Michelle Solomon

Parish Nurse- EAST

Dr. Michelle Solomon is a Registered Nurse who completed her BScN, MScN, and PhD at Western University. Over the past 15 years, she has worked as a psychiatric and mental health care nurse in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She has also

worked in mental health research and served as an Assistant Professor in nursing at Oshawa’s Ontario Tech University. She is the past founder and executive director of CONNECT for Mental Health, a not-for-profit peer support organization that between

2007-2017 provided peer support, education, and outreach to individuals experiencing various mental health challenges in London Ontario. She uses participatory and arts-based research methodology to find solutions to complex challenges facing people living with mental illness as well as their allies, and society.

Her PhD research explored how youth with bipolar disorder described their understanding of and experiences of spirituality. She would like to continue working with young, diverse, and vulnerable populations in research that facilitates the integration of spirituality into mental health care programs and practices. Her work aims to raise awareness to the importance of the spiritual dimension and how it can be used to improve mental health.