C. Roberta Clark, MN, BN, RN roberta

Assistant Dean for Health Research & Partnerships

BNRN Coordinator

Roberta Clark
Associate Professor
Phone:  (506) 648-5821
Fax:  (506) 648-5784

Email

Education summary:

  • Master of Nursing – Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
  • Bachelor of Nursing - University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB
  • Diploma in Nursing – Miramichi Hospital School of Nursing, Newcastle, NB

Key area(s) of interest/expertise:

Interprofessional education and practice, leadership and management, team-based learning, patient experiences with health care and lifestyle change.

Classroom/clinical teaching summary:

  • NURS 2011 – Concepts for Professional Nursing Practice – 3ch classroom course for BN/RN students entering university
  • NURS 4142 – Issues and Leadership in Nursing – 3ch classroom course for BN & BN/RN students addressing current professional issues

Research, grants & publications summary:

Current research projects:

  • Yetman, L., Kinney, B., Keeping-Burke, L., Clark, R., Barton MacPhee, J., McNeill, D., & Lydon, E.  “Nursing staffs’ perspectives of their work environment”. May 2011 - present
  • Clark, C. R., Barton- McPhee, J., & De’Bell, K. co-investigators for the research project: “Survey of Patient-centered Strategies and Interprofessional Care of Diabetes Patients Using Appreciative Inquiry” 2007-present.  Funded through AHSC Health Promotion and Research Fund.

Dissemination of research results:

  • Oral paper presentation: Clark, C.R. (2011). “Team-based learning: A leap of faith, but there’s no going back”.  Atlantic Region Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing annual conference: “Articulating the unique value of nursing”, Antigonish, NS, 2011.
  • Poster presentation:  Clark, C. R., De’Bell, K., Burgess, J., & Barton-McPhee, J. (2010).  “Patient-centered care: Hearing the patient’s voice in diabetes self-management”. New Brunswick Research Foundation Second Annual Health Research Conference “Fostering a health research culture in New Brunswick”, 2-day program, Saint John, NB, 2010. Included a poster presentation.
  • Poster presentation: Clark, R., De’Bell, K., Burgess, J., & Barton-McPhee, J. (2010).  “Self-management of chronic disease: An appreciative inquiry approach”. Presented at the Interprofessional Health Conference, Saint John, NB

Professional practice, committees, volunteer work summary:

  • Tucker Park Collaborative Committees
  • Saint John Senate
  • Faculty: Faculty Council, Dean’s Advisory
  • Departmental: Department, Nominating, Assessment, GAU (Nursing), BN/RN Advisory.
  • Curriculum: Department (Coordinator & Chair), Common (SJ rep.), Faculty (N&HS rep.), NBCAT Committee on LPN-BN Bridging.