Roslyn M. Compton - College of Nursing | University of Saskatchewan

Biography

Dr. Roslyn M. Compton completed their undergraduate nursing degrees at the University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, Australia (DipHScN’91, BHScN’92), master’s degree at the University of New England, Australia (GDAET’05, MEd (Adult)’06), and their PhD at the University of Alberta (PhD’14). They obtained their Canadian Nurses Association Gerontological Nursing Certification in 2019.

Roslyn joined the College of Nursing in 2017, after 10 years teaching nursing at the Saskatchewan Polytechnic. Prior to entering education, Roslyn enjoyed an extensive career in rural, remote, and community nursing in Australia, Saudi Arabia, and Canada with a focus on family and school health. They are dedicated to co-facilitating learning and mentorship to grow the next generation of nurses dedicated to caring with persons in relation rather than doing to or for the person.

Roslyn’s research is embedded in narrative inquiry where people live storied lives and life is lived in the midst. Their work recognizes the importance of understanding older adults’ experiences in relation to place and identity, and how social, cultural, and institutional narratives include the stories told. Their research interests include older adults, aging-in-place, interdependence, narrative gerontology, interprofessional practice, and narrative care. Roslyn’s research always uses a patient-oriented research approach to understand the experiences of older adults and their close ones concerning quality of life, interprofessional care, family presence, and care across the continuum. They are not currently accepting graduate and undergraduate learners. Commencing July 2026, they will consider requests for supervision only from learners who are studying older adults.

Roslyn is the founder of BetterLTC and the Interprofessional Experiential Experience Long-Term Care Consortium (IEE LTC) and co-founder of the Crossmount Memory Café in Saskatoon, the Saskatchewan Long-Term Care Network (SK LTC Network), and the Saskatchewan Nav-CARE program. They work closely with the Saskatchewan Health Authority, and not-for-profit and for-profit organizations to advance caring with older adults and their close ones nationally and internationally.

Research Interests

Older adults
Aging in Place
Community, Carers
Interprofessional Practice
Education
Dementia
Delirium
Social Prescribing
Family Integration

Methodology

Qualitative
Mixed methods
Patient-Oriented Research

Courses

NURS 304: Family Nursing
NURS 306: Exploring Chronicity and Aging
NURS 430: Community Health Nursing Building Partnerships
NURS 431: Community Nursing Practice
NURS 450: Practice Integration
NURS 813: Teaching in Nursing
NURS 824: Advanced Integrative Exercise

Publications

Grants

PI: Yakiwchuk, E. Co-I’s: Cammer, A., Compton, R. M., Wickson-Griffiths, A., Schick, D., Craig, J., Ribeiro, M., Whitford, S. Building a culture of learning and engagement in older adult care: Moving form “I practice” to #wepractice. Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation. (2023-2024) $9944.09

PI: Compton, R. M. Co-I’s: Wickson-Griffiths, A., Cammer, A., Schick, D., Yakiwchuk, E., Ribeiro, M., Moorman, M., Whitford, S. In the moment: Inspiring conversations about growing older through podcasts. Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation. (2023-2024) $9944.09

Compton R. M., Streisel, S. Growing older in their choice of place: Establishing the Nav-CARE volunteer program in Saskatchewan to support older adults living with frailty and dementia. New Horizons for Seniors Program, Employment and Social Development. (2023-2024) $25000

Streisel, S., Compton, R. M. The Crossmount Memory Café scales up. New Horizons for Seniors Program, Employment and Social Development. (2019-20/2020-21/2021-22/2022-23/2023-24) $25000

PI: Sattar, S. Co-I’s: Rediger, C., Compton, R. M., Szafron, M. Feasibility of virtual exercise program for men with prostate cancer: The TARGET study. Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation. (2023-2024) $9780

Co-PI’s: Compton, R. M., Ribeiro, M. S. Co-I’s: Whitford, S., Luhning, S. Connecting, sharing, caring to build interprofessional relationships between health care workers caring with older adults. Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation. (2022-2024) $10000

