Dr. Karen Cook
Dr. Karen Cook
Associate Professor
Contact information
Email: kcook@athabascau.ca
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I am an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Health Disciplines at Athabasca University and my research interests include complex and life-limiting conditions and the experience of families; grief and bereavement with a specific focus on children, youth and young adults and their families; improving the transition process from pediatric to adult care, and developing a public health approach to palliative care, and advance care planning. My research approaches include in-person and online and patient engagement strategies within qualitative and mixed methods and Indigenous Ways of Knowing.
My clinical career focused on supporting children, young adults and their families manage complex and palliative conditions as a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Registered Clinical Counsellor.
When not working, I love to travel, be outside biking, hiking, and cross country skiing and also enjoy reading, music. BC is home and I spend as much time as I can near the ocean and in the mountains and forests.
Research interests
- Children, young adults, and their families living with complex and life-limiting conditions
- Improving systems and supports for youth with special health care needs transitioning from pediatric to adult health, education, and community services
- A public health approach to palliative care
- Advance care planning
- Qualitative and mixed methods research
- Indigenous Ways of Knowing
Educational credentials
- BSN
- MSc (A)
- PhD
- Registered Clinical Counsellor
Professional affiliations
- Childrens' Health Care Canada: Transition Hub
- Alberta Health Services Provincial Palliative and End of Life Innovations Steering Committee
- Canadian Virtual Hospice: My Grief
- British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives