Projects
Current Projects
2SLGBTQIA+ Liaison Nurse
Exploring the impact of an Island Health 2SLGBTQIA+ Liaison Nurse on queer and trans people’s experiences of health care, including willingness to seek care in the future. Read More
Preventing Seclusion within Youth Mental Health Inpatient Settings
In partnership with Island Health and Mental Health Recovery Partners - South Island, this project builds on the insights of nurses and young adults who have experienced seclusion to develop new strategies for preventing seclusion. Read More
Nursing Students’ Experiences of Discrimination
This study aims to examine nursing students’ experiences of discrimination within their programs, across undergraduate and graduate education. Read More
Discipline within Nursing Regulation
This discourse analysis of Consent Agreements and Hearings documents inquires into the processes and consequences of disciplinary action within nursing regulation. Read More
2SLGBTQ+ Inclusion in Nursing Education: A Scoping Review
To examine current discussion and evidence pertaining to inclusion of 2SLGBTQ+ students, this scoping review summarizes recent nursing research in the field. Read More
Completed
Emergency Department Nurses’ Equity-Promoting Practices
Conducted as my dissertation research, this Foucauldian discourse analysis explored how discourse shapes nurses’ enactment of equity-promoting practices within the emergency department context. Read More
Social Justice: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis
The nursing profession upholds social justice as a core nursing value, yet disciplinary constructions of social justice are often vague and inconsistent. Read More
In-Hospital Experiences of Gender-Affirming Surgery
Led by a UVic undergraduate nursing student, this research project draws on qualitative interviews with trans and non-binary people who have received gender-affirming surgery in British Columbia in the past five years. Read More
