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CENTRE FOR NURSING STUDIES
SCHOLARSHIP INVENTORY 2013-2017
EVIDENCE OF SCHOLARSHIP1
SCHOLARSHIP OF DISCOVERY: a process of creating new and unique knowledge specific to the discipline of nursing (Storch and Ganroth,
2002).
CURRENT
Project Title Project
Dates
Funding
Source and
Amount
Faculty/T
eam
Member
Role Partners Program of
Scholarship
Peer-reviewed Scholarly
Products and Dissemination
Fostering
Undergraduate
Students’ Success on
the National Council
Licensure
Examination
(NCLEX-RN): A
Multi-Methods
Atlantic Canadian
Study
2016-
ongoing
Dr. Kathy
Watkins,
Dr. April
Manuel,
Dr. Julia
Lukewich,
Madonna
Manuel,
Julie
Wells, Dr.
Shelley
Cobbett,
Dr. Rose
McCloske
y, Willena
Nemeth &
Patrice
Drake
CO-I MUN,
Western
Regional
School of
Nursing,
ARNNL,
Dalhousie
University,
Cape
Breton
University,
University
of Prince
Edward
Island and
University
of New
Brunswick
Nursing
Education
HREB
Fostering
Undergraduate
Student Success on
the National Council
Licensure
Examination
2016-
ongoing Competitive
Funding: Seed, Bridge,
and
Multidisciplina
ry Fund
Dr. Kathy
Watkins,
Dr. April
Manuel,
Dr. Julia
Lukewich,
CO-I MUN,
Western
Regional
School of
Nursing and
ARNNL
Nursing
Education
HREB
Publication:
Manuel, A., Lukewich, J.,
(Primary Co-Authors);
Watkins, K., Wells, J.,
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(NCLEX-RN) in
Newfoundland and
Labrador
Memorial
University of
Newfoundland
$10,000;
Atlantic
Regional
Canadian
Association of
Schools of
Nursing
(ARCASN)
$2000;
Association of
Registered
Nurses of
Newfoundland
and Labrador
(ARNNL)
Research
Award $2000;
Western
Regional
School of
Nursing Seed
Grant $1000;
Noncompetiti
ve Funding: MUCEP
Student Grant
Memorial
University of
Newfoundland
$1154.
MUCEP
Student Grant
Memorial
University
Madonna
Manuel, &
Julie
Wells
Manuel, M. Identifying
Indicators of National Council
Licensure Examination for
Registered Nurses (NCLEX-
RN) Success in Bachelor of
Nursing Graduates in
Newfoundland and Labrador.
Nursing Outlook (Submitted
September 2017)
Oral Presentation Manuel, A., Lukewich, J.,
Watkins, K (Co-Presenter).
Predictors of NCLEX-RN
Success Amongst
Baccalaureate Nursing
Graduates: The Canadian
Context. ARCASN, St. John’s,
NL, June 2016.
Poster Presentation
Manuel, A., Lukewich, J.,
Watkins, K. Discourse
Surrounding the National
Council Licensure
Examination (NCLEX-RN):
The Canadian Context.
Eastern Health Nursing
Education and Research
Council 11th
Annual Research
Symposium, St. John’s, NL,
May 12, 2016.
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Student of
Newfoundland
$527
Total
Funding:
$16,681
Aseptic technique: Do
we use what we
know? Medical-
surgical nurses’
knowledge and
perceptions of asepsis
in practice
2017-
ongoing
ARNNL
Research
Grant
$2500
Anne
Marie
Lewis
Andrea
Barron
Melissa
Crotty
Jackie
Brockervil
le
PI
Team
Member
Team
Member
Team
Member
Eastern
Health
Professional,
legal, Ethical
HREB
Illicit Drug Use and
Violence by Patients
in Acute Care
Medical-Surgical
Settings: Exploring
Nurses’ Experiences
2017-
ongoing
Glenys
Moran
Lori
Robbins
Marlene
Browne
Tonya
Hiscock
PI
Co-PI
Project
team
members
Professional,
Legal,
Ethical
HREB
Conflicting Working
Relationships between
Registered Nurse
Peers Working in the
Hospital Setting.
2016-
ongoing
NA Peggy
Rauman;
Dr.
Martha
Traverso-
Yepez
PI MUN
Division of
Community
Health and
Humanities
Professional,
Legal,
Ethical
Quality of
Life
HREB
Abstract selection committee,
Eastern Health Education and
Research Council (NERC)
What Factors Influence how
Nurses Relate to each Other in
the Hospital Setting: A
proposed investigation using
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Institutional Ethnography (IE)
Poster Presentation- May 2016
How individuals and
families in
Newfoundland and
Labrador adjust to
familial colorectal
cancer type X (FCC-
TX) following genetic
testing
2014-
ongoing
Dr.
Christine
Way (PI),
Dr. Kathy
Watkins
(PI),
Patricia
Grainger,
Elizabeth
Hatfield,
Dr. Holly
Etchegary,
Dr. Jane
Green,
Dr. Patrick
Parfrey
CO-PI
CO-PI
Memorial
University
of
Newfoundla
nd and
Labrador
(MUN)
Quality of
Life
HREB
Oral Presentation:
How Individuals and Families
in Newfoundland and
Labrador Adjust to Familial
Colorectal Cancer -Type X
(FCCTX) Following Genetic
Testing - Eastern Health
Annual Nursing Research
Symposium, St. John’s, May
2015
The psychosocial and
behavioural impact of
genetic testing for
hereditary non-
polyposis colorectal
cancer (HNPCC)
2007-
ongoing
Dr.
Christine
Way, Dr.
Deborah
Gregory,
Dr. Kathy
Watkins,
Dr. Mary
Jane
Esplen,
Valerie
Ludlow,
Holly
LeDrew
and Dr.
Patrick
Parfrey
Quality of
Life
HREB
Publications:
Watkins, K.E., Way, C.Y.,
Gregory, D.M., LeDrew,
H.M., Ludlow, V.C., Esplen,
M.J., Dowden, J.J., Cox, J.E.,
Fitzgerald, G.W.N., & Parfrey,
P.S. (2013). Development and
preliminary testing of the
psychosocial adjustment to
hereditary diseases (PAHD)
scale. BMC Psychology, doi:
10.1186/2050-7283-1-7.
Watkins, K.E., Way, C.Y.,
Fiander, J.J., Meadus, R.J.,
Esplen, M.J., Green, J.S.,
Ludlow, V.C., Etchegary,
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Dr. Kathy
Watkins
Dr. Kathy
Watkins & Dr.
Christine
Way
Watkins,
K., Way,
C., Stokes,
J.,
Meadus,
R., Esplen
, M.J,
Green, J.,
Ludlow,
H.A.., & Parfrey, P.S. (2011).
Lynch Syndrome: Barriers to
and facilitators of screening
and disease management.
Hereditary Cancer in Clinical
Practice, doi: 10.1186/1897-
4287-9-8.
Oral Presentations:
2nd Annual Nursing Research
Day, Brown’s Town
Community College, Runaway
Bay, St. Ann, Jamaica,
November 29, 2014.
The psychosocial and
behavioural impact of
hereditary non-polyposis
colorectal cancer. Nursing
Grand Rounds, October 30,
2014.
The psychosocial and
behavioural impact of
hereditary non-polyposis
colorectal cancer. MUN
Clinical Epidemiology
Research Seminar February 5,
2014.
Overview of Lynch syndrome
research. ACOA-AIF AGM,
St. John’s, NL, November 7,
2012.
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V.,
Parfrey, P.
Lynch syndrome: Barriers to
and facilitators of screening
and disease management.
Clinical Epidemiology Day,
Health Sciences Centre, St.
John’s, NL, November 29,
2011.
The experience of
female Lynch
syndrome mutation
carriers choosing
prophylactic
gynecologic surgery
2012-2016
Dr. Lesa
Dawson,
Dr.
Elizabeth
Dicks,
Holly
Etchegary,
Dr. Kathy
Watkins
Dr. Lesa
Dawson,
Dr.
Elizabeth
Dicks, Dr.
Holly
Etchegary,
& Dr.
Kathy
Watkins
Quality of
Life
HREB
Etchegary H, Dicks
E, Watkins K, Alani S, &
Dawson L. (2015). Decisions
about prophylactic
gynecologic surgery: A
qualitative study of the
experience of female Lynch
syndrome mutation
carriers. Hereditary Cancer in
Clinical Practice, 13(1). doi:
10.1186/s13053-015-0031-4.
Poster Presentation:
The experience of female
Lynch syndrome carriers with
prophylactic gynecologic
surgery. International Society
for Gastrointestinal Hereditary
Tumors (InSIGHT) Meeting,
Cairns, Australia, August 28-
31, 2013.
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The Experiences of
Individuals Living in
a Family At-Risk for a
Genetic disorder: A
Secondary Data
Analysis
2015-
ongoing
Dr. April
Manuel,
Dr.
