Adjunct + Clinical Appointments
Adjunct Appointments
Name: Bernardes, Andrea, PhD, RN
Associate Adjunct Professor
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Associate Professor at the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing (EERP-USP), PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing Research Development. Completed her Postdoctoral studies at the 黑料不打烊, Canada (2010 and 2020). Coordinator (2020-2024) and Vice-Coordinator (2024-Current) of the Postgraduate Program in Fundamental Nursing; Coordinator of the MBA in Health Management (2014-Current) and Coordinator of the Research Center in Leadership and Management of Health Services (NAP-LIGGESS) at EERP/USP. Researcher at CLEAR Outcomes (Connecting Leadership Education and Research Outcomes) at the 黑料不打烊, Canada (2010-Current). Since 2023, she has been working as Scientific Editor of the Latin American Journal of Nursing (RLAE).
Key Terms:
- Nursing Management
- Leadership
- Continuing Education
Contact Information: andreab@eerp.usp.br
Name: Caine, Vera
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Name: Clark, Alex
Adjunct Professor
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Name: , RN, PhD
Associate Adjunct Professor
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Dr. Lisa Cranley is Associate Professor, Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto. Dr. Cranley explores novel ways to build capacity of the healthcare workforce and innovative co-designed ways to support person-centered and sustainable health care in the long-term care sector
Key Terms:
- Long-Term Care
- Implementation Science
- Knowledge Translation
- Older Adults
- Dementia Care
Contact Information: lisa.cranley@utoronto.ca
Name: Flynn, Rachel
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Name: , PhD
Associate Adjunct Professor
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As an Associate Professor at the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel, her research interests include the impact of the therapeutic encounter with violence, trauma, and severe health conditions on healthcare and welfare professionals; peoples’ coping with challenging conditions of ill-health, patient-provider relationships, interpersonal violence, and qualitative research methods.
Key Terms:
- Patient-provider relationships
- Professionals' resilience and well-being
- Interpersonal violence; qualitative research
Contact Information: goldblat@ualberta.ca
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Associate Adjunct Professor
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Dr. Matthias Hoben is an Associate Professor and Helen Carswell Chair in Dementia Care in the School of Health Policy and Management at York University. He is a registered nurse and health services researcher. His research aims to understand and improve the health and wellbeing (quality of life) of individuals living with dementia, their family and friend care partners, and their paid caregivers.
Key Terms:
- Health services research
- Quality of care and quality of life of individuals living with dementia
- Family/friend caregiving
- Quality of work-life in continuing care settings
- Knowledge translation/implementation science
Contact Information: mhoben@yorku.ca
Name: Knopp-Sihota, Jennifer, BScN MN NP PhD
Associate Adjunct Professor
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Dr. Jennifer Knopp-Sihota is a health services researcher with a focus on improving the quality of care and life for frail older adults. My current projects include behaviour-based pain scale validation and testing, polypharmacy and deprescribing in care homes and non-pharmacological interventions for dementia behaviours.
Key Terms:
- Pain assessment and measurement
- Quality of care
- Dementia
- Quality of life
Contact Information: jknopp@ualberta.ca
Name: Letourneau, Nicole
Adjunct Professor
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Contact Information: nlletour@ualberta.ca
Name: Meijers, Judith
Associate Adjunct Professor
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Dr. Judith Meijers an experienced educator, researcher and policy maker in nursing science, education and practice. Dr. Meijers runs several research programs on palliative nursing, ACP, dementia care and nursing leadership. She is a researcher within the Dutch Living Lab (https://www.awolimburg.nl/en) a collaboration between Maastricht University, Educators of different levels and big Elderly Care organizations.
Key Terms:
- Palliative Care
- Dementia Care
- Nursing Leadership
- Workplace learning
Contact Information: j.meijers@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Name: Myburgh, Caitlynd
Associate Adjunct Professor
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I have a PhD in human physiology, specializing in the cardiovascular system. I am from South Africa, and have been enjoying Canada since July 2021.
Key Terms:
- Oxidative stress
- Blood pressure
- Arterial stiffness
- Vulnerable groups
- Cardiovascular risk factors.
Contact Information: cmyburgh@ualberta.ca
Name: , RN, RM, PhD
Associate Adjunct Professor
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My program of research is focused on improving the experiences of people with a chronic and persistent mental illness, particularly when they are in contact with nurses and healthcare settings. I am curious about how nurses can make changes to their practice to make a difference in the lives of the people they care for and with. I value relationships, courage, curiosity and learning. In late 2023 I moved back home to Australia to work at James Cook University, College of Healthcare sciences.
Key Terms:
- Mental health nursing
Contact Information: tanya.park@jcu.edu.au
Name: , RN, RM, PhD
Associate Adjunct Professor
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My program of research is focused on improving the experiences of people with a chronic and persistent mental illness, particularly when they are in contact with nurses and healthcare settings. I am curious about how nurses can make changes to their practice to make a difference in the lives of the people they care for and with. I value relationships, courage, curiosity and learning. In late 2023 I moved back home to Australia to work at James Cook University, College of Healthcare sciences.
Key Terms:
- Mental health nursing
Contact Information: tanya.park@jcu.edu.au
Name: MN, PhD, RN
Associate Adjunct Professor
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Dr. Charlotte Pooler, Clinician Scientist with AHS Palliative Care, Specialty Programs, has extensive experience in critical care and palliative end-of-life care. A Killam Scholar, her experience and graduate studies encompassed chronic illness, symptoms, comfort, and suffering. Her research interests include advance care planning, emergency department visits, family caregivers, symptom management, and a palliative approach in chronic disease.
