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Zoraida DeCastro Beekhoo RN, MA

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
(Research and Study Leave July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025)

Bring your music, science, or humanities degree into your nursing practice, it is one of the most unique ways you can provide a well-rounded clinical experience. Zoraida DeCastro Beekhoo teaches […]

Erica Cambly RN, MN

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream

Use gamification and simulation to enhance skill acquisition and competence development in undergraduate students. Erica Cambly teaches in several courses in the undergraduate nursing program including Introduction to Nursing Practice, […]

Charlene Chu RN, PhD, GNC(C)

Assistant Professor

Dr. Charlene Chu is an Assistant Professor at the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto, and an Affiliate Scientist at KITE Toronto Rehab at the University Health […]

Kristin Cleverley RN, PhD, CPMHN(C)

Associate Professor
CAMH Chair in Mental Health Nursing Research

Dr. Kristin Cleverley is the CAMH Chair in Mental Health Nursing Research at the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto. She is also Associate Professor in the […]

Tracey Colella

Associate Professor – Status only (Primary)

Lisa Cranley RN, PhD

Associate Professor

Dr. Cranley’s research examines ways to improve the quality of healthcare delivery and the quality of life for older adults in long-term care. Dr. Lisa Cranley is Associate Professor, Lawrence […]

Cindy-Lee Dennis PhD, FCAHS

Professor

Dr. Dennis has focused her research career on rigorously evaluating interventions that can directly improve the health of mothers and fathers, with the overall goal of improving child health and […]

Laura Fairley RN MN CHPCN(C)

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream

Laura Fairley is a registered nurse with a clinical background in street outreach nursing and residential hospice palliative care.  Her nursing work has focused specifically on the provision of care […]

Mary Ann Fegan RN, MN

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
Undergraduate Coordinator, Year 1

My passion for caring for children and families is contagious! Mary Ann Fegan, a paediatric nurse who has developed expertise in neonatal intensive care, teaches U of T Nursing’s Introduction […]

Denise Gastaldo PhD

Associate Professor

I study the social and political dimensions of health using participatory methodologies Dr. Denise Gastaldo is a methodologist, researcher, educator and mentor. She has degrees in Nursing, Public Health, Education […]