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CURRICULUM VITAE
SAVITRI W. SINGH RN MSN
4382 Puget Drive
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6L-2V8
Home: 604-732-8649
Pager: 604-570-5609
E-mail: [email protected]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------OBJECTIVES
1. To pursue a PhD studies in Nursing Sciences related to culture and health.
The focus of my proposed PhD research will be on the meanings of social
support (network): “South Asian women’s perceptions and meanings of
social support whilst facing the challenges of living with cancer”. Health
care professionals communicate necessary disease related physiological
information to families and clients, but to what extent do clients’
understand disease process. Who do they seek support from when making
tough health care decisions about their lives? How does the discourse
surrounding cancer affect the decisions that are made by the client and the
family? How do contextual factors such as family structuring, social,
political, class, individual, and structural dominance interplay for women
from diverse cultural backgrounds when processing information related to
their illness “cancer”?
2. My long-term career goal is to be a researcher and an educator with the
World Health Organization, a university or a healthcare agency. My
research interests are related to the complexities of culture and health for
those individuals who are accessing as well as delivering health care.
3. Learning is a life-long process. Reciprocal teaching and learning can be a
challenge at any stage of life; an academic arena; or at a lay level. Thus, I
believe as a researcher, a health care provider, and an educator, we have
the responsibility to share what we have learned through research with the
communities and individuals who have shared their life experiences with
us. We can help strengthen and build communities from within, with
collaborative teaching and learning through sharing knowledge that
individuals have painstakingly shared with us in the name of research and
advancement.
Savitri W. Singh
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EDUCATION
Nursing Education
Masters in Nursing Sciences (with honours)
University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, BC
September 1999 - May 2002.
The topic of my thesis was “South Asian women’s experiences with abnormal pap
smears and their follow-up diagnostic care”.
Bachelor in Nursing Sciences (with honours)
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
January 1998-May1999.
Diploma in Nursing
Douglas College
New Westminster, BC
September 1995 – December 1997
Business Education
Real Estate Agent’s Certificate
University of British Columbia and the Real Estate Council of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
January 1999 - August 1999
Real Estate Property Management Certificate
University of British Columbia and the Real Estate Council of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
September 1998 - January 1999.
Real Estate Salesperson Certificate
British Columbia Institute of Technology and the British Columbia Applied Real
Estate Association
Vancouver, BC
August 1984 - April 1985.
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EMPLOYMENT
Business Employment History
Real Estate Salesperson
Fraser Valley Real Estate Board
15463 104th avenue
Surrey, BC
August 1984 - January 1999.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Clinical Employment History
Vancouver Richmond Health Board
1060 West 8th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
May 1999 – May 2001.
Duties included working as a Nurse
Case Manager and a Home
Care Nurse in the community.
Vancouver General Hospital
780 West 12th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
January 1998- December 1999
Employed as a Registered Nurse
on a General Surgical Floor.
North Crest Care Centre
6780 120th street
North Delta, BC
January 1998 - January 1999.
Employed as a Registered
Nurse on an extended care
ward giving medications and
administration.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Teaching Positions
Sessional Instructor in the Collaborative Nursing Degree Program
Since January 2002
University of Victoria, School of Nursing (Langara campus)
Victoria, BC, Canada
Sessional Instructor in the General Nursing Program
September 2001- December 2001
Douglas College, School of Nursing
New Westminster, BC, Canada
Teaching Assistant (Nursing 350, Socio-cultural constructs of health and illness)
October15, 2000-April 2001
Dr. Joan Anderson
University of British Columbia, School of Nursing, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Research Positions
British Columbia Cancer Agency
600 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC.
November 2002
Creating a website for cancer
patients and health care providers
in relation to pain management in
cancer.
British Columbia Cancer Agency
600 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC.
July 2001- February 2002
Researcher to help with pre-post
evaluation for a new radiation
therapy program. Involved in
collecting and analyzing data
using SPSS.
Survey of a project titled ‘Point of
purchase project of cigarettes’.
Pilot study of this project.
British Columbia Cancer Agency
600 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
August 2001
Dr. Joan Anderson (Principal Investigator)
University of British Columbia
School of Nursing
T 2211 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, BC, V6T 2B5
E-mail: [email protected]
Since November, 1999
Hospitalization and help seeking
experiences of diverse ethnocultural populations.
Dr. Angela Henderson
Literature and library search
University of British Columbia
for health care research project on
School of Nursing
domestic violence through
T2211 Wesbrook Mall
Simon Fraser University,
Vancouver, BC, V6T 2B5
Vancouver, BC.
Since June 2002
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British Columbia Cancer Agency
600 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC.
