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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 Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing. She holds a cross-appointment (status only) with the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, Institute for Life Course & Aging, University of Toronto, and is Assistant Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta. Her research examines ways to build capacity of the long-term care workforce and ways to engage residents and family in care planning using qualitative and mixed methods studies. Her research is funded by CIHR and SSHRC.
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2012 – Post-Doctoral Fellow, Knowledge Utilization Studies Program, University of Alberta
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2009 – PhD in Nursing, University of Toronto
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2003 – MN, University of Toronto
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1997 – BScN, University of Ottawa
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1994 – Diploma in Nursing, Conestoga College
Dr. Cranley’s PubMed link is available here.
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Stephen Adombire
PhD student
Stephen’s research interests include exploring the state of evidence-based nursing (EBN) competencies, facilitators to and barriers of EBN, and EBN education in Ghana.
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Bonnie Lum
PhD student
Bonnie’s research interest is in exploring implementation of health exchange solutions in long-term care settings.
Lori MacCullough
DN Student
Lori’s research project interest is in determining the barriers and facilitators impacting sustainability of evidence-based practice changes in long-term care homes.
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Diana Abudu-Birresborn
PhD student (Co-supervisor Dr. Martine Puts)
Diana’s research interests are in exploring the readiness of staff nurses to provide age-appropriate care for older adults in Ghanaian hospitals.
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Danielle Just
PhD student
Danielle’s research interest is in exploring the role of the personal support worker in providing palliative care in the long-term care setting to improve the quality of life for older adults.