Health research by undergraduate students continues to impress at the StFX Rankin School of Nursing as this spring all five nursing honours students received generous grants for their research projects.
“Their work is an excellent example of innovations in health studies research at the undergraduate level,” says Rankin School professor Dr. Elizabeth McGibbon.
“Students have the opportunity to work closely with faculty whose research programs are directly in the area of their honours thesis projects. This mentoring will support the next generation of nurse scholars.”
Laura Hughes McKay will study transgender experiences with primary care in rural Nova Scotia. She received a Scotia Scholars Award from the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness. Her supervisor is Professor Deborah Mansell.
Anna Mack’s research will involve mapping the participant experience in controlled human infection model trials (a modified grounded theory study). She received a Scotia Scholars Award from the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness. Her co-supervisors are Dr. Donna Halperin and Dr. Scott Halperin.
Sebastien Charles will conduct a Joanna Briggs Institute scoping review on the nature and extent of employment-based racism experienced by nurses in Canada. He received funding from the Center for Employment Innovation, Coady International Institute. His supervisor is Dr. Elizabeth McGibbon.
Julianna Laverne’s research is in the area of assessment of pain in neonates with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome. She will also conduct a Joanna Briggs Institute scoping review. She received a Scotia Scholars Award from the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness. Her supervisor is Dr. Britney Benoit.
Lauren Steinburg will conduct a cross-sectional, non-randomized pilot study of user-fee health care in Nova Scotia. She received a Scotia Scholars Award from the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness. Her supervisor is Dr. Elizabeth McGibbon.
The Rankin School of Nursing wishes to sincerely thank Dr. Richard Isnor and David Bruce of the StFX Research Grants Office for their ongoing support of faculty and student research excellence at the School of Nursing.
This research is, in part, made possible by the Government of Canada Research Support Fund.
