Associate Profesor at University of Alberta
Dr. Gerri Lasiuk is an Associate Professor and Director or the Nursing Simulation Centre in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta. Her clinical, teaching, and research interest relate to psychiatric/ mental health nursing, particularly the relationship of childhood adversity to adult health; perinatal mental health; trauma-informed healthcare; and the use of simulation in teaching and learning. Her clinical background includes acute in-patient psychiatry; public health nursing in an inner city-district; outreach, high-risk pregnancy program; mental health therapist in First Nation Communities; and psychotherapist in private practice.