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Dr. Suzanne Campbell

PhD, RN, FCNEI, IBCLC, CCSNE, Professor

Dr. Suzanne Hetzel Campbell’s transformational leadership in simulation is characterized by her commitment to being a role model, individualized supports tailored to the unique contexts of the people she mentors, and her ability to nurture innovative simulation approaches with her collaborators. Dr. Campbell’s commitment to building capacity in simulation is evidenced by her ongoing leadership in facilitating faculty development workshops, mentoring new and seasoned authors to share their simulation designs in her award winning textbook, and encouraging inter-professional simulations led by nurses. She is advancing interprofessional education, research, and practice by incorporating technical and non-technical skills such as communication, therapeutic relationship, leadership and team-building in her simulation research and international presentations and publications.

University of Rhode Island (URI) Luminary Award (Sept. 30, 2021) Link

Dr. Suzanne Hetzel Campbell has been chosen as a University of Rhode Island College of Nursing Luminary in recognition of the college’s 75th Anniversary.
Dr. Campbell is one of 75 College of Nursing Luminaries. Those nominated are alumni, faculty or individuals who have championed advancement of the URI College of Nursing. These individuals have excelled in contributions to professional practice, education, research and/or advancement of the college. Dr. Campbell was selected for her outstanding contribution to the College of Nursing, the profession of nursing, the improvement of nursing practices and her influence on the health and wellness of all the people she has touched throughout her esteemed career. A celebration took place September 30th, to honor Campbell and the 74 other Luminaries. [Website] New President, Dr. Marc Parlange (previous Dean, UBC Faculty of Applied Science 2013-2017) and First-Lady Mary Parlange attended the event. Before earning her Ph.D. in Nursing from the University of Rhode Island, Suzanne earned a B.S. and M.S. in Nursing from the University of Connecticut.

Suzanne Hetzel Campbell PhD, RN, FCNEI, IBCLC, CCSNE
Fellow, Canadian Nurse Educator Institute (November 15, 2021) News Award Booklet
Dr. Campbell, URI President Marc Parlange, Mary Parlange
Suzanne Hetzel Campbell PhD, RN, FCNEI, IBCLC, CCSNE
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Graduate Supervision

  1. Bawafaa, E. (2025). Dissertation: Women’s experiences and perception of access to reproductive healthcare in rural Ghana.* [Lyle Creelman Endowment Award, $3,000] *Excellence in PhD Dissertation Award, May 29, 2025. Link: https://open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0448219 [Dissertation, University of British Columbia]. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/90507
  2. Andrews, O. (2025). Thesis: *Perinatal healthcare providers’ experiences with the Baby-Friendly Initiative: A qualitative descriptive study. [*Master’s Thesis, University of British Columbia-Okanagan] Link http://hdl.handle.net/2429/89952
  3. Rosha, U. (2025). Scholarly Practice Advancement Research Project (SPAR): Respectful Care for Infant Feeding from the Parents’ Perspective.
  4. Fok, M. (2024). Thesis: An E-Learning Module for Undergraduate Nursing Students on Pressure Injury Prevention and Management in People with Darker Skin Tones. [Master’s thesis, University of British Columbia]. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/89068
  5. Koke, K. (2024). NP Culminating Research Project: Raising Awareness of the Impacts of Perinatal loss: Perinatal Bereavement Care Guidance for Primary Care Providers.
  6. McKay, E. (2023) Thesis: Do patients with endometriosis receive respectful care? Experience of care among patients with endometriosis in British Columbia. [UBC SoN Best MS Thesis Award, May 2023] https://open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0431307
  7. Dhaliwal, A. (2022) Thesis: The theory of planned behaviour and physical activity in pregnancy: exploring the moderating effect of antenatal depressive symptomatology.  [https://open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0423000]
  8. Yan, A. (2022) Thesis: Nurse-led mobilization during the coronavirus pandemic. [UBC SoN Best MS Thesis Award, November 2022] [https://open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0413587]
  9. Sferrazza, K. (2022) Thesis: Undergraduate nursing students’ experience in the clinical learning environment since COVID-19 in British Columbia. [UBC SoN Best MS Thesis Award May 2022.] [http://hdl.handle.net/2429/80450]
  10. Merat-Fournier, A. (2022). NP Culminating Research Project: Promoting Perinatal Healthcare by raising awareness of the multidimensional impacts of birth trauma: Recommendations for Family Nurse Practitioners. LINK *Faculty of Applied Science, MN-NP Rising Star, 1/4/2022 https://nursing.ubc.ca/community/news/2023/2022-apsc-rising-stars
  11. Currie, J. (2021) Dissertation: What patient, clinician, institutional, community, socio-cultural and policy factors are associated with the rise in off-label prescribing of domperidone in British Columbia when used to treat low milk supply. [SoN Internal Grant Award, $3,000] https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0396710
  12. Dy, J. (2021). NP Culminating Research Project: A Scoping Review of Nurse Practitioner Roles in Non-Specialty Palliative Care Settings.
  13. Burgoyne, J. (2020). NP Culminating Research Project: Use of simulation in nurse practitioner programs to enhance clinical readiness in practicum settings: A scoping review.
  14. Pan, C.  (2020). NP Culminating Research Project: Factors influencing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination decision-making in immigrant parents: How nurse practitioners can address immigrant parents’ HPV vaccine hesitancy using the health belief model.
  15. Choung, C. (2020) Thesis: Real patients as co-debriefers in simulation-based education. Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University**, Burnaby, BC.[Education Technology and Learning Design program.]
  16. Kuznetsova, A. (2020). Scholarly Practice Advancement Research Project (SPAR): Nursing Role in Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection Reduction across Pediatric Intensive Care Settings.
  17. Kainth, S. (2019). Scholarly Practice Advancement Research Project (SPAR): Implementations of a Mentorship Program to Support and Educate Nurses on Perinatal Loss.  Link   
  18. Tharmaratnam, T. (2019) Thesis: Mothers’ Perspectives on Using Smart Phones While Breastfeeding.  https://open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0385536
  19. Grunert, D. (2018) Thesis: Decision Making Surrounding Human Milk Donation: Attitudes, Subjective Norms, and Barriers. (Internal UBC SoN Funding, Quintessence Foundation: Wah Wong Lactation Support Fund for Pilot of survey)  https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0365593
  20. Lo, P. (2018) Thesis: Patterns of Action Items in an Electronic Clinical Handover Tool. (Internal UBC SoN Funding)  https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0372894
  21. Gallaher. J. (2017). Scholarly Practice Advancement Research Project (SPAR): Exploring the Literature of a Nurse’s Role in the Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Interprofessional In Situ Simulation: A Scoping Review. Link  
  22. Chang, S.H-C. (2016) Thesis: Experiences of Chinese immigrant women following zuo yue zi in the lower mainland of British Columbia. https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0224476
    • Chang, S. H. C., Hall, W. A., Campbell, S. H., & Lee, L. (2018). Experiences of Chinese immigrant women following “Zuo Yue Zi” in British Columbia. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14236
  23. Deol, H. (2015) Thesis: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in South Asian Women. https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0166607
  24. Penrose, C. (2015) Thesis: Perinatal Nursing Strategies To Promote Breastfeeding For Women Who Have A History Of Sexual Violence: A Rapid Evidence Assessment. https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0135550