Finding a Supervisor
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Applicants are encouraged to explore potential supervisors as your first step in the application process. This process may take up to several months as applicants and faculty members determine whether there is a sufficient fit between the applicant's research interests and the potential supervisor’s nursing and research expertise. The doctoral supervisor is a key mentor and guide throughout the student’s doctoral program, and this important relationship needs to be nurtured and developed carefully.
Please carefully review each faculty member's profile below before identifying a potential supervisor. Before contacting a supervisor, ensure they are listed as currently available to supervise and their research areas of interest match your desired field of research.
Name | Supervisor Program Availability | Research Area(s) | Research Method(s) | Contact |
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Amodu, Kemi | N/A | Global Health/Migrant Health/Immigrant, and Women's Health | ||
Ceci, Christine | N/A | Ageing/Gerontological Health, Health Equity | Qualitative Methods, Philosophical analysis | |
Chamberlain, Stephanie | MN, PhD | Aging/Gerontology, Health Services Research, Loneliness, Social Isolation, Long-Term Care Workforce | Quantitative Methods, Mixed Methods, Literature Reviews | |
Chiu, Patrick | MN | Health Professions Regulation, Health Workforce, Health Policy, Advocacy, Global Health | Qualitative methods, literature reviews, policy analysis | |
Cummings, Greta | N/A | Nursing/Healthcare Leadership, Ageing/Gerontological Health | Quantitative Methods | greta.cummings@ualberta.ca |
Deschenes, Sadie | Hons, MN | Ethics, Nursing, Moral distress, Critical Care, Indigenous Peoples' health in the ICU | Qualitative methods, literature reviews | sdeschen@ualberta.ca |
Duan, Yinfei | Hons, MN | Health services research, long-term care research | Quantitative methods, mixed methods | yinfei1@ualberta.ca |
Estabrooks, Carole |
N/A Co-supervision only |
Long-Term Care (LTC), Aging, Staff mental health, Older adults in LTC homes and Care quality | Survey, Qualitative (as used in mixed methods or process evaluation), Intervention studies, Mixed methods | (780) 492-3451 carole.estabrooks@ualberta.ca |
Haykowsky, Mark | N/A | Ageing/Gerontological Health, Oncology, Cardiovascular Disease | Quantitative Methods | mhaykows@ualberta.ca |
Hyde, Ashley | Hons, MN | Digital Health Interventions, Implementation Science, Patient Experience, Patient Education | Qualitative Methods, Mixed-Methods, Scoping Reviews | ashley.hyde@ualberta.ca |
Johansson, James | johanss1@ualberta.ca | |||
Kleib, Manal | MN | Digital Health, Artificial Intelligence, Nursing and Health informatics, Nursing Education; Health System Transformation, Change Management, Leadership | Literature Reviews, Quantitative Methods, Mixed Methods | 780-248-1422 manal.kleib@ualberta.ca |
Lemermeyer, Gillian | MN | Relational ethics, embodied ethics, AI ethics in health, NICU caring practices |
Qualitative Methods, Phenomenology, |
gillianl@ualberta.ca |
MacDonald, Shannon | Hons, MN, PhD, Post Doc | Child Health, Immunization, Infectious Disease, Health Equity | Quantitative Methods, Mixed Methods, Literature Reviews | 780-248-1563 shannon.macdonald@ualberta.ca |
Meherali, Salima | Hons, MN, PhD | Global Health/Migrant Health, Child Health, Knowledge Translation, Health Equity, Mental Health/Addictions | Qualitative Methods, Quantitative Methods, Mixed Methods, Literature Reviews | 780-248-1401 meherali@ualberta.ca |
Montgomery, Carmel | N/A | Frailty, Critical illness outcomes | Quantitative methods | carmel.montgomery@ualberta.ca |
Morris, Heather | N/A | Substance Use, Harm Reduction, Public Health Advocacy, Community Engagement, Health Services for Structurally Vulnerable Populations | Qualitative methods, Quantitative methods, Mixed methods | hmmorris@ualberta.ca |
Norris, Colleen | N/A | Cardiovascular Disease, Sex and Gender Science, Women's Heart Health | Qualitative Methods, Quantitative Methods, Mixed Methods, Literature Reviews | 780-492-0644 colleen.norris@ualberta.ca |
Olson, Joanne | N/A | Nursing Education/Pedagogy, Ageing/Gerontological Health, Mental Health & Addictions, Spirituality in Nursing & Health Care | Qualitative Methods, Literature Reviews | 780-492-6252 joanne.olson@ualberta.ca |
O'Rourke, Hannah | Hons, PhD, PDF |
Social connection/ loneliness, Design and evaluation of complex interventions for people living with dementia, Older adults, Care givers | Mixed methods, Scoping reviews, Systematic reviews |
Students should review this page and provide the requested information listed to be considered for supervision |
Papathanassoglou, Elisavet | PDFs | Global Health/Migrant Health, Critical Illness, Infectious Disease, Stress research, pathophysiology, integrative medicine | Qualitative Methods, Quantitative Methods, Mixed Methods, Literature Reviews |
780-492-5674 |
Paul, Pauline | MN | Nursing education, orthopaedic/arthritis rehab, history of nursing | Qualitative Methods, Historial Method | 780-492-7479 pauline.paul@ualberta.ca |
Pituskin, Edith | PhD, PDF | Cardio-oncology, Oncology, Survivorship, Quality of life, Patient-reported outcomes, Advanced cancer, Chronic cancer, Nutrition, Exercise, Supportive care | All research methods | 780-492-6795 edith.pituskin@ualberta.ca |
Punjani, Neelam | Hons, MN, PhD | Children's Health & Well-being, Lifelong Women's Health, Sexuality, Sexual and Reproductive Health | Qualitative Research, Art based approach, Knowledge Translation, Literature Reviews | npunjani@ualberta.ca |
Salma, Jordana | N/A | Ageing/Gerontological Health, Health Equity, Intersectionality | Qualitative Methods, Mixed Methods, Literature Reviews | 780-492-7555 sjordana@ualberta.ca |
Santos Salas, Anna | PhD | Health Equity, Oncology, Palliative Care | Qualitative Methods, community-based research | 780-492-3618 anna.santos.salas@ualberta.ca |
Schick-Makaroff, Kara | Hons, MN, PhD, PDF | Kidney Failure, Quality of Life, Patient-Reported Outcomes, Chronic Disease, Mental Health/Addictions |
Qualitative Methods, Mixed Methods, Literature Reviews |
780-492-4338 kara.schickmakaroff@ualberta.ca |
Scott, Shannon | PhD, PDF | Implementation Science/Knowledge Mobilization/Knowledge Translation; Children's Health | Qualitative Methods, Mixed Methods, Knowledge Synthesis | 780-492-1037 shannon.scott@ualberta.ca |
Spiers, Jude | MN, PhD, Post Doc | Chronic illness, nurse-patient interaction, communication and relationships, LTC resident transitions to acute care, nursing education | Qualitative methods, literature reviews | jude.spiers@ualberta.ca |
Stephen, Tracey | MN | Nursing/Healthcare Leadership, Nursing Education/Pedagogy, Simulated Learning and Exam Development | Quantitative Methods | tracey.stephen@ualberta.ca |
Symonds-Brown, Holly | Hons, MN | Ageing/Gerontological Health, Health Equity, Mental Health/Addictions, | Qualitative Methods | hsymonds@ualberta.ca |
Tate, Kaitlyn | N/A | Older persons' care, transitions in care, health system performance, quality indicators, leadership and management | Knowledge synthesis, Quantitative methods, Mixed methods | ktate@ualberta.ca |