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School of Nursing
Faculty of Health and Social Development

ART360 (ARTS Building)
1147 Research Road
Kelowna, BC Canada V1V 1V7

Lauren Airth | Clinical Assistant | School of Nursing | lauren.airth@ubc.ca

April Ambler | Clinical Assistant | School of Nursing | april.ambler@ubc.ca

Christal Baker | Graduate Support Assistant | School of Nursing, Social Work | christal.baker@ubc.ca

Research Interests: Strong interest in community health, adolescent sexual health, teaching and learning

Courses & Teaching: Team Lead for UBC SON Year 2: Community & Mental Health Nursing Nursing 111 - Foundation of Health Nursing 228 - Community Health Nursing 238 - Community Health in Practice Nursing 428 - Advanced Community Health

Jessica Barker | Adjunct Professor | School of Nursing | jessica.barker@ubc.ca

Janice Bell | Adjunct Professor | School of Nursing | jmbell@ucalgary.ca

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Health promotion, health behaviour change, healthy lifestyles, community health, gender influences, cancer prevention, smoking cessation, harm reduction, men's health, family health, knowledge translation

Courses & Teaching: Qualitative research, research methods, nursing theory

Sandra Broughton | Adjunct Professor | School of Nursing | sbroughton@bccancer.bc.ca

Susan Brown | Adjunct Professor | School of Nursing | susan.brownVP@interiorhealth.ca

Bradley Buie | Manager, Communications and Engagement | Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, School of Nursing, Social Work | brad.buie@ubc.ca | ARTS 360C

Sarah Ann Camacho | Lecturer | School of Nursing | Sarah.Camacho@ubc.ca

Research Interests: Maternal and child health; food allergy and anaphylaxis, equity, diversity and inclusion

Courses & Teaching: NRSG 120 Introduction to Nursing Research NRSG 126 Health and Healing I NRSG 136 Nursing Practice I NRSG 338 Nursing Practice with Childbearing Families NRSG 339 Nursing Practice in Child Health

Jeannine Costigan | Adjunct Professor | School of Nursing | jeannine.costigan@ubc.ca

Corinne Crocket | Adjunct Professor | School of Nursing | corinne.crockett@ubc.ca

Nicole de Bosch Kemper, RN, MSN, CCNE | Associate Professor of Teaching | Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Nursing | nicole.deboschkemper@ubc.ca | ART 146

Courses & Teaching: Team lead for Year 1 of the Nursing Program. Most recent courses taught include NRSG 329: Child Health (theory and clinical practice), NRSG 112: Introduction to the Profession of Nursing Part 1, NRSG 122: Introduction to the Profession of Nursing Part 2, NRSG 140: LPN Access to the BSN Program

Jacqueline Denison | Acting Director | Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Nursing | jacqueline.denison@ubc.ca | ART 339

Research Interests: Health Equity; Nursing Education;

Courses & Teaching: Recently taught courses: Nursing 112: Professional Practice I Nursing 126: Health and Healing I Nursing 432: Capstone Community Project

Kathryn Douglas-Campbell | Projects and Administration Coordinator | Faculty of Health and Social Development | katdoug@mail.ubc.ca

Linda Drew | Clinical Assistant | School of Nursing | linda.drew@ubc.ca | CCS252

Colleen duManoir | Simulation Lab Coordinator | School of Nursing | cduman01@mail.ubc.ca | CCS 251A

Michelle Earl | Clinical Assistant | School of Nursing | michelle.earl@ubc.ca

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Curriculum Development; Pedagogy; New Graduate Transition

Courses & Teaching: She has taught in multiple areas across the undergraduate program. Most recently her teaching has included: NRSG 422 Leadership NRSG 431 Capstone Acute Care Preceptorship NRSG 434 Practice Electives NRSG 439 Global Health Practicum

Morgan Hatch | Clinical Assistant | School of Nursing | morgan.hatch@ubc.ca

Carla Hilario, PhD | Assistant Professor | School of Nursing | carla.hilario@ubc.ca

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Pharmacology in Nursing Methods of Student Evaluations of Teaching in Nursing Primary Care Nursing in BC Nursing Education using Microlearning Research Dissemination

