Shelley Doucet, RN, BN, MScN, PhD  

 Shelley Doucet 
 Assistant Professor, University of New Brunswick Saint Johnshelley
 Adjunct Professor, Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick
 Affiliate Professor, University of Bristish Columbia
 Tel: (506) 654-3419
 Fax: (506) 648-5784
 Email

Education summary

  • BN, University of New Brunswick Saint John, 2005
  • MScN, University of Western Ontario, 2007
  • PhD (Interdisciplinary Studies), University of New Brunswick, 2010
  • Certification - Educating Health Professionals in Interprofessional Care
    (EHPIC - U of T), 2011
  • Certification - Interprofessional Education Teaching Certificate Program
    (UWO), 2011

Key area(s) of interest/expertise

  • Interprofessional education and practice
  • Patient-centred care
  • Primary health care
  • Health system reform

Teaching summary

  • Graduate teaching:  supervise students' dissertations, theses, and reports
  • Undergraduate teaching:  primarily courses related to professional relationships, health communication, and the Canadian health care system

Research grants summary

  • 2013 Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation REDI Team Development Award to develop a knowledge synthesis research proposal for submission to CIHR (Fall 2013) related to enhancing interprofessional collaboration through early health professional socialization - Co-I - $9,979
  • 2012 Horizon Health Network Health Innovation Research Fund to assess student outcomes when participating in the interprofessional Health Mentors Program - PI - $12,000
  • 2012 CIHR Planning Grant to host an international workshop aimed at developing and applying social theories to improve interprofessional education and collaboration in health - $25,000
  • 2012 SSHRC Insight Grant to evaluate higher education in a digital economy using an institutional ethnography approach - $297,525
  • 2011 Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation. Research Enterprise Development Initiatives (REDI) Grant to build capacity for a program of research to study the impact of a new UGME curriculum on educational outcomes, health care, community and the Maritimes - $10,000
  • 2011 New Brunswick Health Research Fund to fund to support an interprofessional data analysis workshop for qualitative health researchers - $4,554
  • 2011 Horizon Health Network Health Promotion Research Fund to explore the experience of patients as educators in an interprofessional health education program - $12,000
  • 2010 Atlantic Region Canadian Association Schools of Nursing. Research Grant Award to study the support needs of mothers who experience postpartum psychosis and their partners - $2,000
  • 2009-2010 O’Brien Foundation Fellowship to study the support needs of mothers who experience postpartum psychosis and their partners - $6,000
  • 2008-2010 SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship (Doctoral) to study the support needs of mothers who experience postpartum psychosis and their partners - $105,000
  • 2008-2009 CIHR Strategic Training Fellowship in Interdisciplinary Primary Health Care to develop interdisciplinary research skills to study the support needs of mothers who experience postpartum psychosis and their partners - $7,833
  • 2006-2007 SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship (Masters) to study the impact of child abuse and neglect on the mental health of adult survivors - $21,000

Recent peer-reviewed publications

  • Doucet, S., Lauckner, H. & Wells, S. (2013).  Patients' messages as educators in an interprofessional health education program.  Journal of Research in Interprofessional Practice and Education, 3, 92-102.
  • Hean, S., Anderson, L., Bainbridge, L., Clark, P., Craddock, D., Doucet, S., Hammick, M., Mpofu, R., O'Halloran, C., Oandasan, I., & Pitt, R. (2013). IN-2-THEORY:  Interprofessional theory, scholarship and collaboration:  A community of practice.  Journal of Interprofessional Care, 27, 88-90.  doi:  10.3109/13561820.2012.743979
  • Doucet, S., Buchanan, J., Cole, T., & McCoy, C. (2012).  A team approach to an undergraduate interprofessional communication course.  Journal of Interprofessional Care.  Advance online publication.  doi:  10.3109/13561820.2012.743978
  • McCormack, D., Carr, T., McCloskey, R., Keeping-Burke, L., Furlong, K., & Doucet, S., (2012).  Getting through ethics:  The fit between research ethics board assessments and qualitative research.  Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, 7, 30-36.  doi:  10.1525/jer.2012.7.5.30
  • Lauckner, H., Doucet, S., & Wells, S. (2012).  Patient educators' experiences:  The challenges and benefits of sharing experiences with students.  Medical Education, 46, 992-1000.  doi:  10.1111/j.1365-2923.2012.04356.x
  • Baxter, L., Crocker, K., Doucet, S., Godden Webster, A., & Nasser, S. (2012).  Connecting with the community through volunteer Health Mentors.  Proceedings of the 2011 AAU Teaching Showcase, 15, 10-13.
  • Doucet, S., Andrews, C., Godden-Webster, A., Lauckner, H., & Nasser, S. (2012). The Dalhousie Health Mentors Program: Introducing students to collaborative patient-centred practice. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 26, 336-338. doi: 10.3109/13561820.2012.680631
  • Doucet, S., Buchanan, J., & Cole, T. (2012). Code blue challenge: Let the extracurricular interprofessional games begin. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 26, 245–246. doi: 10.3109/13561820.2011.653611
  • Doucet, S., Letourneau, N., & Robertson Blackmore, E. (2012). Support needs of mothers who experience postpartum psychosis and their partners. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 41, 236-245. doi:10.1111/j.1552-6909.2011.01329.x
  • Doucet, S., Jones, I., Letourneau, N., Dennis, C.L, & Robertson Blackmore, E. (2011). Interventions for the prevention and treatment of postpartum psychosis: A systematic review. Archives of Women's Mental Health, 14(2). 89-98. 
  • Doucet, S., Letourneau, N., & Stoppard, J. (2010). Contemporary paradigms for research related to women’s mental health. Health Care for Women International, 31, 296-312. 
  • Doucet, S., Dennis, C-L., Letourneau, N., & Robertson Blackmore, E. (2009). Differentiation and clinical implications of postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 38, 269-279.
  • Doucet, S., & Letourneau, N. (2009). Coping and suicidal ideations in women with symptoms of postpartum depression. Clinical Medicine: Reproductive Health, 3, 9-19.

