Area of Study / Keywords

care in the community care infrastructure dementia family care practices mobilities

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About

I have worked as a nurse in mental health and addictions for many years in many settings. 

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Research

I am an early career qualititative researcher interested in how care infrastructures shape everyday life of people who are marginalized due to cognitive or mental health differences. Most of my work is currently related to life with dementia and care in the community.  My work uses critical theory and theoretically informed ethnography to re-think taken for granted ideas of care.

Currently I am co-investigator on 2 study teams:

1) A Narrative Inquiry into the Experiences of Youth on Waiting Lists for Mental Health Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic (CIHR- Covid impact- PI: Dr. Margot Jackson) 

2) Strengthening Unpaid Care Mobilization in Canada’s Social Welfare State  (SSHRC Insight- PI: Dr. Laura Funk)

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Teaching

I teach mental health nursing in the undergraduate program.

I am currently not accepting doctoral students.

I am accepting graduate students interested in studying social health of people living with dementia at home or using critical theory to explore structural determinants of health for marginalized populations.

NURS 327 - Mental Health and Wellness in Nursing

This course in mental health provides opportunities to acquire knowledge, skills, and attitudes to promote wellness, through safe, ethical nursing practice, in a variety of contexts. The focus will be mental well-being throughout the lifespan. Learning experiences will provide students an understanding of the mental health nursing process. Clinical hours listed are the total number of hours and will be offered over 6 weeks. Note: Available only to nursing students in the Collaborative/Honors Program or Bilingual Program. Prerequisites: NURS 216, NURS 224, and NURS 225.

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NURS 437 - Mental Health and Wellness in Nursing

This course in mental health provides opportunities to acquire knowledge, skills, and attitudes to promote wellness, through safe, ethical nursing practice, in a variety of contexts. The focus will be on mental well-being throughout the lifespan. Learning experiences will provide students an understanding of the mental health nursing process. Clinical hours listed are the total number of hours and will be offered over 6 weeks. Note: Available only to nursing students in the After Degree/After Degree Honors Program. Prerequisites: NURS 344, NURS 345, and NURS 416. Corequisite: NURS 431.

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