
Dr. Zahra Shajani, RN, MPH, Ed.D
Positions
Associate Professor (Teaching)
Faculty of Nursing, Faculty
Associate Dean Undergraduate Practice Education
Faculty of Nursing
Contact information
Phone number
Office: 403.220.3670
Location
Office: PF2238
For media enquiries, contact
Karen Cook, Senior Manager - Communications
Office: +1.403.220.4361
Email: kcook@ucalgary.ca
Twitter: @ucalgarynursing
Administrative Assistant
Brenda Bode
bbode@ucalgary.ca
Background
Educational Background
Ed.D. Education , University of Liverpool , 2020
MPH Faculty of Medicine , University of Liverpool , 2013
Bachelor of Nursing Nursing, University of Calgary, 2002
Biography
Dr. Shajani's program of research is in the field of nursing education, early childhood development, and family nursing. She has extensive experience in family nursing, community health, maternal-child health, medical nursing, and administrative areas. Her doctoral research was on understanding the role transition of nurse clinicians into academia. Dr. Shajani’s current research includes supporting innovative sustainable clinical practicums and she is also working on ways to the utilization of digital clinical student clinical evaluation. She has been a co-investigator on funded projects on nursing education, focused on the science of learning and the science of teaching. Dr. Shajani has presented at national and international conferences including the Canadian Association School of Nursing and the National League of Nursing. She has co-authored a chapter in the Canadian textbook of community nursing and family nursing book. Her research interests include faculty development, family nursing, maternal and child health, and nursing practice simulation learning. Dr. Shajani serves in internal committees within the UCalgary as well as within the external Aga Khan Institutions.
Research
Areas of Research
Publications
- Wright & Leahey’s Nurses and Families: A Guide to Family Assessment and Intervention. (7th edition). . Diana Snell; Zahra Shajani. F.A. Davis.. 380. (2019)
- Using the community as partner model in flood disaster response: A case study in Calgary, Canada. . Rutherford, G., Langille, J., Patterson, J.D., & Shajani, Z. (2020). Wolters Kluwer. (2020)
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