Deepa Upadhyaya, PhD, RM, CNM
Academic Title: Associate Professor
Administrative Title: Academic Director, Bachelor of Midwifery
Office: Y251
Email: dyupadhyaya@mtroyal.ca
Phone: 403.440.6021
Education
PhD, University of Calgary, Community Health Sciences (Medical Education)
MS, Oregon Health Sciences University (Nurse-Midwifery)
BSN, Metropolitan State University (Nursing)
BA, St. Olaf College (Political Science and Philosophy)
I have had the great fortune to work in perinatal/child health and in the education of health care providers in many places around the world, including Canada (Alberta, British Columbia & Quebec), Ireland (Dublin), Afghanistan (Badakhshan - Médecins sans Frontières), United States of America (Oregon, Washington, and Minnesota), Ethiopia (Addis Ababa), and Ghana (Carpenter). Along with the faculty position at Mount Royal University, I maintain clinical practice as a Registered Midwife.
Areas of Instruction
- Cultures and Communities
- Obstetric Complications and Consultations
- Maternal and Newborn Pathology
- Normal Childbearing and Healthy Newborns
- Pathophysiology
Areas of Scholarships
- Midwifery preceptorship and experiential curriculum
- Perinatal and newborn care and education of health care providers in Low and Middle-Income Countries
- Fostering Cultural Humility in Midwifery Students
Relevant Community Service
- Canadian Association for Midwifery Education - Member of Board of Directors
- Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology — Advances in Labour and Risk Management International Program Executive Committee Member
- Alberta Health Services — Indigenous Maternal Newborn Child & Youth Standing Committee Member
- Alberta Association of Midwives — Insurance and Risk Management Committee Member
- Instructor: Advances in Labour and Risk Management (SOGC), Fetal Health Surveillance, Midwifery Emergency Skills (AOM/CAM), Neonatal Resuscitation (CPS)