Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae: Dr. Joan Evans Education: 2001 PhD, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia (Educational Foundations, Sociology of Gender) 1994 MN, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia(Adult Nursing, Nursing Education) 1982 Post RN, BN, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia (Nursing) 1977 Nurse Practitioner Certificate, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta (Outpost Nursing) 1976 Public Health Nursing Diploma, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario 1974Graduate Nurse Diploma, Toronto General Hospital School of Nursing, Toronto, Ontario Selected Academic Positions Held: 2011 July present Professor, Division of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, 2006 Aug. - present Associate Professor and Director, Communication Skills Program Division of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University 2006 (Jan.-Mar.) Visiting Scholar, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University,Melbourne, Australia. 2003-2006 Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University. 2001 present Member, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Dalhousie University. Committee Membership (selected): Division of Medical Education Committees 2011- Chair Tenure, Promotion, and Appointments Committee 2008-10 Chair Search Committee (Director Positions for Faculty Development; Professionalism, Diversity, Equity; and, Medical Humanities Programs) 2006-present Chair Chair, Communication Skills Program Committee Faculty of Medicine Committees 2011- Chair Med 1 & 2 Committee 2011- Member Curriculum Committee 2011- Member Evaluation Committee 2011 Member Continuum of Medical Education Steering Committee 2010 Member Curriculun Renewal Working Group (Clinical Skills) 2010 Member Curriculum Renewal Working Group (Neuroscience) 2009 Member Curriculum Renewal Working Group (Overall Curriculum Development) 2008-2010 Member Committee for Community of Scholars Awards of Excellence in Medical Education 2008 Member Search Committee, Associate Dean Undergraduate 1
Medical Education 2008 Member Objectives Working Group Committee, UGME University Committees 2010-present Member Senate Nominating Committee 2007-2008 Member Senate Academic Appeals Committee 2007-2008 Member Senate Discipline Appeal Board National Committees/Service 2009-present Member Integration Committee, Pan-Organizational Collaboration, Milestones for National Communication Competencies Initiative, RCPSC. 2009 Mar. Faculty Rep Pan-Organizational Collaboration for Communication Summit. Hosted by the RCPSC, Ottawa, ON. 2009- Chair Special Interest Group on Communication Skills, AFMC. 2008 Faculty Rep CanMEDs Train-The-Trainer Collaboratorr Workshop. Hosted by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Toronto, ON. 2007-present Member Institute for Healthcare Communication Canada, Canadian Operating Committee. 2007-present Faculty Rep Equity, Diversity and Gender (EDG) Committee, AFMC 2007. Faculty Rep CanMEDs Train-The-Trainer Communicator Workshop. Hosted by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Ottawa, ON. 2006-2009 Member Communication Skills Special Interest Group, AFMC. Peer Review Activities: External Abstract Reviewer, 2010 Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, (AFMC). (November 2009) Invited Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of the American Men s Studies Association. Topic area: men in nursing. (April 2009) Invited Manuscript Reviewer, Qualitative Health Research. Topic area: method/methodology, women s health. (January 2009) Invited External Grant Reviewer. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Topic area: communication in medicine. (January 2009) External Abstract Reviewer, 2009 Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, (November 2008) External Abstract Reviewer, 2008 Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, (October 2007). Funded Research (selected): 2008-2010 Creating an Inventory of Communication Skills Faculty, Curricula and Instructional Materials in Canadian Medical Education. Principal Investigator: J. Evans. Medical Council of Canada: $4000. 2009 HIMM @Work: Building a National Research Agenda in Men s Health. Principal Investigator: B. Frank. Co-Investigator: J. Evans. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: Gender, Sex and Health Competition: $5,000. 2