Recent presentations (since March 2011)

  • Hean, S., Doucet, S., Anderson, L., Bainbridge, L., Clark, P., Craddock, D., Hammick, M., Mpofu, R., O’Halloran, C., Oandasan, I., & Pitt, R. (2013, June). Interprofessional education: From theory to practice and from practice to theory. Collaborating Across Borders IV: Biennial Interprofessional Educational Conference. Vancouver, BC.   
  • Nasser, S., Andrews, C., Doucet, S., Godden-Webster, A., & Mackenzie, D. (2013, June). Collaboration behind the scenes: The key to effective interprofessional education. Collaborating Across Borders IV: Biennial Interprofessional Educational Conference. Vancouver, BC.   
  • Doucet, S. (2013, May). The Health Mentors Program: An interprofessional experience in learning from people, not just books. TUTOR Primary Health Care Symposium. Toronto, On.
  • Whalen, S., Wilkins, K., & Doucet, S. (2013, April). Interpretive description: A qualitative nursing research method. 18th Annual Nursing Research Day - University of New Brunswick. Fredericton, NB.
  • Keeping-Burke, L., McCormack, D., McCloskey, R., Doucet, S., Furlong, K., & Carr, T. (2013, April). Partnering in health research: Does this initiative incorporate ethical review?   18th Annual Nursing Research Day - University of New Brunswick. Fredericton, NB.
  • Andrews, C., Doucet, S., Godden Webster, A., Nasser, S., Packer, T. (2013, March). Diverse stakeholders – diverse feedback:  Balancing divergent messages to create an effective learning experience. 14th Annual Symposium on Medical/Health Professions Education and Interprofessional Learning. Halifax, NS.
  • McCormack, D., Keeping-Burke, L., McCloskey, R., Carr, T., Furlong, K., & Doucet, S. (2012, June). The balancing act required of qualitative researchers who are seeking ethical review. Second Global Congress for Qualitative Health Research. Milan, Italy.
  • McCormack, D., Keeping-Burke, L., McCloskey, R., Carr, T., Furlong, K., & Doucet, S. (2012, June). Qualitative researchers walk the tight rope of ethical review. 29th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference: Cultures of Narrative/Narratives of Culture. St. John's, NL.
  • Lauckner, H., Doucet, S., & Wells, S. (2012, June). From service recipient to student mentor:  Lessons learned from an interprofessional initiative. Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Conference: Occupations and Practice Through Time. Quebec, QC.
  • Doucet, S., Wells, S., & Lauckner, H. (2012, May). Patients as educators: Lessons learned from an interprofessional initiative. Interprofessional Care for the 21st Century: Redefining Education and Practice. Philadelphia, PA.
  • Buchanan, J., Doucet, S., Cole, T., & McCoy, C.  (2012, May). Code blue: Your patient is in jeopardy! An innovative, interprofessional, extracurricular initiative.  The 2012 Dalhousie Conference on University Teaching and Learning. Halifax, NS.
  • Doucet, S. & Lauckner, H. (2012, April). The experiences of patients as educators in an interprofessional education initiative. 17th Annual Nursing Research Day - University of New Brunswick. Fredericton, NB.  
  • Delva, D., Towle, A., Doucet, S. Nasser, S., Bainbridge, L., & Kerston, P. (2012, April).  Workshop: The Health Mentors Program: An approach to teaching interprofessional collaboration, chronic illness and patient-centred care. Canadian Conference on Medical Education. Global health and Medical Education: Beyond Boundaries. Banff, AB.
  • Doucet, S., Lauckner, H., & Wells, S. (2012, March). Patient educators’ experiences: Balancing the risks and benefits of sharing personal information with students. 13th Annual Symposium on Medical/Health Professions Education and Interprofessional Learning. Halifax, NS.
  • Stewart, W., Doucet, S., Buchanan, J., & Stewart, C. (2012, March). Assessment of a locally developed interprofessional educational tool with first year health professional students in Saint John, NB: A pilot study. 13th Annual Symposium on Medical/Health Professions Education and Interprofessional Learning. Halifax, NS.
