Dr Wilson has worked as a registered nurse internationally for the last 30 years. Her research focuses on addressing health inequities in marginalized populations. Wilsons current research involves investigating ways to reduce inequities in the kidney transplant waitlist population, developing interventions to help decrease time on the transplant waitlist. Dr Wilson has also used Community Based Participatory Research to work with Native American communities to adapt implement and evaluate sustainable culturally informed interventions to promote and strengthen Native early childhood educations teachers’ health and well-being. Wilson currently works as a senior lecturer at Auckland University of Technology, Aotearoa New Zealand