NGSA Executive Team
Name: Farrell Bryenton
NGSA Position: Co-President
NGSA Position Responsibility: Acts as an official liaison between the Faculty of Nursing and Graduate nursing students. Responsible for NGSA budget and funding. Oversees all NGSA activities.
Program: Master of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner – Family/All Ages
Previous Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Area of Interest: Emergency Medicine, Neurology
Favourite Research Article/Book: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Name: Lily Lu
NGSA Position: Co-President
NGSA Position Responsibility: Acts as an official liaison between the Faculty of Nursing and Graduate nursing students. Responsible for NGSA budget and funding. Oversees all NGSA activities.;
Program: Master of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner – Family/All Ages
Previous Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Area of Interest: Paediatrics, Knowledge Translation
Favourite Research Article/Book: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
NGSA Position Secretary
NGSA Position Responsibility: Attend and record minutes for all NGSA Executive Council meetings
Program: PhD in Nursing
Previous Education: BScN from University of Ottawa, MScN from Trinity Western University
Area of Interest: Child Health and Knowledge Translation
Favourite Research Article/Book: The Time Traveller's Wife
NGSA Position: Volunteer Coordinator
NGSA Position Responsibility: Works alongside the social committee and helps coordinate all social, volunteer, and fundraising activities for the Faculty of Nursing students.
Program: Master of Nursing, Research Stream
Previous Education: Bachelor of Science (Chemistry), Bachelor of Science in Nursing After Degree
Area of Interest: Maternity Health
Favourite Research Article/Book: Emma by Jane Austen
NGSA Position: GSA Representative
NGSA Position Responsibility: Represents the NGSA at Graduate Student Association (GSA) meetings. Attends GSA council meetings addressing issues important to Graduate students. Voting member on the GSA.
Program: Master of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner – Adult
Previous Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Area of Interest: Critical Care, Trauma, Acute Care, and End-of-Life
Favourite Research Article/Book: The Good Night; Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour by Sunita Puri
NGSA Position: President-Elect
NGSA Position Responsibility: Works alongside the current NGSA Presidents, elected President for the 2023/2024 academic school year
Program: Master of Nursing, Leadership
Previous Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Area of Interest: Conintuing care, specialization in supportive living and long-term care.
NGSA Position: HSAA Representative and Academic Appeals Board Committee (Student Representative)
NGSA Position Responsibility: Represent NGSA at all HSSA meetings. Update the NGSA about inter-disciplinary events and HSSA volunteer opportunities and hear individual academic appeals on an as-needed basis.
Program: Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing
Previous Education: Master of Nursing - U of A (Specialized in Gerontology and Nursing Education)
Area of Interest: Acute Care, Dementia Care, Surgery and Transplant, Nursing education.
Research Speciality: Dementia and acute care
Favourite Research Article/Book: Wonders and Marvels of Spiritual Science; Dementia Rehabilitation; Evidence-Based Interventions and Clinical Recommendations
NGSA Position: Social Committee
Program: Master of Nursing, Research
Previous Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing from University of Calgary
Area of Interest: Immigrant Research
Favourite Research Article/Book: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction - Dr. Gabor Mate
NGSA Position: Treasurer
NGSA Position Responsibility: Acts as the signing authority and maintains up-to-date records for all financial transitions of the assocation.
Program: Ph.D. in Nursing
Previous Education: Master of Nursing
Area of Interest: Health/Nursing informatics, Digital Health, and Health Policy
Favourite Research Article/Book: Influence: Science and Practice by Robert B. Cialdini; Podcast Series - The Psyche Files