Contact
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing
- reshef@ualberta.ca
- Address
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Dianne and Irving Kipnes Health Research Academy
11405 87 Ave NWEdmonton ABT6G 1C9
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Planetary health environmental health environmental nursing environment climate change health professional advoacy
About
Dr. Kalogirou was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. She is a Registered Nurse with a clinical background in emergency room nursing, and is a doctoral graduate from the University of Alberta. Maya is a planetary health nursing researcher who is specifically interested in 1) the decarbonization of the Canadian healthcare system; 2) the intersection between climate change and health; and 3) the role health professionals play in promoting planetary health through their practices.
Her Post-Doctoral work examined the landscape of Green Teams and Sustainability Offices within Canadian hospitals, trying to get a better understanding of who participates, the work they do, and how they are embedded within hospitals. She is passionate about engaging nurses and other healthcare professionals in addressing the climate crisis, as well as finding ways to work together to advocate for a health sector that promotes the health of people and the planet. Maya was the President for the Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment/Association canadienne des infirmières et infirmiers pour l'environnement (CANE/ACIIE) from 2023-2025 and remains on the board as Past President. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta.
Courses
NURS 124 - Foundations of Nursing I
The course introduces the Canadian Healthcare System, including conceptual frameworks of primary health care across the lifespan and the concepts such as health law that apply to nursing and nursing practice. Within the context of relational practice, and the Fundamentals of Care Framework, concepts related to professional identity, the nurse/client relationship, the nursing process, and patient and family centered care will be explored. The course will continue to highlight the meanings of health and healing and the diversity of beliefs, values, and perceptions of health. Note: Available only to students in the Collaborative Program. Prerequisites: INT D 120 (or equivalent), NURS 106 (or NURS 140 and NURS 150), and NURS 120. Corequisites: NURS 123, NURS 125.
NURS 422 - Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Ethics and Law
The course examines a range of ethical theories, relevant research, and approaches to ethical decision-making to critically debate real world problems in health care. Students will develop an understanding of health law and health care ethics and of the relationship between law and ethics. Note: Available only to nursing students in the Collaborative/Honors Program, After Degree/After Degree Honors Program or RPN-BScN Program. Prerequisite for students in the Collaborative/Honors and After Degree/After Degree Honors Programs: NURS 400. Corequisites: NURS 425 and INT D 420.
NURS 597 - Understanding Complex Systems
Explore the complex nature of nursing practice in the context of evolving social, technological, economic, environmental, political, and legal landscapes. Emphasis is placed on the complexity of relationships within and between systems locally, nationally, and globally.
Featured Publications
Hannah Rempel, Maya R. Kalogirou, Sherry Dahlke, Kathleen F. Hunter
Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2025 December; 10.1111/jan.16094
Maya Kalogirou, Jennifer Baumbusch
Journal of Healthcare Leadership. 2025 June; 10.2147/JHL.S517669
Sherry Dahlke, Jeffrey I. Butler, Madeline Toubiana, Shovana Shrestha, Kelly Baskerville, Rashmi Devkota, Kathleen F. Hunter, Maya R. Kalogirou, Joanna Law, Melissa Scheuerman
Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement. 2025 March; 10.1017/S0714980824000357
Shovana Shrestha, Sherry Dahlke, Jeffrey I. Butler, Rashmi Devkota, Joanna Law, Kathleen F. Hunter, Madeline Toubiana, Maya R. Kalogirou, Melissa Scheuerman, Matthew Pietrosanu
Cogent Gerontology. 2024 December; 10.1080/28324897.2024.2303502
Jeffrey I. Butler, Sherry Dahlke, Rashmi Devkota, Shovana Shrestha, Kathleen F. Hunter, Madeline Toubiana, Maya R. Kalogirou, Joanna Law, Melissa Scheuerman
Drugs & Aging. 2023 May; 10.1007/s40266-023-01030-8
Cassidy Dukes, Sherry Dahlke, Matthew Pietrosanu, Maya R. Kalogirou
International Journal of Older People Nursing. 2022 March; 10.1111/opn.12425
Joanna Law, Maya R. Kalogirou, Sherry Dahlke
Witness: The Canadian Journal of Critical Nursing Discourse. 2021 December; 10.25071/2291-5796.105
Maya R. Kalogirou, Sherry Dahlke, Sandra Davidson, Kathleen F. Hunter, Cheryl Pollard, Vince Salyers, Nicholas Swoboda, Mary Fox
International Journal of Older People Nursing. 2021 November; 10.1111/opn.12407
Maya R. Kalogirou, Sherry Dahlke, Sandra Davidson, Shelby Yamamoto
Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2021 September; 10.1111/jan.14936
Maya R. Kalogirou, Christine Chauvet, Olive Yonge
Journal of Nursing Management. 2021 May; 10.1111/jonm.13209
Maya R. Kalogirou, Sherry Dahlke, Sandra Davidson, Shelby Yamamoto
Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2020 December; 10.1111/jocn.15519
Maya Reshef Kalogirou, Joanne Olson, Sandra Davidson
Nursing Inquiry. 2020 July; 10.1111/nin.12356
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Research Students
Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
Undergraduate students who wish to apply for research opportunities with Dr. Kalogirou should first ask themselves if they wish to engage with planetary health research that relates to Dr. Kalogirou's program of research (i.e., researching the role of health professionals/health students in promoting planetary health through their practice). If the answer is yes, students should contact Dr. Kalogirou through email with a personal statement, CV, and transcript. Students should be strong communicators, organized, open to learning, and self-directed. Previous research experience is an asset but not necessarily required.