., Johnson, S., & Woo., J. (2023, May 9). Resisting Racism to Transform Midwifery Education: Perspectives of Midwifery Students, Faculty, and Preceptors. The American College of Nurse‐Midwives’ 68th Annual Meeting: virtual presentation. Resisting Racism to Transform Midwifery Education: Perspectives of Midwifery Students, Faculty, and Preceptors. Orlando, FL.
Dunn Amore, A., Canty, L., Jeffers, N., Johnson, S., & Woo., J. (2023, May 9). Exploring Innovative Models of Midwifery Education: A Landscape Analysis of Midwifery Education Programs and HBCU Partnerships. American College of Nurse‐Midwives’ 68th Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL.
Canty, L. (2023, March 18). Using systems that oppress us to liberate us: addressing Black Maternal Health. 2023 Virtual Nursing Theory Week March 16 – March 20, 2023.
Vo, T and Canty, L. (2023, March 18). Global mental health experiences of single mothers: A mixed methods research synthesis. 2023 Virtual Nursing Theory Week March 16 – March 20, 2023.
Canty, L. (2022, March 19). van Manen’s Interpretive Phenomenology to Explore the Experiences of Black Women with Severe Maternal Morbidity. Virtual Nursing Theory Week March 17 – March 21, 2022: virtual live presentation.
Canty, L. (2021, May 23). The Lived Experience of Severe Maternal Morbidity among Black Women. Presented at the American College of Nurse‐Midwives’ 66th Annual Meeting: virtual presentation.

Professional Service

Contributing Editor Share with Women Column Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health
National Association of Black Nurses (NBNA), Maternal Health Taskforce
Associate Faculty, Slavery North Initiative, UMass Amherst
National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing
University of Washington, Manning Price Spratlen Center for Anti-Racism & Equity in Nursing, Advisory Committee

Scholarly and Professional Honors

2023

Florence S. Wald Award from the Connecticut Nurses’ Association
Inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing
Yale School of Nursing Alumni Association (YSNAA) Distinguished Alumni Award
An Overdue Reckoning on Racism in Nursing article published in the American Journal Nursing (AJN) won a 2023 Clarion award-Magazine Feature Article, External Publication–Misc. Authors: Lucinda Canty, Christina Nyirati, Valorie Taylor, and Peggy Chinn. Editor: Sylvia Foley. August 2, 2023.