PhD Student Megan Moore Accepted Into Prestigious Program
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Integrated Training Program on Infectious Diseases, Food Safety and Public Policy (ITraP) is a prestigious program offered to a limited number of students each year.
The College of Nursing is pleased to announce Megan Moore, a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD) student, has been accepted into the 2017 cohort.
Megan is the first nurse to be admitted into this highly competitive, interdisciplinary program. “I applied to the program as I am very interested in One Health and global health. This program focuses on interprofessional collaboration to address complex health issues using a One Health approach. I am looking forward to working with students from other disciplines to gain different perspectives on health issues.”
As part of the program, Megan will be participating in two courses in One Health, a week-long international summer school, as well as an externship placement.
Megan is supervised by College of Nursing faculty members Dr. Pammla Petrucka and Dr. Tracie Risling. “We are so fortunate to have a student like Megan, who is undertaking an innovative and novel study to ensure a nursing presence and perspective on One Health,” said Dr. Petrucka. “Not only will her work contribute to nursing's knowledge of this area, but it will also further interprofessional and inter-sectoral understanding of One Health within our institution and beyond.”
According to Dr. Risling, Megan recognized very early in her graduate studies that nursing could benefit from, but also bring a valuable perspective to One Health focused research and initiatives. “She is passionate about pursuing health through this comprehensive holistic lens and will be active in addressing global challenges with her One Health training,” said Risling. “Together, we are also exploring how the use of technology can further advance her planned research and intervention.”