Nursing Matters

Cracked: New Light on Dementia is a research-based drama that opens conversation and raises important questions about the ways persons with dementia are understood and treated in society

Cracked: New Light on Dementia is a research-based drama that opens conversation and raises important questions about the ways persons with dementia are understood and treated in society. Developed collaboratively with researchers (including York nursing faculty,  Gail Mitchell and Christine Jonas-Simpson), artists, persons with dementia, and their families - the play is an engaging way to […]

An Exploration of the Pre-Tenure and Tenure Process Experiences of Canadian Nursing Faculty

New publication by Dr. Minawatie Singh RN, PhD, Associate Professor;Associate Director, Research. School of Nursing, York University Dr. Linda Patrick, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, Dean, School of Nursing, University of Windsor. Dr Beryl Pilkington, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, York University An Exploration of the Pre-Tenure and Tenure Process Experiences of Canadian Nursing […]

An Exploration of the Pre-Tenure and Tenure Process Experiences of Canadian Nursing Faculty has been published to Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière

A new publication by Minawatie D. Singh York University, minsingh@yorku.ca Linda Patrick University of Windsor, lpatric@uwindsor.ca Beryl Pilkington York University, bpilking@yorku.ca an-exploration-of-the-pre-tenure-and-tenure-process-experiences

York Alumni Wins Toronto Star Nightingale Award

York Alumni Wins Toronto Star Nightingale Award Read more about Jennifer Keeler work with victims of sexual assault and domestic violence https://www.thestar.com/life/nursing/2016/05/06/nurse-is-a-light-in-a-victims-darkest-moment.html

A world of Indifference

Nursing Professor Dr. Cheryl van Daalen-Smith releases new cutting edge film giving voice to women who have experienced psychiatric hospitalization in Canada. The first of it's kind in Canadian Nursing and is on an open access platform for wide access. www.yorku.ca/indiff

Lillian Wright Postdoctoral Fellowship in Maternal-Child Health Opportunity

Lillian Wright Postdoctoral Fellowship in Maternal-Child Health Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Description: Applicants are invited to submit their application to the Lillian Wright Postdoctoral Fellowship in Maternal Child-Health at the Faculty of Health, York University.  The Fellowship will offer highly qualified candidates interdisciplinary training in the area of maternal-child health and mental […]

Dr. Nazilla Khanlou's Study on The impacts of gender and migration status on accessing direct/flexible/self-directed Social Funding for Developmental Services in Ontario

Dr. Nazilla Khanlou a professor at the School of Nursing and Chair of the Women’s Research Office in Mental Health at York University is conducting a community-based study on the impacts of gender and migration status on accessing direct/flexible/self-directed social funding for developmental services in Ontario, funded by the Ministry of Community and Social Services . The […]

Dr. Nazilla Khanlou and Dr. Beryl Pilkington Published a New Book on Women’s Mental Health

Dr. Nazilla Khanlou and Dr. Beryl Pilkington professors at the School of Nursing have recently released a new book that focuses on the social context of women's mental health.   Khanlou N & Pilkington FB. (Editors). (2015).  Women’s mental health: Resistance and resilience in community and society.  Advances in Mental Health and Addiction (Series editor: Masood Zanganeh).  New York: Springer. http://www.springer.com/psychology/health+and+behavior/book/978-3-319-17325-2   […]

Dr. Lee's Grant from Women’s Xchange

Lee, T. Y. (Co-investigator), Principal Investigator: Terry Cheng, Other co-investigators: Jennifer Jones; Karen Fergus, Peggy Ng, Ada Payne, Ping-Chuan Hsiung, Grace Ho, Sarafin Hui, Robert Nolan. Usability testing of a culturally tailored online self help program for Chinese immigrant women with breast cancer. Women’s Xchange, Women’s College Hospital. Funded $14,911. Abstract   Chinese women with […]