Courses & Teaching: N210, N220 - Pharmacology I and II N236, N237, N336, N337 - 2nd and 3rd year Medical and Surgical Clinicals N431/434 - Preceptorship N432 - Group Leadership Capstone Project Seminar N421- Acute Care NCLEX preparation

Dennis Jasper | Lecturer | School of Nursing | dennis.jasper@ubc.ca

Courses & Teaching: NRSG 229 Mental Health in Nursing NRSG 239 Mental Health Clinical Practice NSRG 313 Relational Practice V NRSG 427 Advanced Mental Health (elective)

Graduate student supervisor

Courses & Teaching: NRSG 423: Advanced Clinical Reasoning for Care of the Complex Client NRSG 126: Health and Healing I Clinical practice Year 2, 3 and 4

Elizabeth Keys | Assistant Professor | School of Nursing | Elizabeth.Keys@ubc.ca

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Pediatric sleep; Parent-child interactions; Infant and parental mental health; eHealth and precision health; Community engagement; Community and public health nursing; Mixed methods; Knowledge synthesis; Integrated knowledge translation and implementation science

Muriel Kranabetter | Associate Professor | School of Nursing | muriel.kranabetter@ubc.ca | ART 131

Courses & Teaching: Relational Practice, Community Practice, Capstone Projects, Global Health

Research Interests: Indigenous Health and Wellness Traditional and Western; Decolonizing Strength-based Approaches; Qualitative research; Cultural Safety education and practice

Courses & Teaching: Interdisciplinary Health: HINT 408/508 Cultural Safety in Health: Indigenous Perspectives

Rita Laven | Clinical Assistant | School of Nursing | rita.laven@ubc.ca

Jessica Lewis | Clinical Assistant | School of Nursing | jessica.lewis@ubc.ca

Patricia Marck | Adjunct Professor | School of Nursing | patricia.marck@ubc.ca

Chris Marriott | School Graduate Assistant | School of Health and Exercise Sciences | chris.marriott@ubc.ca

Natalie Matthews | Associate Professor of Teaching | School of Nursing | natalie.matthews@ubc.ca

Diana Monk | Clinical Assistant | School of Nursing | diana.monk@ubc.ca

Research Interests: Nursing education; technology in education; education

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Integrated health systems and services delivery; primary health care; mental health; rural health; climate change and climate change events and mental health; integrated knowledge translation and implementation science.

Courses & Teaching: NURS 505 Healthcare Policy NURS 597 Capstone Course NURS 581 Leadership in Knowledge Application and Translation

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: child and family health promotion; inclusive recreation participation; safety and injury prevention; child development; well-being for children with neuro-developmental disabilities; community-based initiatives; online programs

Courses & Teaching: NRSG 507 - Quantitative Methods; NRSG 597 - Healthcare Capstone Practicum; NRSG 428/528 - Advanced Community Health Nursing

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Palliative and end-of-life care; Medical Assistance in Dying; volunteer and peer navigation models; nursing philosophy

Courses & Teaching: Nursing 580: Philosophy of Nursing Science Nursing 504: Evidence-Based Practice

Katrina Plamondon | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Nursing | katrina.plamondon@ubc.ca | 250-807-8681

Graduate student supervisor. I am currently not accepting new graduate students, but will be again in 2023.

Research Interests: Connecting knowledge with action for health equity; knowledge translation science; critical pedagogy; methods for relational, responsive research; dialogue-based research; arts-informed research; transformational research

Courses & Teaching: HEAL 307 (Winter 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) CCGHR Knowledge Translation Summer Course (Summer 2020, 2021)

Research Interests: Curriculum Development; Nursing Education; Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Courses & Teaching: Has taught across all four years of the BSN program. Most recently developed the curriculum and taught NRSG 310: Palliative Approach to Chronic Illness.

