Faculty
Jennifer Baumbusch | CIHR Canada Research Chair, Sex and Gender Science—Jennifer’s research over four years will advance gender-based research methods to optimize supports to ensure the highest quality of life for community-dwelling people living with dementia (PMAD) and their family caregivers. | Recipient of the Editorial Board Member Award from the International Journal of Older People Nursing.
Helen Brown | Tri-Agency Institutional Programs Secretariat—New Frontiers in Research award for “Developing a Peer Mentorship Program to Foster Health and Social Equity for Indigenous Peoples in Criminal Justice Contexts.”
Wendy Hall | Dr Hall is to be congratulated for being among the nine winners of the 2020 Applied Science Dean’s Medal of Distinction for, among other things, her continued work in developing interventions to help parents manage children’s sleep problems
Farinaz Havaei | Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research—MSFHR’s COVID-19 Research Response Fund supports the study “Evaluation of Rapid Redesign and Resource /Deployment in Long Term Care During COVID-19”
Fuchsia Howard | MSFHR Scholar Award for Critical Illness Survivorship: Evidence to Design Patient-Centred Interventions. | Also the recipient of the CIHR grant for “Unplanned Hospital Readmission Following Critical Illness Survival: An Investigation of the Survivor-Family Dyad.”
Fairleth McCuaig | Congratulations to Dr. McCuaig on completion of her doctorate in Nursing Practice, received during graduation in September 2019 at Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington. You can still watch her hooding ceremony online
Alison Phinney | Public Health Agency of Canada granted almost 1M for “Building Capacity for Meaningful Participation by People Living with Dementia.” | Also the recipient of the Canadian Association on Gerontology’s Award for Excellence in Student Mentoring: In Honour of Evelyn Shapiro. (Watch starting at 2:42)
John Oliffe | CIHR Canada Research Chair, Men’s Health Promotion Dr. Oliffe’s research will focus on men’s depression, suicide, tobacco reduction, smoking cessation, and psychosocial prostate cancer care, and will address health inequities in vulnerable male sub-groups.
Cheryl Segaric | Nominated by her students and colleagues in recognition of her outstanding achievement as a teacher, Dr. Segaric is the recipient of a 2019-2020 UBC Killam Teaching Prize, recognizing excellence in teaching.
Sabrina Wong | The American Academy of Nursing has selected Dr. Wong as a 2020 Academy Fellow. As one of 230 distinguished nurse leaders, she was inducted in October at the Virtual Policy Conference.
Sally Thorne, Colleen Varcoe | Named two of the Charter Fellows for the new Canadian Academy of Nursing, under the Canadian Nurses Association. Dr. Thorne was appointed the Lead for this advisory committee. Below are the eight Inaugural Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Nursing who are faculty and affiliates of the UBC School of Nursing.
Students
Chloe Crosschild | PhD student awarded the Silver Medal of Merit for her Master’s thesis, awarded by the School of Graduate Studies, University of Lethbridge. Her research is entitled “Urban Indigenous Mothers’ Experiences with Postnatal Nursing Care in Southern Alberta: A Blackfoot Methodology.”
Kalina Repin, Simrin Sangha and Emily Warren | Recipients of the Canadian Nurses Foundation scholarship awards for 2020-2021.
Retiring
Lynne Esson, Lecturer
Lynne started her career with the school in 1993 as a Clinical Assistant and by 2005 she was a lecturer. Guiding students in collaboration with the Guru Nanak School of Nursing in India was one of her most recognizable achievements in her many years with the school.
Kathy O’Flynn-Magee, Associate Professor of Teaching
Beginning in 2004, Kathy has held the role of Instructor and lecturer with the school and continues to work on research around bullying in nursing with her student researchers. The release of the CRAB graphic novella took place in August.
Paddy Rodney, Associate Professor
Paddy joined the school as a lecturer in 1989, but took a break to continue her education. As Assistant and then Associate Professor, Paddy continues to be admired for her major contributions to the profession and her outstanding scholarship in ethics.
Bev Valkenier, Lecturer
Bev is revered for sharing her passion for pediatrics and innovative teaching with her colleagues, and for showing compassion and providing a safe space and unfailing support for students feeling overwhelmed or discouraged.
In Memoriam
Sonia Acorn, Professor Emerita | 1939 – 2020
Sonia began her career as a nurse with a diploma from St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Boston, in 1960. She accepted a faculty position at UBC in 1989. She was interim director from 2000 to 2002 and stayed active in the school, making it her business to be present for all the school’s annual events and graduations. She will be missed.
Clarissa Green, Associate Professor Emerita | 1945 – 2020
We fondly remember Clarissa Green, who died at home on August 8, 2020 surrounded by family. Clarissa joined the faculty of the School of Nursing in 1980 and was an inspiring educator, practitioner and scholar in British Columbia over a distinctive 25 year career.
Helen Shore, Associate Professor Emerita | 1925 – 2020
In the evening of Tuesday, November 3rd, Associate Professor Emerita Helen Shore passed away at the age of 95. She was an alumna (BSN ’61, MA in education, ’71), a faculty member (1965-1990), and a long-standing friend of the School of Nursing.
