Gail Storr, RN, PhD
Contact information
Gail Storr
Professor, Dean
Phone: (506) 458-7643
Fax: (506) 453-4519
Email
Education summary:
- Diploma in Nursing 1972 from The Moncton Hospital School of Nursing
- Bachelor of Nursing, UNB 1975
- Post Basic Diploma in Pediatric Nursing 1975 Isaac Walton Killam Hospital for Children
- MEd UNB 1983 Thesis: Prevention of Nipple Tenderness and Breast Engorgement in the Postpartal Period
- MN Dalhousie University 1989 Thesis: The Needs of Breastfeeding Mothers of Premature Babies
- PhD University of Edinburgh 2003 Thesis: It Takes Three to Breastfeed: Uncovering the Role of the Father
Key area(s) of interest/expertise:
- Hermeneutic phenomenology
- Breastfeeding/parenting
- Reflective practice
Research, funding
Government of New Brunswick, 2006-2007 Infant Feeding Study.
Awards:
- 2001 Breastfeeding Committee for Canada Achievement Award for contribution towards protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding.
- 2002 The Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women's Health Leadership Award for Women's Health in Atlantic Canada for contributing significantly to the improvement of women's health in Atlantic Canada's communities.
Professional practice, committees
Current Chair N.B. Provincial Baby-friendly Advisory Committee