  • Mann, K., Bergin. F., Sargeant, J., Doucet, S., Alexiadis-Brown, P., MacLeod, A. (2012, March). Evaluating outcomes of a new medical curriculum in the Maritimes. 13th Annual Symposium on Medical/Health Professions Education and Interprofessional Learning. Halifax, NS.
  • Stewart, W., Doucet, S., Buchanan, J., & Stewart, C. (2012, March). Introducing first year health care students to interprofessional teamwork: Assessment of a locally developed educational tool. Interprofessional Health Research Day 2012. Saint John, NB.
  • Doucet, S., Wells, S., & Lauckner, H. (2011, November). Patients as educators in an Interprofessional health education program. 3rd Biennial Interprofessional Educational Conference: Collaborating Across Borders III. Tucson, Arizona.
  • Nasser, S., Doucet, S., Andrews, C., Delva, D., & Lauckner, H. (2011, November). Workshop: Dalhousie Health Mentors Program: Do interprofessional student teams contribute to learning about interprofessional collaboration? 3rd Biennial Interprofessional Educational Conference: Collaborating Across Borders III. Tucson, Arizona USA.
  • Nasser, S., Doucet, S., Godden Webster, A. (2011, October). Connecting with the community through volunteer Health Mentors. Association of Atlantic Universities Teaching Showcase. Halifax, NS.
  • Doucet, S. (2011, June). Health Mentors Program: The Saint John experience. “THE Workshop II – Together in Health Education: Skills for Collaborative Clinical Practice. Saint John, NB.
  • McCloskey, R., Keeping-Burke, L., McCormack, D., Carr, T., Doucet, S., & Furlong, K. (2011, June). Getting through ethics: The fit between Research Ethics Board assessment and
    qualitative research. Canadian Bioethics Society 22nd Annual Conference. Saint John, NB.
  • Smith, P., Doucet, S., & Nasser, S. (2011, May). Health Mentors, interprofessional education and chronic illness. Canadian Conference on Medical Education. Toronto, ON.
  • Doucet, S. (2011, May). The Health Mentors Program: An interprofessional experience learning firsthand about chronic conditions: A work in progress. 16th Annual Nursing Research Day - University of New Brunswick. Fredericton, NB.
  • Doucet, S., & Nasser, S. (2011, April). Dalhousie Health Mentors Program: An interprofessional experience in learning from people, not just books. Canadian Association of Continuing Health Education (CACHE)/National Continuing Competency Conference. Banff, AB.
  • Doucet, S. (2011, March). New Brunswick nursing and medical students learning with, from, and about each other. Interprofessional Health Research Day. Saint John, NB.
  • Andrews, C., Doucet, S., Kephart, G., & Nasser, S. (2011, March). Seismic shifts in Interprofessional health education: The Health Mentors Program, FMEC Recommendation VIII, and re-aligning  the core. 12th Annual Symposium on Medical/Health Professions Education, Division of Medical Education, Dalhousie. Halifax, NS.
  • Buchanan, J., Doucet, S., & the Code Blue Executive Committee. (2011, March). Code Blue:Your patient is in jeopardy! 12th Annual Symposium on Medical/Health Professions Education, Division of Medical Education, Dalhousie. Halifax, NS. 

Professional practice and committees

  • Professional practice - Registered Nurse on an acute care psychiatric ward
  • Member of several interprofessional university and community committees
  • Active reviewer for the following journals:
         o Journal of Interprofessional Care
         o Journal of Research in Interprofessional Practice and Education
  • Active member of the following organizations:
         o IN-2-THEORY Network (Canadian Lead) 
         o Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative
         o Atlantic Community of Practice in Interprofessional Education & Practice (Lead)