Krahn, D., Compton, R. M. Fire and fall prevention training for family caregivers on the Remembering When Program, Saskatoon Fire Department. New Horizons for Seniors Program, Employment and Social Development. (2022-2023) $25000

PI: Compton, R. M. Co-I’s: Parmar, J., Craswell, A., Hubbard, Murdoch N., Sattar, S., Hunter, P. V., Anderson, S., Ottley, K. M., Lowe, M., E., Krahn, D., Moorman, M., Ribeiro, M., Emard, S., Wickson-Griffiths, A., Whitford, S., Aggar, C. Advancing relational care with older adults in long-term care and assisted living: An online education intervention for healthcare workers. Canadian Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation Advancement Inc. (2021-2023) $18750

PI: Compton, R. M. Co-I’s: Parmar, J., Craswell, A., Hubbard, Murdoch N., Sattar, S., Hunter, P. V., Anderson, S., Ottley, K. M., Lowe, M., E., Krahn, D., Moorman, M., Ribeiro, M., Emard, S., Wickson-Griffiths, A., Whitford, S., Aggar, C. Advancing relational care with older adults in long-term care and assisted living: An online education intervention for healthcare workers. Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation. (2021-2024) $30628

Co-PI’s: Wickson-Griffiths, A., Ottley, K. M., Compton, R. M. Co-I’s: Cammer, A., Barlow, M., Moorman, M., Hunter, P., Mills, S., Tupper, S. & Emard, S. Building sustainable provincial connections to maximize older adult quality of life through family integration into care. Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation. (2021-23) $7500

Krahn, D., Compton, R. M. Online fire and fall prevention training. New Horizons for Seniors Program, Employment and Social Development. (2021-2022) $25000

Compton, R. M., Shi, Y. Remembering When program evaluation and quality improvement. Research Training Award, MITACS. (2020) $6000

PI: Compton, R. M. Co-I’s: Germs, C., Hunter, P., Skrapek, C., Ellis, B., Craswell, A., McPhee, J., Caine, V., Ripley, V., Barlow, M., Boscart, V., Boyce, E., Lowe, M., Hubbard, Murdoch N., Yakiwchuk, E., Cammer A. & Luimes J. & Moorman, M., Emard, S., Schick, D. Improving the quality of life for long-term care residents living with frailty: A mixed methods exploration of factors affecting healthcare provision and outcomes. Canadian Institutes of Health Research. (2020-24) $97564

PI: Compton, R. M. Co-I’s: Press, M., Craswell, A., Hubbard, Murdoch N., Lowe, M., Barlow, M., Buness, M., Cranley, L., Shi , Y., Ottley, K. (May 2019 - May 2021). Building Capacity Among Nurses Working in Long-term Care: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Evidence. Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association. (2019-21) $2460.30

PI: Compton, R. M. Co-I’s: Cammer, A., Luimes, J. & Hunter P., Skrapek, C., Craswell, A., McPhee, J., Caine, V., Ottley, K. Barlow M., Moorman, M., Ribeiro, M. Towards improving quality of life for long-term care residents: Exploring the current factors affecting healthcare provision and health outcomes. Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation. (2019-24) $61211

PI: Tupper, S. Co-I’s: Hunter, P. V., Danylashen-Laycock, T., Compton, R. M., Holtslander, L., Wesolowski, M. Pain knowledge needs of family caregivers and persons with dementia: Role of virtual reality as a training modality. Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation. (2019-2023) $59999

External Committees

Director of Education Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association, 2023-present
Advisory Committee Member on Ageism Saskatoon Council on Aging, 2023-present
Advisory Committee Member Steps to Safety Saskatoon Fire Servies, 2020-present
Advisory Committee Member Canadian Remote Access for Dementia Learning (CRADLE+) Conestoga College, 2020-present
Associate Editor Perspectives: Journal of the Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association, 2019-present

Honours (Medals, Fellowships, Prizes)

2023 Provost’s College Teaching Award