Carol Ewashen

Carol Janis Ewashen

Positions

Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing

Faculty of Nursing, Emeriti

Contact information

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Karen Cook, Director, Communications

Office: +1.403.220.4361
Email: kcook@ucalgary.ca
Twitter: @ucalgarynursing

Background

Educational Background

Bach of Education Psychology, University of Calgary, 1977

Doctor of Philosophy Curriculum Specialization, University of Calgary, 2005

Master of Nursing Nursing, University of Calgary, 1987

Nursing Diploma Foothills Hospital School of Nursing,

CV

Biography

Carol Ewashen is an Associate Professor, former Associate Dean Graduate Programs, and current Graduate Curriculum Coordinator, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary. She is a clinical specialist in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing with full membership in the Canadian Group Psychotherapy Association. Dr. Ewashen is Co-Investigator on a funded research project, ATTACH (Action Team of Triadic Attachment and Child Health). Other funded scholarly projects include development and evaluation of a training program, Professional Development Mental Health and Addiction Curriculum: Preventive Practice for Professional Nurses. She has served as a Faculty of Nursing representative on two major Alberta Family Wellness Initiatives: Early Brain and Biological Development (EBBD) and Recovery form Addiction (RFA) with a current focus on accelerating innovation through design and testing of an addiction and mental health core story for youth. Dr. Ewashen was the 2012 recipient of the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA), Nursing Excellence in Education Award, and the 2015 recipient of the Faculty of Nursing Covenant Health Teaching Excellence Award.

Research

Areas of Research

Mental health, Addiction, Gender Differences, Youth mental health, Resilience and prevention of risk, Body, self & eating, Critical feminist & post-structural research, Participatory action research Awards

Awards

  • 2015 Faculty of Nursing Covenant Health Teaching Excellence Award, 2015
  • Graduate Student Award Excellence in Supervision, 2015
  • Nominated by Dean, Faculty of Nursing and Invited Participant, 2013
  • Nursing Excellence in Education, 2012
  • U Make A Difference Award, 2011
  • Board of Directors, Canadian Association Schools of Nursing, 2010
  • Nominated by Dean, Faculty of Nursing and Selected Participant, 2010
  • Recognition Awards Reception, 2010
  • PhD - Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum, 2005