Christine
Way, Dr.
Kathy
Watkins,
&
Patricia
Grainger
CO-I
CO-I
Quality of
Life
HREB
“Baccalaureate
Nursing Students’
Perception of Factors
that Influence
Registered Nurses’
Professional Identity:
Does This Perception
Change from Year 1
to Year 4 of Their
Program?”
2012 -
ongoing
Elizabeth
Hynes,
Kathy
Brophy,
Andrea
Barron,
Gemma
Langor,
Karen
Street,
Gladys
Schofield
PI Professional,
Legal,
Ethical
HREB
Poster Presentation:
Nursing Education & Research
Symposium, Eastern Health
May 2014
Poster Presentation (phase
one):
Baccalaureate Nursing
Students’ Perception of
Factors that Influence
Registered Nurses’
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Professional Identity: Does
This Perception Change from
Year 1 to Year 4 of Their
Program.
Annual ARCASN Conference
St. John, NB June, 2015
Poster Presentation (phase
two):
Nursing Education & Research
Symposium, St. John’s, NL,
May 2016
CASN Conference Toronto,
Ontario
May, 2016
Unable to attend due to lack of
funding
Annual ARCASN Conference
St. John’s, NL June , 2016
What are the
experiences of aging
nurses who live and
work with Chronic
2013-
ongoing
ARNNL
Research
Grant, $2000
Dr. Sue
Ann
Mandville
PI Eastern
Health
Quality of
Life
HREB
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Illness: A
phenomenological
study.
Newfoundland
Labrador
Centre for
Applied Heath
Research -
Healthy Aging
Research
Program
(NLCAHR-
HARP)
funding
$10,050
-Anstey &
Dr. April
Manual
MUNSON Oral Presentations:
What are the experiences of
aging nurses who live and
work with a Chronic Illness: A
phenomenological study.
Crossing Bridges: Fostering
Potential in Gerontological
Nursing. Canadian
Gerontological Nurses
Association (CGNA) Biennial
Conference. PE., May 2015.
Poster Presentations:
What are the experiences of
aging nurses who live and
work with a Chronic Illness:
A phenomenological study.
Canadian Gerontological
Nurses Association (CGNA)
Poster Presentation: Biennial
conference Ottawa May 2017
What are the experiences of
aging nurses who live and
work with a Chronic Illness:
A phenomenological study.
Presented at the Eastern
Health Nursing and Education
Research Council Annual
Research Symposium, St.
John’s NL,. May 2015.
Poster Presentation
What are the experiences of
aging nurses who live and
work with a Chronic Illness:
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A phenomenological study.
Presented at the ARCASN
Annual General Meeting and
research Conference.
Memorial University, St. John,
NL June 2016.
Transitioning infants
to home from NICU:
A descriptive
comparative study of
primary caregivers
and nurses regarding
infant safe sleep
practices.
2012-
ongoing
ARNNL
Education
and
Research
Trust,
Research
Award,
$2500 2012;
$2000 2013
CNS
Funding,
$1000.00
Kathleen
Stevens,
Michelle
Earle-Crane,
& Michele
Power
PI Health
Promotion
HREB, ARNNL
Publication:
Earle-Crane, M., Power, M., &
Stevens, K. (2015). From
Hospital to Home: Supporting
Implementation of Infant Safe
Sleep Guidelines, The Pulse:
Practical news for licensed
practical nurses, CLPNNL.
Poster Presentations:
Tool development: Targeting
nurses and parents regarding
infant safe sleep practices, NERC
Research Symposium, May 2013
& ARCASN Annual Conference,
June, 2013.
Caregivers’ Perceptions of
Implementing Infant Safe Sleep
Practices: A descriptive-
Comparative Study, National
Neonatal Nurses Conference,
Orlando, FL., September, 2015.
Oral Presentations:
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Transitioning infants’ home from
NICU: Preliminary findings of
parents and nurses regarding safe
sleep practices, Nursing
Education and Research Council
(NERC) Research Symposium,
Eastern Health, May 2013 &
ARCASN Annual Conference,
Corner Brook, June 2013.
Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice
Prior to and Following
Implementation of a Policy for
Newborn Safe Sleep Practice,
Nursing Education and Research
Council (NERC) Research
Symposium, Eastern Health, May
2014 & NICU Nurse Education
Rounds, June 2014.
2nd Annual Nursing Research Day,
Brown’s town Community
college, Runaway Bay, St. Ann,
Jamaica, November, 2014.
Caregivers’ Perceptions of
Implementing Infant Safe Sleep
Practices: A descriptive-
Comparative Study, Nursing
Education and Research Council
(NERC) Research Symposium,
Eastern Health, May, 2015;
Nursing Research Day, June,
2015: Education Session with
Nurses in NICU, Eastern Health,
June and July, 2015.
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2016 Graduates'
Experiences of
Writing the NCLEX-
RN Within the
Context of the
Current Debate
Surrounding the
NCLEX-RN in
Canada
2016-
ongoing
Lori
Robbins,
Glenys
Moran,
Marlene
Browne, Dr.
Pamela Ward
PI Nursing
Education
HREB
Oral Presentation: 2015 and
2016 CNS Students' Experiences
Surrounding the NCLEX-RN,
Faculty Forum, CNS, November
2016
Oral Presentation: The
Controversial NCLEX-RN:
Students’ Experiences, ARCASN
Conference, Moncton, NB, June
2017
The First Writing of
the National Council
Licensure
Examination for
Registered Nurses
(NCLEX-RN) in
Newfoundland and
Labrador: Exploring
the Perceptions of
Year-Four Nursing
Students
(A 2-phase mixed-
methods study)
2014-
ongoing
Seed
funding
$2000
Lori
Robbins,
Glenys
Moran,
Marlene
Browne,
Dr. Pamela
Ward
PI Nursing
Education
HREB
Poster Presentation:
The First Writing of the National
Council Licensure Examination
for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-
RN) in Newfoundland and
Labrador: Exploring the
Perceptions of Year Four Nursing
Students, Nursing Research Day,
Memorial University of
Newfoundland, June 9, 2015
Oral Presentation:
The First Writing of the National
Council Licensure Examination
for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-
RN) in Newfoundland and
Labrador: Exploring the
Perceptions of Year Four Nursing
Students. ARCASN Conference,
University of New Brunswick,
Saint John, NB, June 2015
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Poster Presentation:
The First Writing of the National
Council Licensure Examination
for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-
RN) in Newfoundland and
Labrador: A Mixed-Methods
Study Exploring the Perceptions
of Year Four Nursing Students.
ARCASN Conference, June 11 &
12, 2016
Reproducing Stigma?
Obesity and Women’s
Experiences of
Reproductive
Healthcare: A
National Perspective
2014-
ongoing
CIHR
$230,130 (over 3
years)
Dr. Deborah
McPhail, Dr.
Genvieve
Rail, Dr. Carla
Rice,
Dr. Pamela
Ward
Dr. Shannon
Jette,
Dr. Ami
Harbin
University of
Manitoba,
University of
Guelph,
Concordia
University of
Maryland,
Oakland
University
Quality of
Life
CIHR (Canadian Institutes of
Health Research)
Ethics approval at each data
collection site:
University of
Manitoba,
University of Guelph,
Concordia
University
Embodied Display: A
Critical Examination
of the Biopedagogical
Experience of Using
Wearable Health
Trackers.
2016-
ongoing
Dr. Pam
Ward
Dr. Karen
Sirna-
Anne
Wareham
Dr. Erin
Cameron
CO-
I
University of
Ottawa
Eastern Health
Memorial
University
Health
Promotion
Ward, P., Sirna, K., Wareham,
A., & Cameron, E. (2017).
Embodied Display: A Critical
Examination of the
Biopedagogical Experience of
Wearing Health. Fat Studies: An
Interdisciplinary Journal of Body
Weight and Society,7(1), 93-104.
DOI:
10.1080/21604851.2017.1360674
Becoming a Leader:
Exploring the
Experiences of
2016-
ongoing
Eating
Disorder
Foundatio
Dr. Pam
Ward
CO-
I
HKR MUN
HREB
Oral Presentation:
14
Participants in the
Body Project Training
Course in
Newfoundland and
Labrador
n of
Newfoun
dland and
Labrador
$1500
Dr. Erin
Cameron
Dr. Sarah
Pickett
Marlene
Browne
Faculty of
Education,
MUN
Health
Promotion
Browne, M., Ward, P., Pickett, S.,
& Cameron, E. (Oct, 2017).
Exploring the Experiences of
Trainees in an Eating Disorder
Prevention Program in
Newfoundland and Labrador.
2017 Qualitative Health
Research(QHR) Conference,
Quebec City, Quebec.