Melanie Riopelle | Clinical Assistant | School of Nursing | melanie.riopelle@ubc.ca

Cathy Robinson | Associate Professor of Teaching | School of Nursing | Cathy.Robinson@ubc.ca | ART177

Courses & Teaching: NRSG 522 NRSG 523 NRSG 329 NRSG 339

Carole Robinson | Professor Emeritus | School of Nursing | carole.robinson@ubc.ca

Charlene Esteban Ronquillo | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Nursing | charlene.ronquillo@ubc.ca | ART 143

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Health informatics; nursing; health equity; implementation science

Courses & Teaching: NRSG 504 - Finding and Integrating Knowledge for Evidence-Informed Practice (Spring 2022)

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: atrial fibrillation; rural cardiac service delivery; rural health equity, telehealth; aging; new graduate nurse transition

Courses & Teaching: NRSG 542: Introduction to Leadership and Management

Jodi Ryan | Assistant to the Director | School of Nursing | jodi.ryan@ubc.ca | 250.469.4245

Research Interests: transformational leadership operational leadership change management in complex environments program development regional and provincial policy development political advocacy

Courses & Teaching: Nursing - Policy and Regulation

Sana Shahram | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Health and Social Development, Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention (IHLCDP), School of Nursing | sana.shahram@ubc.ca | 250.807.8685

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Health Equity; Critical Population Health; Health Systems Transformation; Anti-colonial & anti-racist public health systems; Public Health; Mental Health and Substance Use; Maternal & Child Health; Complex Systems Change; Community- & Indigenous Nation- Led Research

Courses & Teaching: HES 130- Social Determinants of Health

Amielya Christina Lynn Short | Clinical Assistant | School of Nursing | amielya.keast@ubc.ca

Sarah Stevens | Clinical Assistant | School of Nursing | sarah.stevens@ubc.ca

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Nicotine dependence; cancer prevention; tobacco control; youth and young adults; health promotion and gender-sensitive approaches; behavior change using digital technologies

Courses & Teaching: NRSG 500: Nursing Knowledge NRSG 597: Capstone Practicum Course

Courses & Teaching: I primarily teach in the acute care portion of the second year of the BSN program, in which students are introduced to the fundamentals of caring for clients in a medical or surgical setting. I generally teach: NRSG 226 Health and Healing II NRSG 227 Health and Healing III These two theory courses focus on evidence-informed assessment and management of health challenges. I also teach some sections of: NRSG 236 Nursing Practice II NRSG 237 Nursing Practice III These practice courses utilize an Intentional Learning framework to support students to integrate knowledge, skills, and abilities in the clinical practice setting.

Graduate student supervisor

Research Interests: Maternal and Child Health; Breastfeeding; Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative; Maternal and Childhood Vaccine Uptake; Influenza Vaccine

Courses & Teaching: Doctoral Seminar NRSG 601

Research Interests: Geriatric nursing Emergency nursing Experience of emergency nursing caring for geriatric patients Theory-practice gap in nursing education

Courses & Teaching: Health and Healing in 3rd and 4th year Nursing 336- clinical practice in a medical setting Nursing 337- clinical practice in a srugical setting

Deanne Taylor | Adjunct Professor | School of Nursing | deanne.taylor@interiorhealth.ca

Jeanette Vinek | Associate Professor of Teaching | School of Nursing | jeanette.vinek@ubc.ca

Maggie Weninger | School of Nursing | maggie.weninger@ubc.ca

Vanessa Wiebe | Clinical Assistant | School of Nursing | vanessa.wiebe@ubc.ca

Research Interests: Active learning; perinatal and childbearing families health; lactation; clinical education; remediation in clinical practice.

Courses & Teaching: Teaching in 2022-23: NRSG 320: Global Health NRSG 422: Leadership

Ryan Wilson | Assistant Professor of Teaching | School of Nursing | ryan.wilson@ubc.ca

Research Interests: Dr. Wilson's research is focused on two areas of Self-Care in Atrial Fibrillation: 1) Before diagnosis-To build capacity among adults to perceive, evaluate and respond to their symptoms leading to early treatment-seeking and care; 2) Post Diagnosis-To enhancing patients' self-care and management of their AF and its related symptoms following an AF diagnosis. Cardiovascular diseases; Health Promotion; Patient‐Oriented Research; AF Self-Care and Education; Primary Care, Diagnosis Medical; Aging

Courses & Teaching: Nursing 326: Health and Healing III- Evidence-informed assessment and management of complex health challenges in both episodic and chronic illness utilizing a case study approach. Nursing 421: Complex Health Challenges / Capstone Course- This course is designed to prepare fourth year nursing students for the NCLEX examination and transition into the new graduate nursing role.

Janelle Zerr | Adjunct Professor | School of Nursing | janelle.zerr@ubc.ca

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