Jean Murray Langdon

Biography

Professor Jean Langdon is considered one of the pioneers of the Faculty of Nursing. Professor Langdon's knowledge and expertise in the development of courses in Community Health for the undergraduate program, needs recognition. It was Professor Langdon's interpersonal skills and knowledge about Calgary Health Services that made it possible for students of a newly established nursing program to acquire relevant skills in the various community settings.

Professor Langdon actively engaged in scholarly work. She demonstrated her scholarship in her collaborative work both with faculty members and the larger nursing community. The two most significant studies she was involved in were evaluation of (1) Postpartum Parent Support Program, and (2) the Red Cross Child Abuse Program. The findings of these two studies were presented at provincial, national, and international conferences. Currently involved with and on the Board of the Emeritus Association University of Calgary and Bow Cliff Seniors Centre.