Body Image and
Exercise: A Critical
Examination of the
Embodied
Experiences of
Students within
University-Based
Fitness Programs
2016-
ongoing Amelia Scott
Dr. Erin
Cameron
Dr. Pamela
Ward
Sup
ervis
or
Sup
ervi
sor
HKR MUN
Quality of
Life
HREB
Exploring the
Embodied
Experiences of
Women With Obesity
Seeking Fertility
Treatment
2013-
ongoing
ARNNL
Research
Grant,
$2000,
Novembe
r 2013
CNS Seed
Funding,
$1000,
October
2013
Dr. Pamela
Ward, Holly
Grant, Anne
Wareham, &
Dr. Tracey
Bridger
Dr. Pamela
Ward
PI Lifestyle
Program-
Janeway
NL Fertility
Services-
Eastern Health
Quality of
Life
HREB
Oral Presentations:
Ward, P. (2017, March). Weight
Bias Along the Continuum of
Reproductive Health Care.
People’s Health Matters Speakers
Series, Faculty of Medicine,
Memorial University.
Ward, P. (May, 2017). Using
Feminist Poststructural Research
to Explore Weight Biasalong the
Continuum of Reproductive
Health Care. Nursing Education
andResearch Council Research
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Symposium, St. John’s, NL
Ward, P. (March, 2017).
McPhail, D. & Ward, P. Fat
Motherhood: Embodying
Decoloniality. Panel Session.
National Women’s Study
Association, November 2016
Montreal, Quebec.
McPhail, D. & Ward, P. (2016,
November). Fat Motherhood:
Embodying Decoloniality. Panel
Session. National Women’s Study
Association, Montreal, Quebec.
Ward, P. (2015, June). Caring for
women deemed ineligible for
fertility treatment due to high
BMI. Paper presentation, Altantic
Region Canadian Association of
Schools of Nursing (ARCASN).
University of New Brunswick, St.
John, New Brunswick.
‘Exploring the Embodied
Experiences of Women Deemed
Ineligible for Fertility Treatment
Due to High BMI: A Feminist
Post-structural Study.
International Qualitative Health
Research Conference, Oct. 2014,
Victoria, B.C.
Abstract accepted (unable to
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attend due to funding cutbacks):
“I deserve to be a mother:” Using
feminist post-structural theory to
explore the embodied experiences
of obese women deemed ineligible
for fertility treatment.
International Qualitative Health
Research Conference, Oct. 2013.
The Female Aging
Body Project
Embodying Change:
Women’s’
Perspectives on
Health, Body Image
and the Aging Body
2015-
ongoing
Healthy
Aging
Research
Program
(HARP-
NL) grant
($27,000)
Dr. Erin
Cameron, Dr
Pamela
Ward, &
Dr. Sue Ann
Mandville-
Anstey
CO-
I
CO-
I
Quality of
Life
Health
Promotion
HREB
Oral Presentations:
Ward, P., Cameron, E., &
Mandville-Anstey, S.& Browne,
M. (Oct, 2017). The Female
Aging Body(FAB)Project:
Understanding Perspectives on
Health, Body Image, and the
Aging Body to Inform Healthy
Aging Policy. 2017 Qualitative
Health
Research(QHR) Conference,
Quebec City, Quebec.
Cameron, E., Ward,. P.,
Mandville-Anstey, S (May,
2017).
Across the Lifespan:
Examining critical approaches to
weight, body image, and health in
aging populations. NLCAHR
Research Exchange Group
(EDDEBI)
Reproducing stigma:
Obesity and women’s
2013-
ongoing
Universit
y of
Dr. Deborah
McPhail, Sr.
CNS
University of
Quality of
Life
University of Manitoba Research
Review Panel
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experience of stigma
in reproductive care:
A Pilot Study
Manitoba
Grant
Program,
$7500
Andrea
Bombak, Dr.
Pamela Ward Dr. Jill
Allison
Manitoba
University of
Calgary
Memorial
University
Publications:
McPhail, D, Bombak, A., Ward,
P., & Allison, J (2016). Wombs at
risk: Fat women’s experiences of
reproductive care. Submitted for
review in Fat Studies: An
Interdisciplinary Journal of Body
Weight and Society. 5(2), 98-115.
McPhail, D., Bombak, A., &
Ward, P. (2016). Reproducing
stigma: interpreting "overweight"
and "obese" women's experiences
of weight-based discrimination in
reproductive healthcare.
Submitted with requested
revisions to Social Science &
Medicine. (Under review)
Oral Presentations:
Ward, P. (May, 2017). Using
Feminist Poststructural Research
to Explore Weight Bias along the
Continuum of Reproductive
Health Care. Nursing Education
andResearch Council Research
Symposium, St. John’s, NL
McPhail, D. & Ward, P. (2016,
November). Reproducing
Eugenics: Fat Women’s
Experiences of “Motherhood
Obesity” Discourse. National
Women’s Studies Association
(NWSA) Annual Conference,
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Montreal
Exploring the Role of
Discourse in the
Emerging Identities of
Children Enrolled in
an Obesity Treatment
Program.
2009-
ongoing
Janeway
Research
Advisory
Council,
$5000
ARNNL
Education
&
Research
Trust,
$2500
CNS
Funding,
$2000
Dr. Pamela
Ward
Quality of
Life
HREB
Publications:
Ward, P., Beausoleil, N., &
Heath, O. (2017) Confusing
constructions: Exploring the
meaning of health with children in
“obesity” treatment. Fat Studies,
6(3), 255-267. DOI:
10.1080/21604851.2017.1288494
Ward, P. (2016). Alternative
childhood obesity treatment in the
age of obesity panic. In T.
Skelton, B. Evans, & J. Horton
(eds). Geographies of Children
and Young People. Play,
Recreation, Health and Well. New
York: Springer
Ward, P. (2016). Obesity, risk and
responsibility: The discursive
production of the “ultimate at-risk
child”. In J. Ellison, D. McPhail &
W. Mitchinson (Eds), Obesity in
Canada: Historical and Critical
Perspectives. University of
Toronto Press.
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Oral Presentations:
Integrating a new approach to
teaching about obesity prevention
in nursing education, Atlantic
Region-Canadian Association of
Schools of Nursing (ARCASN),
Corner Brook, NL., 2013.
Obesity: Emerging evidence,
Faculty forum, CNS, St. John’s,
NL. 2013.
From research to practice:
considering the embodied
experiences of children in obesity
treatment. Telehealth presentation
to 3 clinical sites of the Pediatric
Centre for Weight and Health,
Alberta, 2013.
Obesity: Practice, policy and
emerging evidence, Faculty of
Medicine, MUN, 2013.
Obesity and health: Shifting
focus. Lunch and Learn Session,
Faculty of Medicine, MUN, 2013.
Discourses of Difference:
Challenging the ‘Fat’ Identity.
Canadian Women Studies
Association Conference,
“Congress 2011, Coasts and
Continents: Exploring Peoples
and Places. University of New
Brunswick, Fredericton, NB.,
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May 2011.
My body doesn't fit: Exploring the
impact of obesity discourse on
children enrolled in an obesity
treatment program. The Breaking
the Mold: National Body Image
Conference, Mount St. Vincent
University, Halifax, NS. Oct.
2010.
Invited Plenary Speaker:
Research to practice:
Considering experiences of
children in obesity treatment. The
4th Conference on Recent
Advances in the Prevention and
Management of Childhood and
Adolescent Obesity, Halifax, N.S.,
Oct. 2012.
Obesity, risk and responsibility:
The discursive production of the
“ultimate at-risk child.” Obesity
in Canada: Critical Perspectives
Conference University of
Waterloo, Ont., 2012.
Gendering the Obesity Epidemic:
Childhood Obesity and the
Mothering Experience. Canadian
Institutes of Health Research
(CIHR), Advancing Excellence in
Gender, Sex and Health Research
Conference, Quebec, 2012.
Poster Presentation:
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Discourses of Difference:
Producing the ‘Fat’ Identity.
Poster presentation. Eastern
Health Nursing Research
Symposium. St. John’s, NL. May
2011.
Exploring the Role of Discourse
in the Emerging Identities of
Children Enrolled in an Obesity
Program. The 3rd Conference
on Recent Advances in the
Prevention and Treatment of
Childhood & Adolescent Obesity
2010: Families in Focus.
Hamilton, Ont., Nov. 2010.
Wellness, Not Weight!
A Case Study of the
Paradigm and
Pedagogical Shifts
within the Janeway
Lifestyle Program in
Newfoundland and
Labrador Canada
2015-
ongoing
Dr. Pamela
Ward, Dr.
Erin Cameron,
& Dr. Erin
McGowan
CO-
I
Memorial
University
Professional,
Legal,
Ethical
HREB
Oral Presentation:
Cameron, E., Ward, P. &
McGowan, E. (2016, May).
Addressing Weight Stigma in a
Clinical Setting: A Qualitative
Study. 4th
Annual Weight Stigma
Conference, Vancouver, BC.
Ward, P. (2015, October).
Wellness, Not Weight! A Case
Study of the Paradigm and
Pedagogical Shifts within the
Janeway Lifestyle Program in
Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada. International Institute for
22
Qualitative Health Research
Conference, “Golden Nugget”-
Toronto, On.