2009-2010 HIMM @ Work: A National Research Agenda for Men's Health in Canada. Principal Investigators: B. Frank, & J. Evans. Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF), Team Development Grant - Capacity Funding Program: $9, 871.60. 2009-2012 Medical Students' Perception of Their Developing Communication Skills Competency: Determining Factors That Build or Block Their Skill Development. Principal Investigator: J. Evans. The Division of Medical Education Research and Development Fund, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University: $5,000. 2008-2011 Exploring the Intersections of Health, Illness, Men and Masculinities Across the Life-course. Principal Investigators: B. Frank & J. Evans. Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF): $141,685.50. 2007-2010 The Medical Resident: Exploring Communication Dynamics Among Residents and Between Residents, Attending Physicians and Nurses. Principal Investigator: J. Evans. The Division of Medical Education Research and Development Fund, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University: $5,000. 2005-2009 Bodies of Sameness in Places of Difference: Lesbian Couples Birthing In Relationship with Perinatal Nurses. Principal Investigator: L. Goldberg. Co-Applicant: J. Evans. Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF): $117,671. Publications (selected): Refereed Publications Forgeron, P., McGrath, P., Stevens, B., Evans, J., Dick, B., Finley, A., Carlson, T. (2011). Social information processing in adolescents with chronic pain: My friends don t understand me. Pain, 152 (12), 2773-80. Burke, J, & Evans, J. (2011). Embracing the Creative: The Role of Photo Novella in Qualitative Nursing Research. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 10 (2). 165-179. Evans, J., Frank, B., Oliffe, J., Gregory, D. (2011). HIMM, Health, Illness, Men and Masculinities (HIMM): A theoretical framework for understanding men and their health. Journal of Men s Health, 8 (1), 7-15. Ryan, A., Goldberg, L., & Evans, J. (2010) Wise women: mentoring as relational learning in perinatal nursing practice. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 19, 183-191. Whitty-Rogers, J., Evans, J., & Etowa, J. (2009). Bridging the gaps: Reducing barriers for Mi kmaq women and families during childbirth. Journal of the Association for Research on Mothering, 11 (1), 122-135. Forgeron, P., Jonqudomkarn, D., Evans, J., Finley, A., Thienthong, S., Siripul, P., Pairojkul, S., Sriraj, W., Boonyawatanangkool, K. (2009). Children s pain assessment in Northeastern Thailand: Perspectives of health professionals. International Journal of Qualitative Health Research, 19 (1), 71-81. Non-Refereed Publications Frank, B., Evans, J., & LeDuc, D. (2009). Boys Health. In S. Steinberg & M. Kehler (Eds). Boy Culture: An Encyclopedia. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. 3
Gregory, D., Evans, J., Frank, B., Kellett. P. (2008). Men s health: The need for change. WellSpring, 19 (1), 1-4. Scholarly/Professional Presentations Dojeiji, S., Frank, J., Kurtz, S., Bowmer, I., Bursey, F., Evans, J., Flynn, L., Goldszmidt, M., Lussier, M., Neville, A., Richard, C., Sargeant, J., Sherbino, J., Wallace, G., Weston, W. Development of a Novel Communication Competency Framework: A National Consensus Project. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Conference, Vienna, Austria. August, 2011. Forgeron, P., McGrath, P., Stevens, B., Finley, A., Evans, J. Social Interactions of Adolescents with Chronic Pain: Are They Different? American Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Austin, Texas. May 2011 (poster). Evans, J., MacLeod, H., Simpson, D. Medical Resident and Nurse Communication: Uneasy Relations. Canadian Conference on Medical Education, St. John s, NF. May, 2010. Evans, J., & Gold, E. Cultivating the Communicator role in Clinical Clerks and Residents. Workshop. Canadian Conference on Medical Education, St. John s, NF. May, 2010. MacLeod, H., Evans, J. Interprofessional Communication and Collaboration: From Research Findings to Workshop Structure. Symposium on Medical/Health Professions Education, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University. April, 2010. Forgeron, P., Evans, J., McGrath, P., Finley, A., Stevens, B. Exploring Friendships of Teenagers with Chronic