Janice Waddell

Dr. Janice Waddell is a Professor Emeritus in the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing (DCSN) at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). Over the course of her academic career at TMU, Dr. Waddell has served as a faculty member and Associate Director in the DCSN, Associate Dean of the Faculty of Community Services, inaugural Director of Experiential Learning, and Interim Associate Director of the Yeates School of Graduate Studies (YSGS). In addition, she has served as a supervisor for undergraduate...See more

Dr. Janice Waddell is a Professor Emeritus in the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing (DCSN) at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). Over the course of her academic career at TMU, Dr. Waddell has served as a faculty member and Associate Director in the DCSN, Associate Dean of the Faculty of Community Services, inaugural Director of Experiential Learning, and Interim Associate Director of the Yeates School of Graduate Studies (YSGS). In addition, she has served as a supervisor for undergraduate and graduate students in Toronto Metropolitan University's Undergraduate and Master of Nursing programs. Dr. Waddell's teaching, learning and research interests include: Career planning and development for nurses, with a particular emphasis on nursing students and faculty; factors influencing student engagement; enhancing the transition from student to registered nurse; curriculum development; new faculty development; and the scholarship of learning and teaching. Dr. Waddell has been active in the nursing community and has held many leadership roles within the Registered Nurses Foundation of Ontario, a charitable organization that supports nurses and nursing students to advance their nursing leadership, education, and scholarship. Dr. Waddell was made an honorary member of the Canadian Nursing Students' Association in acknowledgement of her career planning and development work with undergraduate nursing students. See less