Graduate Student Resources
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Course-based MSN students will complete a capstone course with the support of a faculty facilitator and project/practice mentor. The course instructor will assist students in selecting a faculty facilitator.
A list of eligible faculty facilitators can be found below:
| Name | Supervisor Program Availability | Practice/Scholarship Area(s) |
| Christine Balfour Associate Professor of Teaching Christine.Balfour@ubc.ca |
MSN (course) | Community health; social determinants of health; adolescent sexual health; teaching and learning |
| Sarah Ann Camacho Lecturer Sarah.Camacho@ubc.ca |
MSN (course) | Child and community health; nursing leadership; professionalism; nursing education; curriculum development; fostering healthy workplace environments |
| Rishma Chooniedass Assistant Professor of Teaching rishma.chooniedass@ubc.ca |
MSN (course) | Maternal and child health; food allergy and anaphylaxis; equity and social justice |
| Nicole de Bosch Kemper Associate Professor of Teaching nicole.deboschkemper@ubc.ca |
MSN (course) | Nursing education; clinical teaching and learning; pediatrics; interprofessional education |
| Jacqueline Denison Associate Professor of Teaching jacqueline.denison@ubc.ca |
MSN (course) | Health equity and cultural safety; nursing education; curriculum innovation |
| Shelia Epp Associate Professor of Teaching sheila.epp@ubc.ca |
MSN (course) | Curriculum development; pedagogy; new graduate transition; primary care nursing; palliative care; nursing leadership |
| Norma Hilsmann Lecturer norma.hilsmann@ubc.ca |
MSN (course) | Nursing education; continuing professional development; technology in education; microlearning and nanolearning; pharmacology in nursing; evidence-based practice; digital healthcare; primary care; rural nursing |
| Dennis Jasper Lecturer dennis.jasper@ubc.ca |
MSN (course) | Mental health nursing; equity; Indigenous health |
| Lindsay Kennedy Associate Professor of Teaching lindsay.a.kennedy@ubc.ca |
MSN (course) | Acute care nursing; emergency; cardiac surgery intensive care; primary care nursing; curriculum development; nursing education; NCLEX preparation |
| Muriel Kranabetter Associate Professor of Teaching muriel.kranabetter@ubc.ca |
MSN (course) | Relational practice; community practice; global health; cultural safety; equity |
| Kara Malcolm Lecturer kara.malcolm@ubc.ca |
MSN (course) | New graduate nurse transition to practice; new graduate nurse practice pathways; maternal-infant care; newborn care |
| Natalie Matthews Associate Professor of Teaching natalie.matthews@ubc.ca |
MSN (course) | Mental health; moral injury; mindfulness; self-stewardship; relational practice; maternal and newborn health; cultural safety; equity |
| Laura Mercer Lecturer laura.mercer@ubc.ca |
MSN (course) | Medical and surgical nursing; acute care |
| Lisa Moralejo Associate Professor of Teaching lisa.moralejo@ubc.ca |
MSN (course) | Nursing curriculum; technology in education; clinical reasoning; global health |
| Manuela Reekie Professor of Teaching manuela.reekie@ubc.ca |
MSN (course) | Curriculum development; nursing education; clinical specialty practice learning pathways; pediatric nursing; palliative care |
| Cathy Robinson Associate Professor of Teaching Cathy.Robinson@ubc.ca |
MSN (course) | Pediatric health promotion; child mental health; family-centered care |
| Charlene Strumpel Associate Professor of Teaching charlene.strumpel@ubc.ca |
MSN (course) | Acute care; medical-surgical nursing; nursing education; clinical teaching and learning; technology in education |
| Maggie Weninger Lecturer maggie.weninger@ubc.ca |
MSN (course) | Pediatric nursing; child health; cardiac surgery; global health |
| Melanie Willson Associate Professor of Teaching melanie.willson@ubc.ca |
MSN (course) | Active learning; perinatal and childbearing family health; lactation; clinical education; curriculum development, public and community health |
| Ryan Wilson Assistant Professor of Teaching ryan.wilson@ubc.ca |
MSN (course) | Cardiovascular disease; self-care and education; health promotion; patient‐oriented research; primary care; aging; clinical reasoning; nursing education |
Note: Additional faculty members in the School of Nursing that can serve as Capstone Faculty Facilitators include Assistant, Associate, and full Research Professors. See full list in Graduate Supervisor table below. Adjunct and Emeritus faculty members can also serve as Capstone Faculty Facilitators and are listed in the School of Nursing contact list here.
Thesis-based MSN students are required to do a research project under the supervision of a faculty member within the School of Nursing.
PhD in Nursing students will complete a dissertation under the guidance of a dissertation supervisor.
