Emily Read (Richard)

Part of the GAU/ able to supervise students.

Education

• University of Western Ontario, PhD, Nursing - Leadership in Health Services Research (2016)
• University of Western Ontario, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (2012)
• University of Western Ontario, Master of Science, Kinesiology (2010)
• Acadia University, Bachelor of Kinesiology (honours thesis) (2008)

Areas of research expertise

• Leadership, work design, and organizational systems
• Nursing workforce and healthy work environments
• Nursing careers and transitions to practice
• Workplace wellbeing, burnout, and retention
• Future of work and artificial intelligence
• Job demands and resources, structural empowerment, and workplace social capital
• Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research

Select research and scholarly grants

2025 - 2028
SSHRC Insight Grant
Gathering Insight on Clinical Nurse Educators’ Professional Development and Socialization to Contribute to Mitigating the Healthcare Workforce Crisis
Co-Principal Investigator | $201,430

2025 - 2027
Joint Federal Research Funding for Military Personnel and Veterans
Feasibility Study on Health Outcomes for Women and Diverse Members in the Canadian Armed Forces
Co-Applicant | $175,000

2024 - 2025
UNB University Research Fund, Explore Grant
Exploring the Work Life of Clinical Nurse Educators in New Brunswick and Ontario
Principal Investigator | $7,000

Awards and distinctions

• Nominated for a UNB Faculty of Nursing Teaching Excellence Award (2021)
• Granted early tenure (3 years) (2020)
• McCain Harrison Foundation Young Scholars Award, UNB, $14,000 (2017-2018)
• Outstanding Reviewer Award, Academy of Management Healthcare Management (2015)

Selected publications

Richard, E., Metersky, K., Matthews, L., & MacLean, R. (2026). Understanding the work life of clinical nurse educators in Canadian hospitals through the Job Demands–Resources Model: A descriptive qualitative study. International Journal of Nursing Studies.

Read, E. A., Metersky, K., & Matthews, L. (2026). Clinical nurse educator: A principle-based concept analysis. Nursing Outlook, 74(3), 102773.

Richard, E. A. (2024). Career decisions and aspirations of early-career nurses: Insights from a qualitative interpretive description study. Journal of Advanced Nursing.

Boamah, S. A., Read, E. A., & Laschinger, H. K. S. (2017). Factors influencing new graduate nurse burnout development, job satisfaction and patient care quality: A time-lagged study. Journal of Advanced Nursing.

Read, E. A., & Laschinger, H. K. S. (2017). Transition experiences, intrapersonal resources, and job retention of new graduate nurses from accelerated and traditional nursing programs: A cross-sectional comparative study. Nurse Education Today.

Read, E. A., & Laschinger, H. K. S. (2015). The influence of authentic leadership and empowerment on nurses' relational social capital, mental health and job satisfaction over the first year of practice. Journal of Advanced Nursing.

Read, E. A. (2014). Workplace social capital in nursing: An evolutionary concept analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing.

Read, E. A., & Laschinger, H. K. S. (2013). Correlates of new graduate nurses' experiences of workplace mistreatment. Journal of Nursing Administration.

Professional practice, committees & volunteer work

• Invited Member, UNB Interdisciplinary Studies Advisory Committee (2020–2025; 2026–2027).
• Member, Education Advisory Committee, National Nursing Assessment Service (2024–present).
• Chair, UNB Faculty of Nursing Graduate Program Evaluation Committee (2024).
• Chair, UNB Faculty of Nursing Graduate Curriculum Committee (2019–2022), including leadership of a comprehensive revision of the Master of Nursing curriculum.
• Member, UNB Registrar’s Advisory Committee (2021–2025).
• External Program Reviewer, Ontario Tech University second-entry BScN program (2024).
• Member, Board of Directors and Scientific Advisory Committee, AGE-WELL APPTA Hub (2016–2020).
• Board Member and International Liaison, Association for Leadership Science in Nursing (2015–2019).
• Registered Nurse, College of Nurses of New Brunswick (2016–present); previously Registered Nurse, Specialized Geriatric Services, Parkwood Hospital, London, Ontario (2012–2016).