“Weighing the Care”:
Laying the
groundwork to
providing non-
stigmatizing care
among healthcare
professionals in
Newfoundland and
Labrador
2017-
ongoing
Dr. Pamela
Ward
Dr. Erin
Cameron
Holly Foley
Co-
PI
Memorial
University
HREB
Oral Presentation:
Cameron, E., Foley, H., Ward, P.,
Wareham, A., Doyle-Follett, B. &
English, T. (May, 2017).
Promoting Health Through Body
Inclusive Policies and Practices in
Education and Healthcare
Settings. Pre-conference
workshop. Physical and Health
Education (PHE) Canada
Conference, St. John’s, NL.
Eating Disorder
Interprofessional
Community Capacity
Building Program
Evaluation
2007 -
ongoing
Dept. of
Health
(Gov’t of
NL)
$70,000
Eating
Disorder
Foundation
of
Newfoundla
nd and
Labrador
(EDFNL),
$5000
(2009),
$1400
Dr. Olga
Heath-P.I.
Dr. Pamela
Ward,
Denise
English, Joanne
Simms,
Dr. Tanis
Adey,
Dr. Anna
Dominic,
Kelly
Maloney,
Susan
Pardy, &
Barbara
Dept of Health
(Gov’t of NL),
Eastern
Health,
MUN, Centre
for Nursing
Studies,
Eating
Disorder
Foundation of
Newfoundland
and Labrador
(EDFNL),
Body Image
Network,
Conference
and
Health
Promotion
HREB
Publications:
Heath, O., English, D., Simms, J.,
Ward, P., Hollett, A., & Dominic,
A. (2013). Improving collaborative
care in managing eating disorders:
A pilot study of a chronic disease
management model.
Journal of Continuing Education in
the Health Profession, 33(4),
p.235-243.
Heath, O., Ward, P., English, D.,
& Simms, J. (2013). Knowledge
translation: Research and
practice: Eating disorder inter-
23
(2008)
Department
of Health
and
Community
Services,
NL.,
$10,000
(2009)
Eastern
Health
Lighthouse
Award,
$8,950
(2007)
Young
Publication
Review
Committee
professional community capacity
building project. Connection, E-
Newsletter, 3(6).
Report to government:
Ward, P., with Eating disorder
Inter-professional Community
Capacity Building Team. Eating
disorder inter-professional
community capacity building
project. Tri-annual Reports to
Eating Disorder Foundation of
Newfoundland and Labrador,
Health and Community Services,
and Government of Newfoundland
and Labrador, Sept. 2012.
Heath, O., English, D., Simms, J.,
& Ward, P. (2012). A Framework
for Building Community Capacity
in the Management of a Chronic
Illness: Insights from an Eating
Disorder Interprofessional
Community Capacity Building
(EDICCB) Project in
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL),
Canada.
Ward, P., Simms, J., & English,
D. (2012). Nurses as Partners in
Health: Insights from an Eating
Disorder Interprofessional
Community Capacity Building
(EDICCB) Program. Access, 33(1),
5.
Oral Presentations:
24
Simms, J.,
Ward, P.,
English, E., Adey, T.,
Dominic,
A., Hollett,
A. Maloney,
K.,
Heath,O.,
Pardy, S., &
Walsh, A.
Heath, O.,
English, D., Hollett, A.,
Dominic,
A., Adey,
T., Ward,
P., Simms,
J., Pardy, S.,
& Walsh, A.
Heath, O.,
Adey, T.,
Ward, P.,
English, D., Simms, J,
Dominic, A
, Maloney,
K, Pardy,S.
Heath, O.,
Simms, J.,
Ward, P.,
English, D., Adey, T.,
Dominic,
A.,
Building Community Capacity in
Newfoundland and Labrador,
Canada: An Innovative Approach
to Care for Chronic Illness from a
Nurse Practitioner Perspective.
AANP 27th National Conference,
FL., June 2012.
Interprofessional Practice and
Eating Disorders - Easing the
Burden. Collaborating Across
Borders III Conference. Tucson,
Arizona, November 2011.
Exploring the Possibilities:
Developing Pan-Canadian Best
Practice Guidelines for
Involuntary Admission and
Treatment of Eating Disorders.
Eating Disorder Association of
Canada Conference, Halifax, NS.
October 2012.
Building Interprofessional
Community Capacity for Eating
Disorder Care: Results from A
Provincial Workshop in
Newfoundland and Labrador,
Canada. Eating Disorder
Association of Canada Conference,
Halifax, NS. Oct. 2012.
Providing Leadership to Enhance
Practice: Results from a Provincial
Workshop on Eating Disorders in
Newfoundland and Labrador,
Canada. Newfoundland and
Labrador Nurse Practitioner
25
Maloney, K,
Pardy, S, &
Young, B.
Simms, J.,
English, D., Ward, P.,
Heath, O.,
Adey, T.,
Dominic,
A.,
Maloney,
K., Pardy,
S., &
Young, B.
Association Conference, St. John’s,
NL. Nov. 2012.
Recognition Award for
Outstanding Commitment and
Contribution in support of
EDFNL Aims and Objectives.
An Oral history of
men graduates from
diploma schools of
nursing in NL
2017-
ongoing
JR
Smallwood
Foundation
$4244.00
Dr. Robert
Meadus
Wanda
Emberley-
Burke
Ron Owens
Dr. Creina
Twomey
PI MUN Professional,
Legal,
Ethical
Quality of
Life
HREB
Patient Satisfaction
with Nurse
Practitioner Care in
Newfoundland and
Labrador
2013-
ongoing
ARNNL
Research
Award
$2000 ARCASN
2014
Research
Grant
Award
$2000
Wanda
Emberley-
Burke
Kelly
Power
Kean,
Dr R.
Meadus
Dr. C.
Twomey
PI
Health
Promotion,
Quality of
Life
HREB,
Community engagement of
aboriginal groups within NL,
Eastern, Central, Western and
Labrador Grenfell Regional Health
Authorities within NL.
Report:
Emberley-Burke, W., Meadus, R.,
Twomey, C., & Power-Kean, K.
26
Wanda
Emberley-
Burke & Dr
R. Meadus
PI
(2016). Report to Association of
Registered Nurses of
Newfoundland and Labrador.
Patient satisfaction with nurse
practitioner care in Newfoundland
and Labrador.
Emberley-Burke, W., Meadus, R.,
Twomey, C., & Power-Kean, K.
(2016). Report to Research Office,
Western Regional Health
Authority, Newfoundland and
Labrador. Patient satisfaction with
nurse practitioner care in
Newfoundland and Labrador.
Emberley-Burke, W., Meadus, R.,
Twomey, C., & Power-Kean, K.
(2016). Report to Research Office,
Central Regional Health Authority,
Newfoundland and Labrador.
Patient satisfaction with nurse
practitioner care in Newfoundland
and Labrador.
Emberley-Burke, W., Meadus, R.,
Twomey, C., & Power-Kean, K.
(2016). Report to Research Office,
Eastern Regional Health Authority,
Newfoundland and Labrador.
Patient satisfaction with nurse
practitioner care in Newfoundland
27
and Labrador.
Emberley-Burke, W., Meadus, R.,
Twomey, C., & Power-Kean, K.
(2016). Report to Research Office,
Labrador-Grenfell Regional Health
Authority, Newfoundland and
Labrador. Patient satisfaction with
nurse practitioner care in
Newfoundland and Labrador.
Poster Presentation:
Patient Satisfaction with Nurse
Practitioner Care in Newfoundland
and Labrador. The Qualitative
Data.
ARCASN Memorial University
June 2016 St. John’s NL.
Nursing Research Day, Memorial
University June 2015 St. John’s
NL.
Annual Nursing Education and
Research Council Symposium,
May 2015 St. John’s NL.
28
Student Perceptions
of Faculty Feedback
following a
Medication Error
2014-
ongoing
Lorna
Walsh
Anne
Marie
Tracey
Allan
Anstey
PI Nursing
Education
HREB
Poster presentation:
Student Perceptions of Faculty
Feedback following a Medication
Error. CASN's 2016 Canadian
Nursing Education Conference,
Toronto, May 30/31, 2016
What is the
knowledge of
Newfoundland and
Labrador Coaches’
regarding recognition
of and response
towards sports
related concussive
injury in the
adolescent?
2016-
ongoing
Health Care
Foundation
Research
Grant
$1839.50
Wanda
Emberley-
Burke
Andrea
Barron
Valda Duke
Dr Robert
Meadus
CO-
PI
CO-
PI
Quality of
Life
HREB
Oral Presentation:
What is the knowledge of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Coaches’ regarding recognition of
and response towards sports
related concussive injury in the
adolescent?
Annual Nursing Education and
Research Council Symposium,
May 2017 St. John’s NL.
