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Gudrun Reay

RN BN PhD
Pronouns: she/her

Positions

Associate Professor

Faculty of Nursing, Faculty

Contact information

Phone number

Office: 403.210.3843

Location

Office: PF3232

For media enquiries, contact

Karen Cook, Director, Communications

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

Preferred method of communication

Preferred method of communication: Email

Background

Educational Background

PhD Nursing, University of Calgary, 2014

BN Nursing, University of Calgary, 1998

Diploma Nursing, Mount Royal University, 1987

Biography

Dr. Reay has an extensive background in emergency nursing. In her doctoral work she explored decision making by triage registered nurses using classical grounded theory. She has presented her work internationally and is developing a research program focused on decision making in complex and stressful environments. Dr. Reay teaches research and evidence utilization in the Bachelor of Nursing program. She is co-supervising graduate students.

Her research interests include grounded theory methodology, decision making in complex environments such as critical care nursing and exploring how the work context influences and shapes decisions. 

Research

Areas of Research

Grounded theory methodology, Decision-making in complex environments such as critical care nursing

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
NURS 634 LAB 01 B01 Adv Nurs - Leadership II & III 2020
NURS 599 LAB 12 B12 Integrate Nurs Role & Pract VI 2020
NURS 634 LAB 01 B01 Adv Nurs - Leadership II & III 2021
NURS 634 SEC 01 S01 Adv Nurs - Leadership II & III 2020
NURS 634 SEC 01 S01 Adv Nurs - Leadership II & III 2021