Finding a Supervisor

Applicants are encouraged to explore potential supervisors as your first step in the application process. This process may take up to several months as applicants and faculty members determine whether there is a sufficient fit between the applicant's research interests and the potential supervisor’s nursing and research expertise. The doctoral supervisor is a key mentor and guide throughout the student’s doctoral program, and this important relationship needs to be nurtured and developed carefully.
Please carefully review each faculty member's profile below before identifying a potential supervisor. Before contacting a supervisor, ensure they are listed as currently available to supervise and their research areas of interest match your desired field of research.
Name | Supervisor Program Availability | Research Area(s) | Research Method(s) | Contact |
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Ceci, Christine | N/A | Ageing/Gerontological Health, Health Equity | Qualitative Methods, Philosophical analysis |
780-292-8911 |
Chamberlain, Stephanie | MN, PhD | Aging/Gerontology, Health Services Research, Loneliness, Social Isolation, Long-Term Care Workforce | Quantitative Methods, Mixed Methods, Literature Reviews | |
Cummings, Greta | N/A | Nursing/Healthcare Leadership, Ageing/Gerontological Health | Quantitative Methods | 780-492-0427 deanchs@ualberta.ca |
Dahlke, Sherry | Hons, MN | Nursing Education/Pedagogy, Ageing/Gerontological Health | Qualitative Methods, Mixed Methods | 780-492-8232 sherry.dahlke@ualberta.ca |
Estabrooks, Carole | N/A | Ageing/Gerontological Health, Healthcare Workforce, Knowledge Translation, Health Services Research, Improvement Science, Implementation Science, Long-Term Care (LTC) | Mixed Methods, Secondary Analyses, Process Evaluation, Bibliometric Methods, Network Analyses | (780) 492-3451 carole.estabrooks@ualberta.ca |
Haykowsky, Mark | N/A | Ageing/Gerontological Health, Oncology, Cardiovascular Disease | Quantitative Methods | mhaykows@ualberta.ca |
Hunter, Kathleen | N/A | Ageing/Gerontological Health, Continence, Pelvic Floor Health | Quantitative Methods, Mixed Methods, Qualitative Methods | 780-492-8941 kathleen.hunter@ualberta.ca |
Kleib, Manal | MN | Digital Health, Artificial Intelligence, Nursing and Health informatics, Nursing Education; Health System Transformation, Change Management, Leadership | Literature Reviews, Quantitative Methods, Mixed Methods | 780-248-1422 manal.kleib@ualberta.ca |
Lemermeyer, Gillian | Hons, MN, PhD, PhD co-supervision | Relational ethics, embodied ethics, the nurse's touch, NICU, ethics of artificial intelligence in health, nursing practices, experiences of transgender people in healthcare |
Qualitative Methods, Phenomenology, |
gillianl@ualberta.ca |
Low, Gail | N/A | Ageing/Gerontological Health, Mental Health/Addictions, Quantitative Methods, Psychometrics | gail.low@ualberta.ca | |
MacDonald, Shannon | Hons, MN, PhD, Post Doc | Child Health, Immunization, Infectious Disease, Health Equity | Quantitative Methods, Mixed Methods, Literature Reviews | 780-248-1563 shannon.macdonald@ualberta.ca |
Meherali, Salima | Hons, MN, PhD | Global Health/Migrant Health, Child Health, Knowledge Translation, Health Equity, Mental Health/Addictions | Qualitative Methods, Quantitative Methods, Mixed Methods, Literature Reviews | 780-248-1401 meherali@ualberta.ca |
Montgomery, Carmel | Hons, MN | Post-ICU syndrome in ICU survivors; costs associated with ICU nursing turnover; evaluation of NP-led clinics | Quantitative; literature reviews | carmel.montgomery@ualberta.ca |
