Dr. Patricia Bradley, MEd, PhD, RN, CCNE
Dr. Patricia Bradley is a highly qualified and well-respected nurse educator who has extensive experience in Canada and the United States. Pat is Professor Emerita at the School of Nursing at York University. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Community Nursing at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, a Master’s in Education with a focus on curriculum at St. Michael’s College in Vermont, USA, a Master’s of Science in Nursing at Russell Sage College in Troy, New York, USA, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing from the University of San Diego, USA. She was the recipient of the President’s University-Wide Teaching Award in 2012, and in 2011 she was the recipient of both a teaching innovation award from the Council of Ontario University Programs of Nursing (COUPN) and the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) Excellence in Nursing Education Award. Pat’s recent research has focused on the experience and intervention initiatives to assist internationally educated nurses’ transition into the health care setting. She is passionate about nursing and teaching, and is committed to ensuring students are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to provide safe and quality nursing care.
Dr. Karin Page-Cutrara, PhD, RN, CCNE, CCSNE
Dr. Karin Page-Cutrara is Associate Dean, Teaching Learning and Academic Programs in the Faculty of Health, and Associate Professor, Teaching Stream in the School of Nursing at York University in Toronto, Canada. Karin obtained a BNSc at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, and a Master of Nursing at Athabasca University, Alberta. She completed doctoral studies in 2015 at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, focusing on the use of simulation in undergraduate nursing education. She has taught as a perioperative clinical nurse educator in the hospital setting, and in perioperative nursing programs in various colleges. Karin currently uses simulation in teaching thinking skills and for developing nursing competencies in baccalaureate nursing students. Karin has authored articles on simulation prebriefing in peer-reviewed nursing journals. She is committed to addressing the challenges of teaching and learning in the academic setting, and to facilitating undergraduate student learning and competency development in nursing and the health disciplines.
Dr. Shelley Cobbett (she/her), RN BN GnT, MN EdD, has been a nurse educator for over 37 years. She began her nursing career as a diploma prepared RN in 1984, with staff nurse experience in the ER, pediatrics, and maternal child nursing. She then went on to earn a BN (1988) and MN (1995) from Dalhousie University and completed a Gerontology Diploma from Mount St Vincent University (1991). Her doctoral studies in education focused on curriculum development, implementation in the online and face-to-face environment, and program evaluation. She was a past recipient of CASN’s Excellence in Nursing Education Award as well as the Change One Thing Challenge Award for creative teaching methodologies. Most of her research for the past 20 years has been related to the scholarship of teaching and learning, face-to-face, online, hybrid, and virtual simulation, and student experiences of learning in various modalities within an active learning paradigm. Dr. Cobbett is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dalhousie University School of Nursing, and continues to provide consultation services for various organizations in relation to curriculum development, implementation, active learning, and comprehensive program evaluation.
Dr. Stephanie Atthill, PhD, RN, is an experienced nurse educator and curriculum specialist based in Barrie, Ontario. She is a professor and program coordinator in Georgian College’s undergraduate nursing programs, where she has played a key role in curriculum design, program development, and the launch of the college’s standalone nursing degree. Dr. Atthill earned her BScN from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and completed her PhD at Western University in London, Ontario, where she specialized in the education stream of study. Her doctoral research examined informatics competency development in undergraduate nursing curricula. She now focuses her scholarly work on simulation pedagogy, cultural humility in nursing education, and the role of clinical externship programs in supporting students’ transition to practice. In addition, she serves as an Adjunct Researcher at the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, collaborating on practice‑informed research initiatives. Committed to advancing high‑quality undergraduate nursing education, Dr. Atthill’s work emphasizes evidence‑based curriculum design, thoughtful application of learning theory, and the development of meaningful, inclusive learning environments. She brings expertise in course design, evaluation strategies, and learner‑centred pedagogy, ensuring that educational approaches are grounded in contemporary best practices. She has disseminated her research through peer‑reviewed publications and conference presentations and has received grant funding to support her ongoing studies in nursing education and transition to practice.
Dr. Edward Cruz is an Associate Professor (Tenured) and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs at the Faculty of Nursing, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He holds the Canadian Certified Nurse Educator (CCNE) designation and is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Nursing, the first Filipino-Canadian to receive this honour. A Philippine-educated registered nurse who navigated the internationally educated nurse (IEN) credentialing process firsthand upon immigrating to Canada, Edward brings a deeply personal and scholarly perspective to nursing education and workforce integration. Edward has been a long-standing contributor to CASN/CNEI, serving as an instructor for the Nurse Educator Certificate Program, a course developer and facilitator for preceptorship education modules, an accreditation reviewer for domestic and international nursing programs, and a member of the Advisory Committee on Accreditation Policy. He is a recipient of multiple teaching awards, and has experience teaching in diploma, baccalaureate, and graduate level education.