Lisa Goldberg

Biography

Dr. Lisa Goldberg teaches in the areas of 2SLGBTQ+ nursing, equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility, (EDIA), perinatal and community health nursing, nursing philosophy, and caring science. Using innovative feminist, queer, and arts-based methodologies, her research, and educational scholarship explores the taken-for-granted nature of birthing and similar practices that contribute, albeit often unknowingly to the systemic and institutional harms experienced by historically and currently underrepresented communities (i.e. (2SLGBTQ+). ​In June of 2022, Lisa was invited to become a Faculty Associate with the Watson Caring Science Institute (WCSI), building on her experience as a WCSI Certified Caritas Coach. Lisa uses her expertise as a Caritas Coach, not only in her teaching and scholarship, but also in her leadership roles focusing on the student experience. Between 2021-2023, she was the Associate Director of Undergraduate Student Affairs in Nursing. More recently, Lisa served in a one-year pilot position as the Assistant Dean of student-supervisor relations in the Faculty of Graduate Studies (July 1, 2023-July 1, 2024). 

Memberships

• International Association of Human Caring
• Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
• College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia
  

Awards and Honours

• 2017 University Teaching Award for Excellence in Education for Diversity, CLT, $1000
• 2015 Change One Thing Award Challenge. “Living theory through embodied practices: The integration of Caring Science into graduate education in nursing philosophy, CLT ($1000).
  
  

Publications

• Goldberg, L., & Aston, M. (2022). What to expect when you aren’t expected: Bringing queer birthing lives from story to stage. In Jones, K. (ed). Doing performative social science: Creativity in doing research and reaching communities. London, UK: Taylor & Francis, 94-105. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003187745
• Sheppard-LeMoine, D., Aston, M., Goldberg, L., MacDonald, J., & Tamlyn, D. (2021). Empowering public health nurses and community home visitors through effective communication relationships. Nursing Reports, 11(3). DOI:10.3390/nursrep11030062 DOI: 10.3390/nursrep11030062
• Joy, P., Goldberg, L., Aston, M., Kirk, S., & Numer, M., Rehman, L. (2021). Compassionate bodies, compassionate practice: Navigating body image tensions among gay men. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, 21(7), https://doi.org/10.3148/cjdpr-2021-012
• Goldberg, L., Johnson, L.T., & Murphy, S. (2020). From the tea café to the haiku: Using compassion to transform digital learning spaces to include active learning pedagogies. Submission to Quality Advancement in Nursing Education, 6(3), DOI: 10.17483/2368-6669.1223 https://qane-afi.casn.ca/journal/vol6/iss3/6
• Almukhaini, S., Goldberg, L., & Watson, J. (2020). Embodying caring science as Islamic philosophy of care: Implications for nursing practice. Advances in Nursing Science, 43(1), 62-74. doi: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000300 https://journals.lww.com/advancesinnursingscience/Abstract/2020/01000/Embodying_Caring_Science_as_Islamic_Philosophy_of.7.aspx
• Brenol, S., Goldberg, L., & Watson, J. (2018). Caring for children who are technology dependent and their families: The application of caring science to guide nursing practice. Advances in Nursing Science. DOI: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000238 https://journals.lww.com/advancesinnursingscience/FullText/2019/04000/Caring_for_Children_Who_Are_Technology_Dependent.9.aspx
• Goldberg, L. (2018). Living a caritas consciousness: A philosophy for our everyday practices as nurse educators. In Horton-Deutsch, S., & Anderson, J. (eds.). Caritas Coaching: A journey toward transpersonal caring for informed moral action in healthcare. Indiana, IN: Sigma Theta Tau (Invited).
• Payntor, M., & Goldberg, L. (2018). A Critical Review of Human Milk Sharing Using anIntersectional Feminist Framework: Implications for Practice. Midwifery, 66, 141-147 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2018.08.014
• Burrow, S., Goldberg, L., Searle, J., & Aston, M. (2018). Vulnerability, harm, and compromised ethical principles revealed by the experiences of queer birthing women in rural health care. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 15(4): 511-524. 3) DOI: 10.1007/s11673-018-9882-5
• Jefferies, K., Goldberg, L., Aston, A., & Tomblin-Murphy, G. (2018). The invisibility of black nurse leaders. Journal of Clinical Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14505
• Richardson, B., & Goldberg, L., Aston, M., & Campbell-Yeo, M. (2018). eHealth Versus eQuality: Using a feminist poststructural framework to evaluate the influence of perinatal eHealth resources on health equity. Journal of Clinical Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14592
• Goldberg, L., Rosenburg, N., & Watson, J. (2017) Rendering LGBTQ+ visible in nursing: Embodying the philosophy of caring science. Journal of Holistic Nursing. doi: 10.1177/0898010117715141
• Searle, J., Goldberg, L., Aston, A., & Burrow, S., (2017). Addressing trauma informed care in queer birthing women in rural Nova Scotia. Journal of Clinical Nursing, n/a-n/a. doi:10.1111/jocn.13727.