Amanda O'Rae

Amanda O'Rae

Positions

Associate Professor (Teaching)

Faculty of Nursing, Faculty

Undergraduate Curriculum Coordinator

Faculty of Nursing

Contact information

Phone number

Office: 403.220.7206

Location

Office: PF3251

For media enquiries, contact

Lynda Sea, Senior Manager - Communications

Office: +1.403.471-9762
Email: lsea@ucalgary.ca
Twitter: @ucalgarynursing

Background

Educational Background

MPH , University of Alberta, 2011

BHScN Nursing, McMaster University, 2005

Biography

Amanda O’Rae has been part of the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Calgary since 2009, teaching first as a sessional instructor and now as a tenured track instructor. Currently, she is focused on instruction in terms III and IV, teaching theory and practice courses. Her main concentration is on public health practice from a population health approach and the role of the nurse in community development and health promotion. She serves on the Program Evaluation Committee within the faculty of nursing, the University wide, Academic Sustainability Committee and is co-chair of the Engagement Committee for the faculty of nursing. Her scholarship interests lie in the enhancement of teaching pedagogy relevant to nursing education in order to contribute to the development of life-long learners and on workplace health promotion.

Research

Areas of Research

Nursing education

reflective practice, critical thinking, leadership and scholarship

Organizational change and healthy workplaces
Community development in nursing practice