How Licensed
Practical Nurses
(LPN) have Adjusted
to an Increased Scope
of Practice in Acute
Care Settings
2015-
ongoing
CNS
Funding
$800.00
Lisa Piccco,
Shirley
Matchim &
Glenda
Manning
PI Eastern Health
CNS
Professional,
Legal,
Ethical
Nursing
Education
HREB
Poster Presentation:
How Licensed Practical Nurses
(LPN) have Adjusted to an
Increased Scope of Practice in
Acute Care Settings
Nursing Education and Research
Symposium, St. John’s NL., June,
2015.
Nursing Research Day, St. John’s
29
NL., June, 2015.
Oral Presentation: CAPNE,
Toronto, Ontario., October 2015
Nursing Education and Research
Symposium, St. John’s NL., May
2016
Graduate Nurse
Practitioner Student
Perceptions
regarding the use of
Hybrid Simulation
Prior to the First
Advanced Clinical
Practicum
2014-
ongoing Valda
Duke,
Renay
Frankland,
Jennifer
Densmore,
Donna Best,
&
Kim
Lawson
PI Professional,
Legal,
Ethical
Nursing
Education
HREB
Poster Presentation:
Graduate Nurse Practitioner
Student Perceptions regarding the
use of Hybrid Simulation Prior to
the First Advanced Clinical
Practicum
Nursing Research Day 2015. St.
John’s, NL. June 2015.
Eastern Health Nursing Research
Day 2015. St. John's, NL, May
2015
Hybrid Simulation: Does it Help
prepare NP students for clinical
practice?
ARCASN AGM and Research
30
Conference, MUN June, 2016 St.
John’s NL.;
NLNPA Conference October,
2016, St. John’s NL.
Social Media in
Nursing Education:
Utilization and E-
Professionalism.
2014-2017 Valda Duke
(PI),
Allan
Anstey,
Sandra
Carter,
Natalie
Gosse,
Karen
Hutchens
and Janice
Marsh.
PI Nursing
Education
Publication:
Duke, V., Anstey, A., Carter, S.,
Gosse, N., Hutchens, K., &
Marsh, J. (2017). Social media in
nursing education: Utilization and
e-professionalism. Nurse
Education Today, 57C, 8-13.
Oral Presentations:
Faculty and Student Perceptions of
Professionalism in Relation to
Social Media Use in
Undergraduate Nursing Education
Memorial University Libraries
Annual Research Fair. St. John’s,
NL. December 2014.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Health Library Association
Conference. St. John’s, NL. April
2015.
Atlantic Provinces Library
Association Conference. St. John’s
31
NL. June 2015
Memorial University of
Newfoundland Communications
Coordinators meeting. St. John’s
NL. June 2015.
Poster Presentation:
Faculty and Student Perceptions of
Professionalism in Relation to
Social Media Use in
Undergraduate Nursing Education
Nursing Research Day 2015. St.
John’s, NL. June 2015
Eastern Health Nursing Research
Day 2015. St. John's, NL, May
2015
CAPNE Conference 2015.
Toronto, ON, October 2015
Nursing Students
Perceptions and
Attitudes Regarding
Role Clarity of
Registered Nurses
and Licensed
Practical Nurse
2017-
ongoing Michele
Power and
Charlene
Lomholt-
Mortensen
CO-
PI
CO-
PI
Nursing
Education
HREB
32
The Perceptions of
Newly Graduated
Registered Nurses
and Licensed
Practical Nurses
Regarding Role
Identity and Areas for
Collaboration: A
Descriptive-
Comparative Study
2015-
ongoing CNS
funding
$1300.00
Michele
Power
&Charlene
Lomholt-
Mortensen
CO-
PI
CO-
PI
Professional,
Legal,
Ethical
Nursing
Education
HREB
Oral Presentation:
Canadian Gerontological
Association
Biennial Conference Ottawa, May
2017
Vascular Risk
Reduction
Program(VRRP) for
Women: An
evaluation
2014-2016
Dr. April
Manual
Dr. Sue Ann
Mandville-
Anstey
Co I
Heart and
Stroke
Foundation
Manuel, A., McDonald, S.,
Mandville-Anstey, S.A., Percy, H.,
& Coffin, A. (2016). Translating
Heart Health Knowledge into
Action: A Vascular and Risk
Reduction Program for Women
aged 35-65 Years. Canadian
Journal of Cardiovascular
Nursing, 26 (4), 5-12.
Bachelor of Nursing
Students: Impact of a
Welcome to the
Nursing Profession
Ceremony and
Adoption of a
Standardized Uniform
on their Sense of
Professional Identity
2015-
ongoing
Andrea
Barron,
Elizabeth
Hynes,
Gladys,
Schofield,
& Karen
Street
PI
Professional,
Legal,
Ethical
HREB
Publication:
Street, K. Barron, A., Hynes, E.,
Schofield, G. (2017).Baccalaureate
nursing students’ professional
identity: Does participation in a
welcome to the nursing profession
ceremony and adoption of a
standardized uniform enhance their
sense of professional identity?
Accepted for publication in
the International Journal of
Advanced Nursing Education and
33
Research (IJANER). Expected date
of publication, January, 2018
Poster Presentation:
Nursing Education and Research
Symposium, St. John’s, NL
May 2017
Poster Presentation:
ARCASN Conference
Moncton, NB
June 8-10, 2017
34
SCHOLARSHIP OF DISCOVERY: a process of creating new and unique knowledge specific to the discipline of nursing (Storch and Ganroth,
2002).
COMPLETE
Project Title Project
Dates
Funding
Source and
Amount
Faculty/Tea
m Member
Role Partners Program of
Scholarship
Peer-reviewed Scholarly Products
and Dissemination
The Transitional
Experiences of
Licensed Practical
Nurses Working to
an Increased Scope
of Practice in the
Acute Care Setting
2015 CNS Funding
$800.00
Lisa Picco
Glenda
Manning &
Shirley
Matchim
PI Eastern
Health
CNS
Nursing
Education/
Practice
Poster Presentation:
The Transitional Experiences of
Licensed Practical Nurses Working to
an Increased Scope of Practice in the
Acute Care Setting. Canadian
Association for Practical Nurse
Educators St. John’s, NL., October
2016
Student Nurses
Knowledge and
Attitudes Towards
Caring for the
Elderly
2008-
2014
Eastern
Health
Research
Grant $3500
Dr. Sue Ann
Mandville-
Anstey, Vicki
Earle,
Dr. Pamela
Ward &
Patricia
Grainger
Dr. Sue Ann
Mandville-
Anstey,
PI
CO-I
CO-I
Nursing
Education Publication:
Mandville-Anstey., S.A., Ward, P.,
Grainger, P., & Foley, V. (2014)
Nursing Students' Knowledge and
Attitudes Towards Caring for the
Elderly. Perspectives, 37 (2), 6-14.
Poster Presentation:
Research on aging in NL: A conference
and symposium. NL., 2011
Student Nurses Knowledge and
Attitudes Towards Caring for the
Elderly. Canadian Gerontological
Nurses Association (CGNA) –
35
Vicki, Earle,
& Ward, P.
Winnipeg, 2007.
In the “real world”:
Students’ perception
of professionalism.
2014-
2015
CNS seed
funding
$237.00
Anne Marie
Lewis
PI Professional,
Legal, Ethical
HREB
Oral Presentation:
Lewis, A. (2015, May)
In the “real world”: Students’
perception of professionalism. NERC
Symposium, St. John’s
Poster presentation:
Lewis, A. (2015, June)
In the “real world”: Students’
perception of professionalism
Nursing Research Day, MUN
Incivility in Nursing
Education: Faculty
and Student
Perceptions
2013-
2015
Centre for
Nursing
Studies (CNS)
Seed Funding,
$1000
Denise
English,
Geri Cashin,
Glenys
Moran,
Patricia
Grainger, &
Sandra Small
PI Nursing
Education
HREB
Oral Presentation:
CAPNE Conference, Toronto, October
2015
Poster Presentation:
Nursing Faculty Perspectives on
Incivility in Nursing Education- Eastern
Health Annual Nursing Research
Symposium, St. John’s, NL., May 2015
36
Determining the
Needs of Community
Dwelling Older
Adults with Age-
Associated Memory
Loss and Mild
Cognitive
Impairment in
Newfoundland
2008-
2013
Newfoundlan
d and
Labrador
Centre for
Applied
Health
Research
$25, 737.62
Karen
Parsons,
Aimee
Supernant,
Anne Marie
Tracey,
Marshall
Godwin
Memorial
University
School of
Nursing,
Department
of
Psychology,
Faculty of
Medicine
Quality of Life HREB
Publications:
Parsons, K., Supernant, A., Tracey,
AM., & Godwin, M. (2013).
Community dwelling older adults with
memory loss: Needs assessment.
Canadian Family Physician, 59(3), 278-
285.
Parsons, K., Supernant, A., Tracey,
AM., & Godwin, M. (2009). A
qualitative needs assessment of
community dwelling older adults with
age-associated memory impairment or
mild cognitive impairment. Journal of
Nutrition, Health and Aging, 13, Supp.
1, p. S329
Poster Presentations:
Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental
Health, Halifax, Nova Scotia (2010)
International Federation on Aging 10th
Global Conference, Melbourne,
Australia (2010)
Primary Healthcare Partnership Forum,
St. John’s Newfoundland (2009)
19th
World Congress of Gerontology
and Geriatrics, Paris France (2009)
37
Most Effective
Method for
Evaluating
Medication
Calculation
Competency in
Undergraduate
Nursing Students
2012-
2013
Lorna Walsh
& Kathy
Brophy
Nursing
Education HREB
Poster Presentation:
Most Effective Method for Evaluating
Medication Calculation Competency in
Undergraduate Nursing Students
13th
Annual Nurse Educator Institute,
Branson, Missouri, April 2013.
Nursing Research Day, Eastern Health,
May 2013.
Perceived barriers
to Cervical
Screening among
Women in
Newfoundland and
Labrador
2006-
2013
Health Care
Foundation,
$10,000
Canadian
Nurses
Foundation,
$5000
Health Care
Foundation,
$2000
Canadian
Nurses
Foundation,
$1000
Irene Doyle
Barry, Vicki
Greenslade,
Kelly Power-
Kean,
Kathy
Fitzgerald,
Lesa Dawson,
Patti Power, &
Cathy
Popadiuk
PI Nursing
Education
HIC
Publication:
Greenslade, V., Fitzgerald, K., Barry-
Doyle, I. & Power-Kean, K. (2013).
Promoting health by empowering
women, strengthening partnerships, and
enhancing health care systems: One Pap
test at a time, CONJ, 23 (2), 100-107.
Oral Presentations:
ARCASN Nurse Educators Conference,
St. John’s, NL, 2010
Nursing Education and Research Council
(Eastern Regional Integrated Health
Authority) Annual Research Symposium,
St. John’s, NL, 2010
16th
International Conference on Cancer
Nursing, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2010.
14th Annual International Congress on
Circumpolar Health, Yellowknife, NWT,
2009.
Sexual Health Conference, St. John’s,
NL, 2008.
38
International Nurse
Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse
Network (INP/APNN) Conference,
Toronto, ON, 2008.
CANO National Conference, St. John’s,
NL, 2007.
CASN Nurse Educators Conference,
Hamilton, Ontario 7th
Annual Nurse
Practitioner Conference, Gander, NL.
2007.
Registered Nurses’
perception of factors
influencing their
professional identity
2010-
2014
CNS Seed
Funding,
$1000
Elizabeth
Hynes, Kathy
Brophy, Andrea
Barron, Gemma
Langor, Karen
Street, Gladys
Schofield
Elizabeth
Hynes,
Andrea Barron,
Kathleen
PI Professional,
Legal, Ethical
HREB
Oral Presentation:
Association of Registered Nurses of
Newfoundland and Labrador
(ARNNL)/Newfoundland and Labrador
Nurses Union (NLNU), Innovation
Conference, St. John’s, 2012
Invited by NLNU planning committee of
23rd Biennial Convention to
present research and participate in
panel, November 2012
Oral Presentation:
“Nursing and Uniforms – Time for a
Change?” Presented at Nursing
Grand Rounds, EH, April 2014
39
Brophy,
Gladys
Schofield,
Karen Street
Poster Presentation:
“Nursing Uniforms: Is it Time for a
Change?” Presented at Annual
ARCASN Conference St. John, NB
June 11-13, 2015
“History of Nursing Uniforms: Have we
come full circle?”
Presented at Placentia Health Center,
Lions Manor (by request), Nurses’
Week, May 2015
Nursing Education & Research
Symposium, St. John’s, NL, May
2012
12th Annual Nurse Educator Institute,
Branson, Missouri, April, 2012
Presented at the Nursing Research
Conference – Showcasing Nursing
Scholarship, Corner Brook, NL,
September, 2011
Registered Nurses in
Newfoundland and
Labrador: Impact of
a Standardized
Uniform on
Professional
Visibility
2015-
ongoing
Elizabeth
Hynes,
Andrea
Barron, Karen
Street, &
Gladys
Schofield
PI Professional,
Legal, Ethical
HREB
Poster Presentation:
Registered Nurses in Newfoundland and
Labrador: Impact of a Standardized
Uniform on Professional Visibility
40
Registered Nurses in Newfoundland and
Labrador: Impact of a standardized
uniform on professional visibility.
Nursing Education & Research
Symposium, St. John’s, NL, May 2016
Annual ARCASN Conference St. John’s,
NL June 10-12, 2016
Early access to care
for patients with
cardiac symptoms
2012-
2015
Rodolfo Pike,
Patricia
Grainger, &
Donna Best
Eastern
Health,
MUN
Quality of
Life,
Health
Promotion
HREB
Poster presentation:
Canadian Council of Cardiovascular
Nurses Annual Scientific Sessions,
Vancouver, October 2014
Eastern Health Annual Nursing Research
Symposium, St. John’s, May 2015
Nursing Research Day, June 9, 2015, St.
John’s NL
41
SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING: the conveyance of the science and art of nursing from the expert to the novice, building bridges between the
teacher’s understanding and the student’s learning (Boyer, 1990).
CURRENT
Project Title Project
Dates
Funding
Source
and
Amount
Faculty/Team
Member
Role Partners Program of
Scholarship
Peer-reviewed Scholarly
Products and
Dissemination
Utilizing Clinical
Expertise and the
Transgender Client
Voice to Enhance
Nursing Students’
Knowledge and
Attitudes toward
LGBTQ Issues
2016-
ongoing
Anne Marie Lewis
Dr. Pamela Ward
CO-
PI
CO-
PI
Nursing
Education,
Health
Promotion
Oral presentation:
Utilizing Clinical Expertise
and the Transgender Client
Voice to Enhance Nursing
Students’ Knowledge and
Attitudes toward LGBTQ
Issues. NERC May, 2016
Utilizing Clinical Expertise
and the Transgender Client
Voice to Enhance Nursing
Students’ Knowledge and
Attitudes toward LGBTQ
Issues ARCASN June, 2016
Clinical
Evaluation
Workshop
2016 Evaluation
Resource
Committee
Lorna Walsh
Gladys Schofield,
Karen Street
Nursing
Education
Faculty survey.
Clinical Evaluation
Workshop
Transforming
Attitudes Towards
Aging in Beginning
Level BN and PN
Students
2016 Joanne Chafe
Sue Ann
Mandville-Anstey
PI
CO-
Inv
Lorraine Best
Seniors
Resource
Centre
Nursing
Education Oral Presentation
Canadian Gerontological
Nurses Association
(CGNA) Biennial
Conference. Ottawa. May
2017.
42
Wet Labs in
Anatomy &
Physiology: First
year nursing
students’
perceptions of wet
lab activities
versus virtual labs
on their learning of
anatomy &
physiology
concepts
2012-
ongoing
Elizabeth Hynes
& Karen Street
CO-
PI
CO-
PI
Nursing
Education Poster Presentation:
Nursing Education and
Research Symposium, St.
John’s, NL
May 2017
Game of Bones: An
Innovative
Teaching Strategy
Incorporated into
a First Year
Nursing Anatomy
& Physiology
Course as a Means
to Enhance Student
Learning of the
Skeletal System
2014 -
ongoing
Elizabeth Hynes
&
Karen Street
CO-
PI
CO-
PI
Nursing
Education Poster Presentation: Presented at EH 10th
Annual Nursing Education
and Research Symposium,
May 14, 2015
CASN Conference Toronto,
Ontario
May 30-31, 2016
Unable to attend due to lack
of funding
Annual ARCASN
Conference St. John’s, NL
June 10-12, 2016
PRO-ACTISM –
Communication:
Making the
Connection
2015-
ongoing
Glenda Manning
&
Joanne Chafe
Nursing
Education
Poster presentation: Nursing Research Day, St.
John’s NL., June 2015
Canadian Association for
Practical Nurse Educators
(CAPNE) Conference St.
John’s NL., October, 2016
43
More Than Meets
the Eye:
Understanding the
Client Not Just the
Behavior
2016-
ongoing
Atlantic
Region
Canadian
Schools of
Nursing
Award
$2000
Denise Miller
Glenda Manning
Innovation,
Nursing
Education
Oral Presentation:
Nursing Education Research
Symposium, John’s NL.,
May 2016.
Canadian Association of
Schools of Nursing
(CASN), Toronto, ON.,
May 2016.
Canadian Association for
Practical Nurse Educators
(CAPNE) Conference St.
John’s NL., October, 2016
The S.A.F. E
Simulation: Caring
for Clients at Risk
for Suicide( A
Clinical Simulation
Activity for
Practical Nursing
Students )
2016-
ongoing
Denise Miller &
Glenda Manning
Innovation,
Nursing
Education
Oral Presentation :
Canadian Association for
Practical Nurse Educators
(CAPNE) Conference St.
John’s NL., October, 2016
Introducing Health
Professional
Students to a
Critical Approach
to the Examination
of Obesity and
Health Risk
2007-present Dr. Pamela Ward,
Dr. Natalie
Beausoleil, Dr.
Olga Heath
MUN Nursing
Education
Professional
Legal and
ethical
Publication:
Ward, P. Beausoleil, N, &
Heath, O. (2016) Creating
Space for a Critical
Examination of Weight-
Centered Approaches in
Health Pedagogy and Health
Professions.
The Fat Pedagogy Reader:
Challenging Weight-Based
Oppression in Education.
Peter Lang Publisher.
44
Dr. Pamela Ward
Oral Presentations:
Ward, P. (November, 2017).
Weight bias and Obesity.
Faculty of Medicine, Phase
II Guest Presentation.
Ward, P. (Sept, 2017).
Weight Bias in Health Care:
Considering the Nursing
Perspective. Guest
Presentation- N4103
MUNSON
Integrating a New Approach
to Teaching About Obesity
Prevention and Treatment in
Nursing Education.
ARCASN, Corner Brook,
NL. June 2013
Evaluation of
Scope of Practice
Workshop with BN
and PN Students
2014-
ongoing
Michele Power &
Charlene
Lomholt-
Mortensen
CO-
PI
CO-
PI
Professional,
Legal, Ethical
Nursing
Education
Poster Presentation: Eastern Health Nursing
Education and Research
Council Research
Symposium St. John’s NL.,
May 2015
ARCASN Research
Conference 2016, MUN
Vice Chair -Health
Research Ethics
Board – Non-
Clinical Trials
2005-
ongoing
Patricia Grainger Professional,
Legal Ethical
Feedback from Committee
members and Health
Research Ethics Authority
45
Centre for Nursing
Studies Faculty-
Managed Student
Health Clinic
2012-
ongoing
Kelly Power-Kean
& Marcy Greene
MUN, CNS,
Eastern Health,
Dr. John Ross
Family
Practice Clinic
Nursing
Education
CNS, MUN, Eastern Health
Abstract accepted
(Conference cancelled):
A Nurse Practitioner
Faculty Led Student Well
Women Screening Clinic:
Linking Education,
Practice and Population
Health, NLNPA Annual
Conference, Sept. 2012
Oral Presentation:
Clinical Scholarship
Exemplar: A Nurse
Practitioner Led Faculty
Practice, Annual Nursing
Education and Research
Council Research
Symposium, St. John’s, NL,
May, 2013
Health Research
Ethics Approval in
NL
2012-
ongoing
Patricia Grainger Legal,
Ethical,
Professional
Oral Presentations: Evaluation from participants
– Medical Residents,
Nursing Faculty, Members
of Nursing Education and
Research Council, July –
Sept. 2012.
Using Evidence to
Inform Practice
2013-
ongoing
Patricia Grainger ARNNL Legal,
Ethical,
Professional
Oral Presentation: ARNNL Continuing
Education Series -
Evaluation from
participants, Nov 2013.
46
Three Canadian
Schools of
Nursing: A Unique
Collaboration
April 2017 Dr. Kathy
Watkins, Dr.
Alice Gaudine
& Dr. Carla
Wells
Memorial
University
and
Western
Regional
School of
Nursing
Nursing
Education Oral Presentation
Gaudine A (Co-presenter),
Watkins K (Co-presenter),
Wells C. Three Canadian
schools of Nursing: A
Unique Collaboration.
Global Alliance for
Leadership in Nursing
Education and Science,
Miami, Florida, April 2017.
SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING: the conveyance of the science and art of nursing from the expert to the novice, building bridges between the
teacher’s understanding and the student’s learning (Boyer, 1990)
COMPLETE
Project Title Project
Dates
Funding
Source
and
Amount
Faculty/Team
Member
Role Partners Program of
Scholarship
Peer-reviewed Scholarly
Products and
Dissemination
Comparing results of
Alternate Format test
Questions to Standard
Multiple Choice Test
Questions in First,
Second, and Third
Year Baccalaureate
Nursing Students
2013-
2015
Elizabeth Hynes,
Karen Street &
Patricia Grainger
CO-
PI
CO-
PI
Nursing
Education
HREB
Poster Presentation:
Comparing results of
Alternate Format test
Questions to Standard
Multiple Choice Test
Questions in First, Second,
and Third Year
Baccalaureate Nursing
Students
Annual ARCASN
Conference St. John, NB
June 11-13, 2015
Poster Presentation:
47
Nursing Education &
Research Symposium,
Eastern Health, May 2014
The role of simulation
in nursing education
and clinical practice.
2014-
2015
Paula Devereaux,
Victoria Hynes,
Geri Cashin, &
Denise English
Nursing
Education
Publication:
The role of simulation in
nursing education and
clinical practice
ARNNL ACCESS, Winter
2015.
Evaluation of Scope
of Practice Workshop
with BN and PN
Students and Its Role
in Resident Centered
Care
2014-2015 Michele Power &
Charlene
Lomholt-
Mortensen
Tea
m
Me
mbe
r
Tea
m
Me
mbe
r
Professional
, Legal,
Ethical
Nursing
Education
Oral Presentation:
Canadian Gerontological
Association Biennial
Conference May 2015.
Using the Puzzle
Motif to Describe a
Framework for
Nursing Practice: My
Personal Perspective
2014 Jordan Barbour,
Geri Cashin,
Denise English
Nursing
Education
Barbour, J., Cashin, G. &
English, D. (2014). Using
the puzzle motif to describe a
framework for nursing
practice: My personal
perspective. ARNNL Access,
35(1), 13.
In the “Real World”:
Students’
Perceptions of
Professionalism
During Third Year
Preceptorship
2012-2013 Anne Marie Lewis
&
Erin Glynn
PI Nursing
Education
Professional
, Legal,
Ethical
Poster Presentations:
In the “Real World”:
Students’
Perceptions of
Professionalism During
Third Year Preceptorship
48
Eastern Health Nursing
Research Day, May, 2013.
ARCASN Conference,
Corner Brook, NL. June
2013.
The Process Involved
in the Review and
Revision of the
Practical Nursing
Curriculum in
Newfoundland and
Labrador
2015 Jeanette Cronin,
Janice Marsh,
Denise English, &
Dr. Kathy
Watkins
Tea
m
Lead
CLPNNL Nursing
Education
Professional
Poster Presentation:
The Process involved in the
review and revision of the
practical nursing curriculum
in Newfoundland and
Labrador. CAPNE
Conference Toronto, ON,
October, 2015.
Stepping Stones to
forming Professional
Identity: Beginning
the Journey for First-
Year Nursing
Students
2014 Centre
for
Nursing
Studies
$2000
Sara Evans &
Kathleen Stevens
CO-
PI
CO-
PI
Nursing
Education Poster Presentation:
Driving change through
educational innovation and
collaboration. Setting the
pace for improved outcomes.
Professional Nurse Educator
Group (PNEG) Conference,
Indianapolis, Indiana, United
States, October 23-25th,
2015.
Educated Nurses
(IENs) Assessment
and Bridging
2015-2016 Denise English,
Siobhain Lewis,
Dr. Kathy
Watkins, & Lisa Fleet
Tea
m
Lea
d
Tea
m
Me
mbe
Nursing
Education
Oral Presentation: Internationally educated
nurses (IENs) assessment
and bridging: The
Newfoundland and Labrador
story. Atlantic Connection
Symposium, Moncton, NB,
October 29, 2015.
49
r
Telehealth Enhanced
Care Insulin Pump
Clinic
2008-2013
Kelly Power-Kean,
Dr. A. Colbourne,
Ruth Wade,
Darlene Witherall,
Gail Spurrell, & Dr.
J. Elliott
Eastern Health,
CNS,
University of
Alberta
Patient evaluation
Eastern Health;
University of Alberta
Oral Presentations:
Power-Kean, K.
Patient Centered
Interdisciplinary Approach to
Diabetes Management: The
Tele-health Enhanced Care
Insulin Pump Clinic, Primary
Healthcare Partnership
Forum, 2012 and NLNPA
Conference, 2012.
Simulation Based
Learning: Exploring
2nd Year
Baccalaureate
Nursing Students’
Perceptions
May 2014 Jeanette Cronin Nursing
Education
&
Professional
, legal,
ethical
Poster Presentation: Simulation Based Learning:
Exploring 2nd Year
Baccalaureate Nursing
Students’ Perceptions
NERC
Research Symposium, May
2014
Nursing and
Uniforms – Is it Time
for a change?
2014
Andrea Barron,
Elizabeth Hynes,
Kathy Brophy,
Gladys Schofield,
& Karen Street
Professional Oral Presentation: Eastern Health Nursing
Grand Rounds
Poster Presentation: Nursing Education &
Research Symposium, St.
