Primrose Mharapara is a PhD nursing student at University of Alberta. She is focusing her dissertation studies in the area of kidney failure and mental health illness particularly in women.

She is a nurse practitioner, in nephrology at University Health Network. Primrose is involved in various leadership activities and initiatives and volunteers in her community. As part of her scholarship, Primrose continues to participate in provincial projects to reduce inequities in access to living kidney donation. She continues to present and disseminate her work at conferences both locally and internationally to improve quality of care provided to kidney patients.