Current Trainees
Danielle Shin
MScN Candidate Email: hw330372@dal.ca Danielle Shin attained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Dalhousie University and worked as a registered nurse at an emergency department and an inpatient mental health unit. She is currently pursuing a master’s education under the supervision of Dr. Janet Curran. While working closely with families in both the Emergency department and psychiatry, Danielle has grown a particular interest in mental health care for those presenting to the emergency department. Stemming from this passion, her thesis work will focus on the care management of clients presenting to the emergency department with suicidal ideation. 
Mari Somerville
Post-Doctoral Fellow Email: mari.somerville@dal.ca Mari is a registered dietitian and post-doctoral research fellow with the STIPC lab. Previously, Mari worked in a pediatric oncology ward in Bangladesh where she helped improve the nutritional status of newly diagnosed patients. After completing a Master of Public Health at the University of Toronto, Mari moved to Australia to complete her PhD at Griffith University. Mari’s research interests include chronic disease prevention, health service delivery and patient-oriented research. Mari is excited to return to Nova Scotia and join the STIPC lab, where she will help facilitate the EDUCATE and Children with Medical Complexity projects. |
Sydney Breneol
PhD Candidate Email: s.breneol@dal.ca Sydney Breneol is registered nurse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Prince Edward Island. Before pursuing graduate studies, Sydney worked as a pediatric nurse in Prince Edward Island. Sydney is a doctoral candidate in Nursing program under the supervisor of Dr. Janet Curran. Her work seeks to explore the population of children with medical complexity in the Canadian Maritimes. Sydney’s doctoral research is supported by the Killam Trust Predoctoral Scholarship, Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation Scotia Scholar Award, Helen Watson Memorial Scholarship, IWK Health Centre’s Ruby Blois Doctoral Scholarship, Dalhousie School of Nursing, CIHR Doctoral Award and BRIC NS Student Research Award. 
Allyson Gallant
PhD Student Email: allyson.gallant@dal.ca Allyson is a doctoral student under the co-supervision of Dr. Janet Curran and Dr. Audrey Steenbeek. She completed a Bachelor of Science with Honours at the University of Prince Edward Island and a Master of Public Health from the University of Saskatchewan. Previously, she has worked as a research coordinator with Dr. Curran in the STIPC lab, and spent time working as a research assistant in Scotland. Her areas of interest include behaviour change research and vaccine hesitancy among high-risk adults. |
Former Trainees
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Dr. Andrea Bishop
Dr. Christine Cassidy
Dr. Logan Lawrence
Dr. Christine Cassidy
Dr. Logan Lawrence