Nursing Master of Nursing (MN), Master of Science Nursing, Doctorate (PhD)

Christine Cassidy

RN, PhD


Email: ch663687@dal.ca
Research Topics:
  • Integrated Knowledge Translation
  • Pediatric Care

 

Why Dal?

As a registered nurse with an interest in evidence-based practice, I applied to the PhD in Nursing program at Dalhousie University because of the School’s strong research focus and community partnerships. Throughout my graduate studies, I learned that Dal is that and much more. The School of Nursing offered a unique learning environment to build a foundation of research knowledge and skills. The supportive faculty challenged my thinking and helped prepare me to produce high quality research that is responsive to the needs of patients, clinicians, administrators, and researchers.

Research Interest

My research uses an integrated knowledge translation approach to design, implement and evaluate nursing practice changes in pediatric care. As a CIHR Health System Impact Postdoctoral Fellow at the IWK Health Centre, I am working to better understand the role and process of facilitation as a strategy to move evidence into practice in pediatric care.

Teaching and Research Groups

  • Integrated Knowledge Translation Research Network
  • Strengthening Transitions in Pediatric Care

Publications      

  • Cassidy, C., Steenbeek, A., Langille, D., Martin-Misener, R., Curran, J. (in press). Sexual health service use among undergraduate university students in Nova Scotia. The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality.
  • Cassidy, C., Bishop, A., Steenbeek, A., Langille, D., Martin-Misener, R., Curran, J. (2018). Barriers and enablers to sexual health service use among university students: A qualitative descriptive study using the Theoretical Domains Framework and COM-B model. BMC Health Services Research, 18(1), 581.
  • Bishop, A., Elliott, M., Cassidy, C. (2018). Advancing patient-oriented research: Thoughts from the next generation of KT researchers. Research Involvement and Engagement, 4(1), 23.
  • Cassidy, C., Steenbeek, A., Langille, D., Martin-Misener, R., Curran, J. (2017). Development of a behaviour change intervention to improve sexual health service use among university undergraduate students: a mixed methods study protocol. JMIR Research Protocols, 6(11):e217, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/resprot.8326
  • Breneol, S., Belliveau, J., Cassidy, C., & Curran, J. (2017). Strategies to support transitions from hospital to home for children with medical complexity: A scoping review. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 72:91-104. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.04.011
  • Cassidy, C., Goldberg, L., Aston, M. (2016). The application of a feminist poststructural framework in nursing practice for addressing young women's sexual health. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 25: 2378–2386. doi:10.1111/jocn.13354
  • Cassidy, C., MacDonald, N.E., Steenbeek, A., Ortiz, J.R., Zuber, P.L., Top, K.A. (2016). A global survey of adverse event following immunization surveillance systems for pregnant women and their infants. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2016.1175697
  • Cassidy, C., MacDonald, N., Steenbeek, A., & Top, K. (2015). Adverse event following immunization surveillance systems for pregnant women and their infants: A systematic review. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 24(4), 361-367. doi: 10.1002/pds.3754
  • Cassidy, C., Curran, J., Steenbeek, A., & Langille, D. (2015). University students’ sexual health knowledge: A scoping literature review. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 47(3), 18-38.

Presentations     

  • Cassidy, C., Steenbeek, A., Langille, D, & Martin-Misener, R., Curran, J. Development of a behaviour change intervention to improve sexual health service use among university students. Dissemination and Implementation Conference. December 4th, 2018. Washington, DC.
  • Cassidy, C., MacEachern, L., Foley, L. Barriers and enablers to implementation of the children's hospital early warning score on a pediatric inpatient unit. Qualitative Health Research Conference. October 29th, 2018. Halifax, NS.
  • Cassidy, C. Development of a behaviour change intervention to improve sexual health service use among university students. Huffman Splane Emerging Nurse Scholars Forum. October 9th, 2018. University of Toronto, Canada.
  • Bishop, A. (presenter), Gallant A., Cassidy, C., Egar, J. Using the Behaviour Change Techniques Taxonomy v1 (BCTTv1) to identify components of pediatric emergency discharge communication interventions. Centre for Behaviour Change Digital Health Conference 2018. London, UK.
  • Cassidy, C., Curran, J., Steenbeek, A., Langille, D., & Martin-Misener, R. Development of a behaviour change intervention to improve sexual health service use among university undergraduate students. Oral Presentation. Crossroads Interdisciplinary Health Research Conference. March 10th, 2018. Halifax, NS.
  • Cassidy, C., Curran, J., Steenbeek, A., Langille, D., & Martin-Misener, R. Using a mixed methods approach to design an intervention to improve sexual health service use among university undergraduate students in Nova Scotia: Findings from Phase 1. Oral Presentation. Knowledge Translation Canada Summer Institute. June 24th, 2017. Toronto, ON.
  • Cassidy, C., Foley, L., Rowe, M.B. Best, S., & Curran, J. Using an integrated knowledge translation partnership to design a high-dependency care policy on a pediatric inpatient unit. Oral Presentation. KT Canada Annual Scientific Meeting. June 15th, 2017. Quebec City, QC.
  • Cassidy, C., Foley, L., Rowe, M.B. Best, S., & Curran, J. Fostering an academic-clinical partnership to design a high-dependency care policy on a pediatric inpatient unit. Oral Presentation. Canadian Association of Health Services and Policy Research. May 24th, 2017. Toronto, ON.
  • Cassidy, C., Foley, L., Rowe, M.B. Fostering an academic-clinical partnership to redesign care on a pediatric inpatient unit. Oral Presentation. School of Nursing Scholars Seminar. September 19th, 2016. Dalhousie University, Halifax NS.
  • Cassidy, C., Curran, J., Steenbeek, A., Langille, D, & Martin-Misener, R. Improving the Use of Sexual Health Services in Nova Scotia: A Knowledge Translation Approach.  Oral Presentation. Knowledge Translation Canada Summer Institute. June 15th, 2015. Edmonton, AB.