A list of eligible graduate supervisors can be found below:
| Name | Supervisor Program Availability | Research Areas | Research Methods |
| Clare Harvey Director & Professor clare.harvey@ubc.ca |
MSN (thesis), PhD | Nurse-led care; nursing workforce; continuity of care; community health; health equity; policy | Qualitative methods; theory of change; critical discourse analysis |
| Carla Hilario Assistant Professor carla.hilario@ubc.ca |
MSN (thesis), PhD | Child and youth health; social determinants; health services | Mixed methods; community-engaged; implementation science |
| Elizabeth Keys Assistant Professor Elizabeth.Keys@ubc.ca |
MSN (thesis), PhD | Pediatric sleep; parent-child interactions; infant and parental mental health; eHealth and precision health; community and public health | Mixed methods; knowledge synthesis; integrated knowledge translation; implementation science |
| Nelly Oelke Associate Professor nelly.oelke@ubc.ca |
MSN (thesis), PhD | Integrated health systems and services delivery; primary health care; mental health; rural health; climate change | Integrated knowledge translation; implementation science |
| Lise Olsen Associate Professor lise.olsen@ubc.ca |
MSN (thesis), PhD | Child and family health promotion; inclusive recreation participation; injury prevention; well-being for children with neuro-developmental disabilities | Mixed methods; community-engaged research |
| Barbara Pesut Professor barb.pesut@ubc.ca |
MSN (thesis), PhD | Palliative and end-of-life care; medical assistance in dying; volunteer and peer navigation models; nursing philosophy | Qualitative methods |
| Katrina Plamondon Associate Professor katrina.plamondon@ubc.ca |
MSN (thesis), PhD | Health equity; global health governance and policy; knowledge mobilization; critical pedagogy | Dialogue-based research; narrative inquiry; reflective inquiry; arts-informed research; equity science |
| Charlene Ronquillo Assistant Professor charlene.ronquillo@ubc.ca |
MSN (thesis), PhD | Health informatics; nursing; health equity; health services research | Implementation science |
| Kathy Rush Professor kathy.rush@ubc.ca |
MSN (thesis), PhD | Atrial fibrillation; rural cardiac service delivery; rural health equity, telehealth; aging; new graduate nurse transition | Mixed methods research; user-centered design |
| Sana Shahram Assistant Professor sana.shahram@ubc.ca |
MSN (thesis), PhD | Health equity; public health, system change and policy; critical population health; maternal, child and youth health; mental health substance use and suicide prevention; Indigenous sovereignty and resurgence | Framework development, implementation and evaluation; mixed methods research; participatory and transformative research; qualitative research |
| Laura Struik Associate Professor laura.struik@ubc.ca |
MSN (thesis), PhD | Nicotine dependence; cancer prevention; tobacco control; youth and young adults; behaviour change using digital technologies, vaping; oral nicotine pouches | Qualitative methods; youth engagement; integrated knowledge translation; Indigenous methodologies |
| Marie Tarrant Dean & Professor marie.tarrant@ubc.ca |
MSN (thesis), PhD | Maternal and child health; infant feeding; baby-friendly hospital initiative; maternal and childhood vaccinations | Quantitative methods |
Note: Other faculty members in the School of Nursing, including Assistant and Associate Professors of Teaching, Professors of Teaching, and Emeritus faculty, may serve as co-supervisors or join a student’s supervisory committee with approval. A full list of faculty members is available here.
Members of the supervisory committee are selected based on their expertise to offer advice on the proposed research project. The selection of supervisory committee members, including co-supervisors, is generally done by the supervisor with input from students.
School of Nursing Graduate Student Policies & Forms
Please see the College of Graduate Studies webpage for all forms related to graduate studies at UBC Okanagan
Due to the practicum and hands-on nature of MSN and PhD courses and research, all MSN and PhD Nursing students must have active student insurance for the duration of their degree (unless on an approved leave of absence).
School of Nursing Standing Deferred Request Form
School of Nursing Graduate Student Funding Report – to be completed by all thesis-based MSN and PhD Nursing students annually in September
School of Nursing PhD Comprehensive Exams Guidelines
School of Nursing Dissertation Proposal Guidelines
School of Nursing Directed Studies (NRSG 512) Application Form
UBC Library—Centre for Scholarly Communication
The CSC supports graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, staff, and faculty in disseminating their research. The CSC provides one-on-one consultations and workshops, including writing support for theses, dissertations, journal articles, and grant proposals.
Centre for Teaching and Learning
The Centre for Teaching and Learning provides support related to teaching, TA training, and the use of technology in educational programming. It is also a place to connect with other TAs and subscribe to the TA blog.
Disability Resource Centre
The Disability Resource Centre is a resource and service centre for students, faculty, and staff that ensures educational equity for those who have a disability, illness, or injury and experience barriers in an educational setting. The DRC assists students by offering programs and advocacy services to foster an accessible and welcoming campus.
Everything Else—Student Services
Didn’t find what you were looking for above? Visit the Student Services website, where all of the information about the services offered to students is housed.