Heart to Heart 
Rabble-rouser, community builder, innovator, mother, birth worker, health researcher in London, Ontario.
My closet colleague and I work hard to bring this training to our community annually and many people opt to take it more than once. I can’t emphasize how important this training is– and how it has helped me grow as a practitioner. Running a trauma informed practice is a baseline skill for doulas… And we all have plenty of room to grow in our practices. I really think this workshop should be required, and that Jodi should be recognized for the rock star she is.
~ Christy Hall, full-spectrum doula, Metta Lineage, Doulas, Portland, OR
Credentials
Formal Education
- PhD in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences — Health Professional Education, from The University of Western Ontario
- Combined Honours Sociology and Women’s Studies, The University of
Western Ontario - Certificate in Crisis Intervention, Fanshawe College
- Previous DONA certified doula and childbirth educator
Current work
- Full-time College professor, Fanshawe College, and Adjunct University Professor, University of Western Ontario
- Co-founder, and clinic coordinator at Sharing Spaces London
- Founder, Owner, and Workshop Leader at A Safe Passage Advanced Practitioner Training
- Speaking engagements and consultations
Past involvements
- Was employed in both residential and clinical settings as a full-time woman abuse counsellor, providing counselling to women who have been abused, as well as facilitating groups for women whose children have been exposed to their abuse.
Relevant Publications
- Donelle, L., Hall, J., & Benbow, S. (in press). A case study of the health literacy of a criminalized woman. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education.
- Donelle, L. & Hall, J. (in press). A pilot investigation of health literacy and health promotion with women in conflict with the law. Social Work and Health.
- Khalili, H., Hall, J., & Deluca, S. (2014). A historical analysis of professionalism in Western societies: Implications for interprofessional education and collaborative practice. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 1–6.
- Berman, H., Mason, R., Hall, J., Rodgers, S., & Classen, C. et al. (2014). Laboring to mother in the context of past trauma: A feminist grounded theory study about the transition to motherhood. Qualitative Health Research, 1–12.
- Benbow, S., Hall, J., Heard, K., & Donelle. L. (2013). Researchers’ experiences of data collection in an incarcerated setting with criminalized women. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 45(3), 80–91.
Published book Chapters
- Hall, J. (2015). Teaching the (intimate) body: Bringing ‘body talk’ into medical education. In B. Green & N. Hopwood (Eds.) Body/Practice: The Body in Professional Practice, Learning and Education, Springer Publishing Company.
- Hall, J. (2013). Abuse in pregnancy. In S.J. Judd (Ed.), Domestic Violence Sourcebook – Health Reference Series (4th Ed) (pp. 235–243), Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics.
- Hall. J. (2013). Intervention by healthcare providers. In S.J. Judd (Ed.), Domestic Violence Sourcebook – Health Reference Series (4th Ed) (pp. 449–464), Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics.