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Biography

Dr. Christine Huel (she/her) is a family nurse practitioner and PhD graduate from the University of Victoria. She has been a registered nurse since 2002, predominantly working in pediatrics and maternal child health, in addition to primary care. Over the past 20 years, Dr. Huel and her family have lived abroad in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Thailand, The Netherlands, The Republic of Georgia, and Lebanon, working with embassies and humanitarian organizations. She is happy to call Saskatoon “home.”

In addition to her role as an assistant professor, Dr. Huel continues to practice as a family nurse practitioner. She believes in relationship-centred healthcare and education and is committed to solving more crises than she creates.

Research Interests

  • Routine childhood vaccines
  • Declining vaccine uptake
  • Nurse practitioner practice and education
  • JBI Knowledge Synthesis
  • Healthcare needs of LGBTQIA+ migrant youth
  • Digital nomadism
  • Self-tracking technologies and primary care practice
  • Medical tourism

Methodology

  • Qualitative
  • Mixed methods
  • Your question should drive your objectives, your objectives determine your methodology, not the reverse

Courses

Dr. Huel has taught in the USask College of Nursing Undergraduate, Master of Nursing and Doctor of Philosophy programs. Her teaching includes theoretical and clinical-based courses. Dr. Huel’s teaching philosophy is informed by constructionist epistemology placing collaboration, sharing, and meaning at the center of learner engagement.

  • NURS 440: Interprofessional Perspectives Health Systems and Policy Development within a Global Context
  • NURS 821: Evidence Informed Practice in Nursing
  • NURS 824: Advanced Integrative Exercise
  • NURS 875: Transition to Advanced Nursing Practice
  • NURS 878: Practicum III Advanced Nursing Practice with Vulnerable Populations
  • NURS 888: Nursing Therapeutics and Advanced Management
  • NURS 898: Independent Studies

Publications

Grants

2026 Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) Align Grant, Co-Investigator: Supporting Saskatchewan Nurse Practitioner Entrepreneurial Practice Resources. Project Research Team: Dr. Mary-Ellen Labreque (NPI), Ms. Kelly Hughes (Co-I), Ms. Lindsey Boechler (Co-I), Dr. Jason Perepelkin (Co-I), Dr. Michael Szafron (Co-I), Dr. Michelle Pavloff (Co-I), Dr. Christine Huel (Co-I).
2026 Spring CIHR Project Grant, Equity-Informed Evaluation of Expanding Hospital-Based Childhood Vaccination Services. Project Research Team: Dr. Shannon E. MacDonald (NPI), Dr. Ellen Rafferty (PI), Ms. Amy Colquhoun (Co-I), Dr. Cora Constantinescu (Co-I), Dr. Suzette Cooke (Co-I), Dr. Ève Dubé (Co-I), Dr. Karen Forbes (Co-I), Dr. Scott Halperin (Co-I), Ms. Robyn Harrison (Co-I), Dr. Anastassia Howarth (Co-I), Dr. Christine Huel (Co-I).
2025 Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) Align Grant, Career Pathways of Nurse Practitioners in Saskatchewan: Data Analysis to Inform Scope of Practice Clarity and Funding Model Development. Project Research Team: Dr. Mary Ellen Labrecque (PI), Dr. Christine Huel (Co-I), Dr. Michael Szafron (Co-I), Ms. Kelly Hughes (Co-I), Ms. Erin Boyce (Co-I), Ms. Erin Wellsch (Co-I), Ms. Melissa Kimens (Co-I), Mr. Shuvam Sill (RA), Ms. Courtney Labrecque (RA).
2025 Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN), Stigma and Related Impacts on Routine Vaccination as a Spillover Effect of COVID-19: Interventions to (Re)Open the Door for Communication. Project Research Team: Dr. Samantha Meyer (PI), Dr. Ève Dubé (Co-I), Dr. Shannon MacDonald (Co-I), Dr. Terra Manca (Co-I), Dr. Christine Huel (Co-I).
2025 Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) Solutions Innovation Grant, Innovative Rural-Driven Solutions to Improve Immunization Programs in Southwest Saskatchewan. Project Research Team: Dr. Charlene Thompson (Co-PI), Dr. Jacob Alhassan (Co-PI), Dr. Christine Huel (Co-I), Dr. Wanda Martin (Co-I), Dr. Shelley Kirychuk (Co-I), Ms. Alejandra Fonseca Cuevas (RA).
University of Victoria Faculty of Human and Social Development Graduate Student Research Award: December 2022

External Committees

  • Associate Editor JBI Evidence Synthesis, September 2026 to present.
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), College of Reviewers, Member, 2026
  • Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN): Social Sciences and Humanities Network, Member, March 2025 to present.
  • Canadian Association of Immunization Research, Evaluation, and Education (CAIRE), Member, October 2025 to present.
  • CASN Nurse Educator Interest Group, Nurse Practitioner Education, Member, April 2025 to present.

Honours

  • 2026 JBI Evidence Synthesis (JBIES) Outstanding Peer Reviewer
  • 2025 University of Saskatchewan 2025 Students’ Union Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2015 University of Northern British Columbia Family Nurse Practitioner Achievement Award
  • 2015 University of Victoria/Selkirk College Faculty Award
  • 2010 USA State Department Meritorious Honor Award
  • 2010 USA State Department Franklin Award