Advanced Practice Nurse | Sexual Health Specialist

Researcher | Educator | Advocate

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I am pursuing my doctorate in Social Dimensions of Health with the University of Victoria, thanks to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Graduate Scholarships Doctoral Award and Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation. My doctoral research is a narrative inquiry into how chronic pain, disability, and sexuality are experienced and navigated by people of reproductive age living with chronic pain, as well as by their health care providers and, where possible, their sexual or romantic partners.

I became a registered nurse in 2014, beginning as a rural public health nurse in small town Northern Alberta. Loving all things public health, I tenaciously pursued my passion for sexual health, exploring a few other roles along the way. Since then, I have continued to pursue my primary passion - teaching - while finding another passion: research. In 2022, I received my Master of Nursing degree through the University of Calgary, becoming an advanced practice nurse after defending my thesis, Emerging Adult Women with Chronic Pain: A Narrative Inquiry.

2025 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Scholar

Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral Award Recipient - Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

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Changing the narrative with effective knowledge translation strategies is important. We can’t leave people with pain behind.

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  • 2023-(present) | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Social Dimensions of Health | University of Victoria, British Columbia

    2022 | Master of Nursing | University of Calgary, Alberta

    2014 | Bachelor of Science in Nursing | Vancouver Island University, British Columbia

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    Hiking

    Backpacking

    Scrambling

    Climbing

    Skiing

    Mountaineering

    Iyengar yoga

    Camping

    Reading

  • Pursue nursing education and research as a full-time career.

    Design and teach an undergraduate sexual health nursing elective.

    Increase awareness, research, and appropriate access to care on Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and chronic pain disorders that predominately affect women.

    Change the narrative around sexual health, sexuality, and disability.

    Innovate sexual health care cascades, addressing current issues in sexual and reproductive care.

    Promote healthy sexuality for all across the lifespan.

    Increase accessibility and reach to others in adaptive sport.