Community-Engaged Health and Nursing Research
We work with communities to achieve shared goals of addressing health needs, building capacity and promoting improved health outcomes. Our research aims to be responsive, respectful and inclusive.
Faculty members involved in Community-Engaged Health and Nursing Research include:
Dr. June Anonson - Working with communities and interdisciplinary teams through participatory action research is a passion and commitment of mine. Together, we focus on health promotion and community mobilization with marginalized and vulnerable populations.
Dr. Jodie Bigalky - I focus on the health of reproductive populations experiencing circumstances of disadvantage and seek community partners to develop comprehensive services to improve health.
Dr. Natasha Hubbard Murdoch - One quarter of us are caregivers. I partner in research and development of education initiatives to support belonging for caregivers who assist friends, family, and neighbours to live well, safely, and affordably, in their communities.
Dr. Lynn Jansen - My research fosters working relationships among older adults, Indigenous community members, healthcare providers and researchers to co-develop knowledge sharing strategies for chronic disease management.
Tish King - I work in community partnerships and school-based health promotion, where the family comes first as a critical partner for health and wellness. My work focuses on relationships for health promotion and health education, media production, policy development, and advocacy.
Dr. Hua Li - My research focuses on enhancing mental health and well-being; specifically in patients living with mental health and addiction disorders, and improving maternal mental health for new mothers.
Dr. Geoffrey Maina - In my research, I partner with communities to identify health and social priorities and develop collaborative and community driven interventions to address health disparities.
Dr. Sithokozile Maposa - I work with community partners, interdisciplinary teams, and people with lived experience to evaluate women's health, mental health, and the HIV/substance use/abuse prevention programs with a larger goal of advancing nursing in a global context and improving the lives of equity-deserving populations like women, youth, and students.
Dr. Marcella Ogenchuk - I work with community partners using a strength-based approach to improve the health outcomes of the pediatric population in the area of substance use disorder and oral health.
Dr. Shelley Peacock - My research is in the area of older adults living with dementia and their family carers. I partner with community organizations to improve the support and care that persons with dementia and their family carers receive in long-term care and acute care settings.
Dr. Schroder Sattar - My research focuses on physical performance measures, falls, and exercise intervention in older adults with cancer, with the goal to promote functional outcomes and quality of life of this population.
Dr. Shelley Spurr - My research is focused on promoting healthy lifestyles in children, adolescents, and their families. My goal is to co-design community-based interventions that will minimize risk of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, and other co-morbidities (overweight, hypertension) in adolescents.
Dr. Charlene Thompson - I work with community partners to improve maternal-child health programs and create better overall health. I am especially interested in improving programs that serve Indigenous families.
Dr. Phil Woods - My research interests are in violence predication, risk assessment and management for persons who experience mental health challenges.
