Research interests
Integrated Knowledge Translation | Health and Well-being | Rural Health Services | Environment | Health | Rural health, nursing, primary health care, team-based care, hermeneutics.
Biography
Dr. Erin Barker is a family nurse practitioner, rural health researcher and educator with a background in rural and remote practice. Erin currently works in the School of Nursing as an Associate Professor and Coordinator for the graduate nursing program. She holds an interdisciplinary PhD in Health Sciences and works clinically as part of a rural inter-professional primary care team. Her research program focuses on strengthening rural health systems through partnered approaches to support delivery of high quality team-based primary health care in rural communities. Erin is active in provincial and national networks committed to nursing education and practice, she has published and presented nationally and internationally on topics related to team-based primary health care, the role of NPs, and promoting equity-oriented care. Barker, Dr. Erin's curriculum vitae