Faculty of Nursing Tea and History Room Open House
May 10, 2025 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Faculty of Nursing 3-141, 3rd Floor Edmonton Clinic Health Academy (ECHA) 11405 87 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9
Since 1918, nurses educated at the University of Alberta have been shaping health care and promoting equity and quality of life.
Join us to celebrate the tremendous impact that nurses like you have on individuals, families, and communities. Learn about the history of nursing education at the U of A, hear from current Nursing students and reflect on being part of building a globally-recognized nursing program.
Speaker
Dr Shannon Scott, ‘06 PhD
Dean, Faculty of Nursing
Dr. Scott’s robust educational background includes a bachelor of nursing and master of nursing from the University of Manitoba, a PhD in nursing from the University of Alberta and a postdoctoral fellowship with the Department of Pediatrics in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the U of A.
Joining the U of A Faculty of Nursing in 2008 as an assistant professor, she became a full professor in 2015. From 2013 - 2023, Dr. Scott held a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Translation in Child Health. She is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Nursing (2020), a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (2021), a current member of the Women and Children's Health Research Institute and a distinguished researcher with the Stollery Science Lab (2018).
Dr. Scott is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades for excellence in research and teaching spanning her academic journey and professional career, including induction into the Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Research Hall of Fame (2021) and the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists (2015), and is a recipient of the CIHR Monique Begin Knowledge Translation Award (2011).
A recognized expert, Dr. Scott’s research focuses on knowledge translation in pediatric health settings to improve outcomes for children, their families, and the health-care system. She has published countless research articles and collaborated on numerous interdisciplinary research projects, contributing to ingenious solutions that have wide-reaching impacts.
Cost
Free for Nursing grads and a guest
Contact
Jodi Richter, Office of Alumni Relations
facalum@ualberta.ca