Pain. International Symposium on Pediatric Pain, Acapulco, Mexico. March, 2010 (poster presented by P. Forgeron). Evans, J., MacLeod, H., Simpson, D. Factors Influencing Communication Dynamics in the Clinical Setting: Perspectives of Residents, Attending Physicians and Nurses. Symposium on Medical/Health Professions Education, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University. April, 2009. Evans, J., Frank, B. Naylor, T. Health Illness, Men and Masculinities: HIMM @ Work. 17th Annual American Men s Studies Association Conference. Montreal, Quebec. April, 2009. Evans, J. Invited Presentation Gender Relations in the Workplace. Dalhousie Association of Women and the Law. March, 2009. Evans, J. Invited Presentation Men in Nursing: Challenges and Opportunities. Canadian Nursing Student Association. National Annual Conference, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlettetown, PEI. January, 2009. Goldberg, L., & Evans, J. A Phenomenological Understanding of Equity and Invisibility in the Context of Lesbian Birthing in Perinatal Nursing. 7th Qualitative Research Conference,Bournemouth University, UK. September, 2008. Forgeron, P., Jonqudomkarn, D., Finley, A., Evans, J., Thienthang, S., Siripul, P., Pairojkul, S., Sriraj, W., Boonyawatanangkool, K. Changing pain care for children in Northeastern Thailand: Clinician Perspectives. 12th World Congress on Pain, Glasgow, Scotland: August, 2008 (poster presented by P. Forgeron). 4
Evans, J., Frank, B., Gregory, D., Oliffe, J., & Divine, D. Heath Illness, Men & Masculinities (HIMM) A Conceptual Framework. Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, Equity, Diversity & Gender Committee. Invited presentation. Montreal, PQ. May, 2008. Evans, J., Frank, B., Gregory, D., Oliffe, J., & Divine, D. Heath Illness, Men & Masculinities (HIMM) A Conceptual Framework. 16th American Men s Studies Association Conference, Masculinities and Institutions: Mapping the Connections. Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. April, 2008. Frank, B., Evans, J., Numer, M., Oliffe, J., Gregory, D., & Divine, D. A Framework for Health, Illness, Men and Masculinities (HIMM). 5th Biennial World Congress on Men s Health and Gender: Men s Health in Transition, From Practice to Prevention, Poster presentation, Vienna, Austria. September, 2007. Frank, B., Evans, J., Oliffe, J., Gregory, D., & Divine, D. HIMM: A Framework for Men s Health. Panel presentation. The First Annual Canadian Conference on Men s Health.Victoria, BC. March, 2007. Goldberg, L., Evans, J., Campbell, S., & Frank, B. Bodies of Sameness in Places of Difference: Lesbian Couples Birthing in Relationship With Perinatal Nurses. 18th National Association of Women s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Conference, Halifax, NS. October, 2007. Evans, J. Invited Presentation Gender Relations: Men and Masculinities in the Human Services. Avalon Sexual Assault Centre, Halifax, NS. May, 2006. Evans, J. Public Seminar: Gender Diversity in Nursing: What About the Boys? Invited by the Centre for Health Through Action on Social Exclusion, Faculty of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. March, 2006 Evans, J. Invited presentation: Men and Masculinities in Nursing: Working Towards Gender Equity. School of Nursing, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia. March, 2006. Evans, J. Invited presentation: Men and Masculinities in Nursing: The Impact of Men in and On the Profession. Included as part of a two day research seminar for faculty and doctoral students. School of Nursing, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. February, 2006. Interviews/Media (selected) 2010 Mar. Phone interview about men in nursing for the article, Knocking down the male nurse stereotypes. By Karen Kornelsen, Editor, Recruitment Canada: Canadian Nurses and Allied Health Recruitment Guide, April, 2010. 2009 Feb. Video-taped interview with Robert Fraser for Nursing Ideas. Men in nursing: Moving beyond add men and stir. http://snipurl.com/bhggd 2009 Jan. CBC News. Interview informed news item titled: Recruiting Men to Nursing Remains a Challenge. January. 30, 2009. 2009 Jan. The Chronicle Herald. Interview informed news item titled: Sissy Stigma Keeping Men out of Nursing. (p. A10). January 30, 2009. 2009 Jan. Interviewed by CBC Radio, Charlottetown, PEI regarding men in nursing. Aired January 30, 2009. 5