Gina M.A. Higginbottom (a Member of the Order of the British Empire) was appointed in 2015 as the Mary Seacole Professor of Ethnicity and Community Health at the University of Nottingham UK, the first nurse of Black and minority ethnic origin to hold a professorial role in a Russell Group University in England and is now Emeritus Professor. Formerly a Canada Research Chair in Ethnicity and Health for 8 years at the University Alberta, Canada she holds a substantial track record of publication and grant acquisition. Her research focuses on ethnic minority populations and immigrant health, including social exclusion and equity in healthcare and ethnic and cultural diversity in care giving. Her experience as a midwife and health visitor has further informed her studies of international migration and maternity, including parenting issues, early parenthood and postnatal depression in different ethnic minority groups, and experiences of diverse ethnocultural groups in accessing maternal healthcare services. Mostly recently appointed to the UK NHS Race and Health Observatory’s Academic Reference Group and Maternity Action Group. She was a member of the Chief Nurse for England’s Nursing Research Advisory Group and the BME Strategic Advisory Group. She continues to work for a charity as Co-Director of the International Collaboration for Community Health Nursing Research (ICCHNR) and is Vice President of the Health Visitors Association. Dr. Higginbottom was the ethnicity and health advisor on the globally acclaimed research study on the Apgar score and other neonatal tests that challenged current practice and their relevance for neonates with darker skin. She is founding President of the Alliance of Diverse Academics in Nursing and Midwifery. Dr Higginbottom earned her PhD at the University of Sheffield, England and her nursing degree from Sheffield Hallam University, England.