Key Terms:
- Comfort
- Chronic respiratory disease
- Qualitative research
Contact Information: pooler@ualberta.ca
Name: , RN, BScN, MEd, PhD
Associate Adjunct Professor
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Dr. Raymond is Dean and Professor at MacEwan University and has taught as well as held various leadership positions in nursing education for almost 25 years. Dr. Raymond researches in the areas of nursing education specific to the development of faculty capabilities and effective learning environments, as well as in the area of workforce and internal factors of nurses and the impact of internal factors on work environments. Dr. Raymond has published in key venues including textbooks and journals, fostering excellence in nursing education. Interested in leadership and post-secondary governance and change, Dr. Raymond has supervised many graduate students and is available to participate on graduate student committees specific to her areas of expertise.
Key Terms:
- Nursing education
- Scholarship of teaching and learning
- Leadership
- Governance
- Education policy
- Workforce
- Nurse
- Educator capabilities
Contact Information: craymond@ualberta.ca
Name: Savard, Winnifred, PhD, MN, BScN, RN
Associate Adjunct Professor
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I recently graduated from UofA with a PhD in Nursing. I am currently working in a clinical research position as a Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Complex Pediatric Therapies Follow-up Program, which focuses on service, research, and quality improvement related to developmental outcomes for young children who have had life-saving interventions early in life.
Key Terms:
- Nursing Education
- Pediatric developmental outcomes
- Nurse academic work life
Contact Information: clysdale@ualberta.ca
Name: , PhD, RN
Associate Adjunct Professor
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My research and teaching is centred in exploring healthcare teams, how they function and what that means to patients. I teach healthcare team development through an interprofessional education course. As well, I teach community health nursing theory and clinical courses.
Key Terms:
- Healthcare Development
- Community Health Nursing Theory
Contact Information: susan.sommerfeldt@ualberta.ca
Name: , PhD, RN
Associate Adjunct Professor
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Dr Song holds a PhD in Nursing from Duke University (U.S.) and a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Shandong University (China). The focus of her research is improving the quality of care in long-term care settings. She is currently an associate professor at Qingdao University in China.
Key Terms:
- Gerontological nursing
- Health services research
Contact Information: song10@ualberta.ca
Clinical Appointments
Name: , MPH, BScN, RN
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Reagan Bartel is a proud Métis/Settler woman with over 16 years of ICU nursing experience, now serving as the Director of Health for the Métis Nation of 黑料不打烊. With degrees in Public Health and Nursing from the 黑料不打烊, her work centers on integrating Métis stories and perspectives into health advocacy and services. She values leadership, kindness, community, growth, and transparency in both her personal and professional life.
Key Terms:
- Métis Health
- Indigenous Health
- Critical Care Nursing
- Research
- Advocacy
Contact Information: rbartel@ualberta.ca
Name: Black, Karina
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Nurse Practitioner practicing at the Cross Cancer Institute since 2005. Her focus is hematology and bone marrow transplant. Research interests include cardiac toxicity of transplant and challenges to stem cell collection.
Key Terms:
- Hematology
- Cardio-oncology
- Bone marrow transplant
Contact Information: nanette.coxkennett@albertahealthservices.ca
Name: Damberger, Tammy
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Name: Larocque, Jill
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Jill Larocque is a neonatal NP at the Stollery Children's Hospital. Her interests are in education, family integrated care and targeted neonatal echocardiography. She is currently teaching as a sessional instructor and works in the clinical setting.
Key Terms:
- Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
- Neonatal
- Transnational nursing education (TNE)
- Neonatal nurse practitioners (NNP)
Contact Information: jml1@ualberta.ca
Name: Lee, Michael
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Name: , BScN MN NP
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Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at the Stollery Children's Hospital. Her thesis work was on Parental Response in the setting of a child with a single ventricle congenital heart defect.
Key Terms:
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Parental Response
Contact Information: ltmeakin@ualberta.ca
Name: Olmstead, Deborah
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I am currently the pediatric nurse practitioner for the Stollery Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) Program, providing inpatient and outpatient care to 200+ infants and children requiring ventilation support for sleep. Within my clinical associate role, I work closely with Dr. Scott. Most recently I had the privilege of providing an MN thesis project in NIV, and was a thesis committee member and co-author for the publication.
Key Terms:
- Pediatric respiratory and sleep medicine
- Qualitative research
- Pediatric knowledge translation/transfer
Contact Information: deborah.olmstead@albertahealthservices.ca
Name: Paul, Renee, RN, MN, NNP
Faculty Sponsor: Anne Summach
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I have been a RN since 1989 - Grad studies and a NP since 2009. I work in the NICU as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner. Been actively involved in QI work in our unit, 10 year with the high risk transport team - implemented Southern 黑料不打烊 Outreach Educational Program, telemedicine for transport of the high risk outborn Neonate Preceptor for the UofA Nursing NP program.
Key Terms:
- Neonatal
- Outreach Education
- Simulation
- Preceptor for the UofA Mentor for new staff including Neonatal fellows and pediatric residents and Clinical Associates
Contact Information: renee.paul@albertahealthservices.ca
Name: Pepper, Dawn
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Neonatal Nurse Practitioner since 2009. She currently teaches within the MN program (NNP students). She is actively involved with the Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography program in Edmonton.
Key Terms:
- Echocardiography
- Point of Care
- US Teaching
Contact Information: dmpepper@ualberta.ca
Name: Ruston, Teresa
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Teresa Graduated from the M.N. program in 2012. Since that time she has worked primarily in Oncology with a focus in Lung Cancer. However, after wave 2 of the pandemic, she was drawn to to work with the underserved Geriatric population living in Supportive Living and Long Term Care.
Key Terms:
- Oncology
- Geriatrics
- Long term care
Contact Information: teresa.ruston@ahs.ca
Name: Stone, Michelle
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Name: Valpreda, Michelle
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Name: Van Hecke, Sandra
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