Melba D’Souza PhD, MPhilN, MScN, BScN, CMSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Thompson Rivers University
- Registered Nurse, British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives
- Registered Nurse, Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of British Columbia
- Certified Medical-Surgical Nurse, Canadian Nurses Association
- Canadian Certified Nurse Educator, Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing
- Participatory action research and intersectionality using mixed methods in social contexts of adults living with cancer, caregivers, and healthcare professionals;
- Moving beyond transition to advance psychosocial oncology for a better quality of life.
- Access to health care and health equity
- Health promotion behaviours and self-management
- Patient engagement in care in chronic illness and cancer
- Health Research Cluster Fund Grant: Predictive utilization of healthcare and supportive services for women living with breast cancer in British Columbia for enhancing policy, innovation, and synergy.
- SSHR Xchange Grant: Knowledge Mobilization: Community Engagement and Knowledge Translation Summit on Emotional Wellness and Navigation Services for Cancer Survivors and Caregivers.
- Internal Research Fund – Knowledge Synthesis: A Systematic Review on Breast Cancer Survivorship and Support for Immigrant Women with Breast Cancer.
- Health Research Cluster Grant – Clinical Research: The Financial Burden and Outcomes of Existing Oncological Care in Kamloops B.C. and Alternative Prophylactic Patient Engagement and Care Examination. A Breast Cancer Case Study.
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