John’s, NL 2014
Critical Appraisal of
Research Literature
2013 Patricia Grainger
Professional
, Legal and
Ethical
Evaluation from participants-
Nursing Faculty, March –
April 2013.
From Idea to 2013 Patricia Grainger Professional Oral Presentation: NL
50
Publication
, Legal and
Ethical
Health Librarians
Association, May 2013.
51
SCHOLARSHIP OF INTEGRATION: the generation of new knowledge and perspectives from purposeful examination of original work in
nursing, and other disciplines (Boyer, 1990)
CURRENT
Project Title Project
Dates
Funding
Source
and
Amount
Faculty/Team
Member
Role Partners Program of
Scholarship
Peer-reviewed Scholarly Products
and Dissemination
Internationally
Educated Nurses
(IEN) Bridging
Program
2016 Peggy
Rauman;
Denise
English
Nursing
Education
Abstract selection committee
A Bridge to Success for Internationally
Educated Nurses: Newfoundland and
Labradors Innovative Approach.
British Columbia
Internationally
Educated Nurses
(IEN) Bridging
Program
2017 Peggy
Rauman;
Denise
English
Nursing
Education
Abstract selection committee. NCLEX
Ready. Integrating NCLEX Preparation
into The Curriculum for IENS
Health for
EveryBODY:
Addressing Weight-
Related Stigma and
Promoting Positive
Body Image in
Newfoundland and
Labrador
2017-
ongoing
Dr. Pamela
Ward
‘Health not
Weight’
Collaborative
Tea
m
Me
mbe
r
Eastern Health
Memorial
University
Oral Presentation:
Cameron, E., Ward, P., Foley, H.,
Wareham, A., & Doyle-Follett, B.
(2017, March). Health for EveryBODY:
A healthier province across all
sizes.Presentation to Deputy Minister,
Department of Seniors, Wellness and
Social Development
52
SCHOLARSHIP OF INTEGRATION: the generation of new knowledge and perspectives from purposeful examination of original work in
nursing, and other disciplines (Boyer, 1990)
COMPLETE
Project Title
Project Dates Funding
Source and
Amount
Faculty/Team
Member
Role Partners Program of
Scholarship
Peer-reviewed
Scholarly
Products and
Dissemination
Evidence
Informed
Practice
2014 Patricia
Grainger
Project Lead Professional,
Legal
Ethical
Oral
Presentation: Keynote
Speaker,
Evidence
Informed
Practice. 2nd
Annual
Research Day,
Brown’s Town
Community
College,
Runaway Bay,
Jamaica,
November
2014.
53
DOMAIN OF APPLICATION
CURRENT
Project Title Project Dates Funding
Source and
Amount
Faculty/Team
Member
Role Partners Program of
Scholarship
Peer-reviewed Scholarly
Products and Dissemination
Promoting
Healthy Living,
Self-esteem and
Positive Body
Image in
Newfoundland
and Labrador
2007-ongoing Department of
Health and
Community
Services Project
grant-2015
($34,000)
Toolkit update
$600 website
Department of
Health and
Community
Services, NL,
Wellness Grant
Funding -
$40,000
Dr. Pamela
Ward, Anne
Wareham,
Holly Foley &
BDNL Board
of Directors
Disorder
Foundation of
Newfoundland
and Labrador
Government
of
Newfoundland
and Labrador:
Dept. of
Health and
Community
Services
Dept of Education
Health
Promotion
Departments of Health and
Education, Government of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Publication: Wareham, A.,
Beausoleil, N., Ward, P. et al.
(2009). Healthy body image:
Healthy bodies come in many
shapes and sizes. Provincial
School toolkit for grade two and
grade four. Distributed to all
elementary schools in the NL by
the Government of
Newfoundland and Labrador.
Oral Presentations:
A Collaborative Approach to
Promoting Positive Body Image
In Newfoundland Labrador-
Phase I. Breaking the Mold:
National Body Image
Conference, Mount St. Vincent
University, Halifax, NS., Nov.
2010.
Nurses Working Collaboratively
to Promote Healthy Body
Image in Newfoundland and
Labrador. The Canadian Nurses
Association Biennial
54
Convention. Ottawa, June 2008.
Poster Presentation:
Working Collaboratively to
Promote Healthy Body Image in
Newfoundland and Labrador. at
the Nursing Education and
Research Council Research
Symposium, St. John’s, NL.
May 2009.
Scholarship
Workshop
2013-ongoing Michelle
Earle-Crane,
Patricia
Grainger,
Wanda
Emberley-
Burke &
Andrea
Barron
Nursing
Education
Participant evaluation
Chair -Health
Research Ethics
Board – Non-
Clinical Trials
2005-ongoing Patricia
Grainger
MUN
Eastern Health
Professional,
Legal Ethical
Feedback from Committee
members and Health Research
Ethics Authority
Impact of the
Relocation of a
Long Term
Residential
Care Facility on
Staff.
2014-ongoing Anne Kearney,
Patricia
Grainger, Glenda
Compton, &
Arthur Morgan
Team
member
Quality of
Life Publication:
Kearney A.J, Grainger P,
Compton G,& Morgan AF.
(2015). Impact of the relocation
of a long term residential care
facility on staff. The Health
Care Manager, 34(4), 327-36.
Oral Presentation: Evaluation of Staff Regarding
the Relocation of a Residential
55
Long Term Care Facility –
Primary Healthcare Partnership
Forum, St John’s, June 2015
Survey of Staff Regarding an
Institutional Relocation –
Nursing Research Day, St.
John’s, June
Job Satisfaction
of Nursing Staff
in Long Term
Care
2014-ongoing Anne Kearney
Patricia
Grainger & Arthur
Morgan
Team
member
MUN
Eastern Health
Quality of
Life Poster Presentation : Job Satisfaction of Nursing Staff
in Long Term Care- Eastern
Health Annual Nursing
Research Symposium, St.
John’s, May 2015
Killing Two
Birds with One
Stone”:
Utilizing Nurse
Practitioner
Faculty to
Provide Pre-
clinical
Practical
Nursing Student
Immunization
Requirements
2015- ongoing Marcy
Greene, Kelly
Power-Kean
CO-I
CO-I
Oral Presentation:
Killing Two Birds with One
Stone”: Utilizing Nurse
Practitioner Faculty to Provide
Pre-clinical Practical Nursing
Student Immunization
Requirements. CAPNE National
Conference. October 2016, St.
John’s, NL
Plugging into
Enhance
Nursing
Education: Is
Your Cell
Phone On?
2015 ongoing $1500
ARCASN
Education
Award
Marcy
Greene, Kelly
Power-Kean
Anna Katic-
Duffy
CO-I
CO-I
CO-I
Nursing
Education
Poster Presentation:
Plugging Into Enhance Nursing
Education: Is Your Cell Phone
On?
CAPNE National Conference.
October, 2015. Toronto, ON.
Annual Eastern Health
Education and Research
Symposium May 2015, St.
John’s, NL.
56
Oral Presentation:
The Verdict is in! Logging into
Enhance Nursing Education: Is
Your Cell Phone On. ARCASN,
June 2016. St. John’s, NL.
CASN Canadian Nurse
Educator Conference. May
2016. Toronto, ON
CAPNE National Conference.
October 2016. St. John’s, NL.
Exploring the
Need for an E-
Mentorship
Program for
Novice Nurse
Practitioners in
Newfoundland
and Labrador
2016- ongoing Valda Duke,
Wanda
Emberley-
Burke
PI Professional,
Quality of
Life
Publication:
Exploring the Need for an E-
Mentorship Program for Novice
Nurse Practitioners in
Newfoundland and Labrador.
ACCESS Magazine Sept 2016
57
DOMAIN OF APPLICATION
Complete
Project Title
Project Dates Funding
Source and
Amount
Faculty/Team
Member
Role Partners Program of
Scholarship
Peer-reviewed Scholarly
Products and Dissemination
An Evaluation
of the Vascular
Risk Reduction
Program
(VRRP) for
Women
2014-ongoing Health &
Stroke
Foundation
$1000;
Memorial
University
Quick Start
Funds for
Public
Engagement
$1000
Dr. April
Manuel, Dr.
Sue Ann
Mandville-
Anstey, & Dr.
Sandra
McDonald,
Heather Percy,
Andrew Coffin
CO-I Heart and
Stroke
Foundatio
n;
Memorial
Universit
y
Quality of
Life, Health
Promotion
Publication:
Manuel, A., McDonald, S.,
Mandville-Anstey, S.A., Percy,
H., & Coffin, A. (2016).
Translating Heart Health
Knowledge into Action: A
Vascular and Risk Reduction
Program for Women aged 35-65
Years. Canadian Journal of
Cardiovascular Nursing, 26 (4), 5-
12.
Oral Presentation:
An Evaluation of the Vascular Risk
Reduction Program (VRRP) for
Women. Eastern Health Nursing
and Education Research Council
Annual Research Symposium (May
2015)