Norris, Colleen | N/A | Cardiovascular Disease, Sex and Gender Science, Women's Heart Health | Qualitative Methods, Quantitative Methods, Mixed Methods, Literature Reviews | 780-492-0644 colleen.norris@ualberta.ca |
Olson, Joanne | N/A | Nursing Education/Pedagogy, Ageing/Gerontological Health, Mental Health & Addictions, Spirituality in Nursing & Health Care | Qualitative Methods, Literature Reviews | 780-492-6252 joanne.olson@ualberta.ca |
O'Rourke, Hannah | Hons, MN, PhD |
Ageing/Gerontological Health (specifically people living with Dementia), Care of older adults living with dementia, social connection, intervention design and evaluation | Quantitative Methods, Mixed Methods, Literature Reviews, Methods that are used in the development and evaluation of complex interventions (e.g., pilot, feasibility, clinical trials) |
Students should review this page and provide the requested information listed to be considered for supervision |
Papathanassoglou, Elisavet | PDFs | Global Health/Migrant Health, Critical Illness, Infectious Disease, Stress research, pathophysiology, integrative medicine | Qualitative Methods, Quantitative Methods, Mixed Methods, Literature Reviews |
780-492-5674 |
Park, Tanya | N/A | Nursing Education/Pedagogy, Mental Health/Addictions, Chronic Disease | Qualitative Methods, Mixed Methods | tanya.park@ualberta.ca |
Paul, Pauline | MN, PhD | Nursing Education/Pedagogy, History of Nursing, Orthopedic Nursing (joint replacements) | Qualitative Methods, Historial Method | 780-492-7479 pauline.paul@ualberta.ca |
Pituskin, Edith | MN, PhD | Chronic Disease, Oncology, Cardiovascular Disease | Quantitative Methods and Qualitative Methods | 780-492-6795 edith.pituskin@ualberta.ca |
Punjani, Neelam | Hons, MN, PhD | Children's Health & Well-being, Lifelong Women's Health, Sexuality, Sexual and Reprdrocutive Health | Qualitative Research, Art based approach, Knowledge Translation, Literature Reviews | npunjani@ualberta.ca |
Salma, Jordana | N/A | Ageing/Gerontological Health, Health Equity, Intersectionality | Qualitative Methods, Mixed Methods, Literature Reviews | 780-492-7555 sjordana@ualberta.ca |
Santos Salas, Anna | N/A | Health Equity, Oncology, Palliative Care | Qualitative Methods | 780-492-3618 anna.santos.salas@ualberta.ca |
Schick-Makaroff, Kara | PhD | Mental Health/Addictions, Chronic Disease, Quality of Life, Chronic Kidney Disease/Kidney Failure, Patient-Reported Outcomes |
Qualitative Methods, Mixed Methods, Syntheses/Literature Reviews |
780-492-4338 kara.schickmakaroff@ualberta.ca |
Scott, Shannon | N/A | Child Health, Knowledge Translation, Patient Engagement | Qualitative Methods, Mixed Methods, Knowledge Synthesis | 780-492-1037 shannon.scott@ualberta.ca |
Spiers, Jude | MN, PhD, Post Doc | Chronic illness, nurse-patient interaction, communication and relationships, LTC resident transitions to acute care, nursing education | Qualitative methods, literature reviews | jude.spiers@ualberta.ca |
Stephen, Tracey | MN | Nursing/Healthcare Leadership, Nursing Education/Pedagogy, Simulated Learning and Exam Development | Quantitative Methods | tracey.stephen@ualberta.ca |
Symonds-Brown, Holly | Hons, MN | Ageing/Gerontological Health, Health Equity, Mental Health/Addictions, | Qualitative Methods | hsymonds@ualberta.ca |
Tate, Kaitlyn | Hons, MN | Gerontology, Transitions in Care, Leadership & Health System Performance | Quantitative methods, literature reviews, some qualitative methods | ktate@ualberta.ca |
Temple, Bev | Hons, MN | Nursing/Healthcare Leadership, Child Health, Knowledge Translation | Qualitative Methods, Mixed Methods, Literature Reviews | batemple@ualberta.ca |