Vanessa Wright is a nurse practitioner at Women’s College Hospital’s Crossroads Clinic. As a pioneering member of the clinic, Vanessa has developed and implemented models of primary care outreach to support those navigating the refugee process. Vanessa’s professional experience includes working across primary, acute, and public health domains, as well as facilitating teams in medical outreach, education and interprofessional practice both locally and globally.

Vanessa is a subject matter expert for CAMH’s Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Course and a co-chair for the Mid-West OHT’s underhoused working group. Vanessa’s research interests lie in population health, organizational learning, health system integration and health policy. She is Doctoral candidate exploring the relationship between integrated care and community engagement.