November 2002
Creating a website for cancer
patients and health care providers
in relation to pain management in
Dr. Angela Henderson
University of British Columbia
School of Nursing
T2211 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, BC, V6T 2B5
Literature and library search
for health care research project on
domestic violence through
Simon Fraser University,
Vancouver, BC.
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British Columbia Cancer Agency
Pre and post evaluation for a new
600 West 10th Avenue
radiation program at the cancer
Vancouver, BC.
Agency. Collecting the data and
July 2001– February 2002
analysis using the SPSS program.
Dr. France Bouthillette
Critique of the literature search, pre and post surveys with nurses and patients.
Collected the pre implementation data including the observations, nurses and
patients surveys. Entered the data into the SPSS program for analysis.
British Columbia Cancer Agency
600 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
August 2001
Dr. France Bouthillette
Survey of a project titled ‘Point of
purchase project of cigarettes’.
Pilot study of this project.
Dr. Joan Anderson (Principal Investigator)
Hospitalization and help seeking
University of British Columbia
experiences of diverse ethnoSchool of Nursing
cultural populations.
T 2211 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, BC, V6T 2B5
E-mail: [email protected]
Since November, 1999
Duties included data collection, transcribing interviews, coding and analysis of
data. Writing papers for publication along with the principal and co-investigators.
Reporting the findings include pamphlets for the clinical settings, workshops,
report and papers for publication.
Dr. Joy Johnson (Principal Investigator)
Towards an understanding
University of British Columbia
of nicotine dependence in youth.
School of Nursing
T201-2211 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, BC, V6T 2B5
Phone: 604-822-7435
E-mail: [email protected]
Qualitative Research Practicum. January 2000-June 2000.
Data collection and analysis of adolescents’ lay theories of nicotine addiction.
Reports were presented to the principal and co-investigators.
Dr. Joan Bottorff (Principal Investigator)
University of British Columbia
School of Nursing
T 199- 2211 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, BC, V6T 2B5
Phone: 604-822-7438
E-mail: [email protected]
Barriers to Pap smear access in
multi-cultural and First Nations
Women
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Self-directed studies May 1998-May1999: Bachelor of Nursing program.
(Independently collected data from South Asian women about their experiences
related to accessing Pap smears. Transcribed, coded and analyzed the data with
Dr. Bottorff’s guidance. My assignments included two reports of the literature
search and the findings in the form of formal papers.
My exposure to research during my bachelor’s led me to concentrate on cervical
and breast cancer screening practices of South Asian women with Dr. Joan
Bottorff. Dr. Johnson's project on nicotine addiction has exposed me to
understand the concept of lay theories and to work with adolescents’. In the
project with Dr. Joan Anderson, we looked at ethno-cultural populations’ help
seeking experiences in the hospital. This created a very interesting learning
environment for me in methodologies as well as intense data analysis in
qualitative research. These experiences have been invaluable in helping guide me
in my master’s thesis research and will be an asset during my dissertation and
future research in health care. My experiences with the cancer agency has given
me the opportunity to put together effective surveys and to work on quantitative
data analysis using the SPSS program and further to prepare structured reports for
administration.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PUBLICATIONS
Published
Reimer Kirkham, Sheryl, et. al. (2002). Waiting for fieldwork: Rethinking
cultural safety. Research in Nursing and Health, 25, 222-232. The authors in this
paper recognize Savitri Singh for her participation as a research team member and
careful reading of the paper.
Lynam, M. J., Henderson, A., Browne, A., Smye, V., Semenuik, P., Blue, C.,
Singh, S., & Anderson, A. (in print). Health care restructuring with a view to
equity and efficiency: Reflections on unintended consequences. Canadian Journal
of Nursing Leadership.
Manuscript in Writing
Anderson, J. et. al. Reading cultural safety into research in a multicultural context.
Henderson, A. et. al. Reflections on relationships between researchers and the
researched: The need for vigilance.
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PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS
Women’s Centered Care: What We Can Learn From Specialized Pap
Screening Programs?
Advances in Qualitative Method: International Institute for Qualitative
Methodology. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. February 22-24, 2001.
Contextual Factors affecting the receipt of an abnormal Pap smear among
South Asian women.
8th Qualitative Health Research conference in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
April 3-5, 2002.
Communication between health care providers and South Asian women
diagnosed with an abnormal Pap smear
6th National Health Promotion conference in Victoria, BC, Canada.
April 6-8, 2002.
South Asian women’s experiences with abnormal Pap smears
13th Sigma Theta Tau International research conference in Brisbane, Australia.
July 23-26, 2002.
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Its Influence on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of Health Care Equality For Women
and Nursing.
14th International Congress on Women’s Health, Victoria, BC, Canada.
June 15-18, 2003.
LECTURES
Trans-cultural Nursing: Global meanings and understanding of this concept
Monash University, School of Nursing Melbourne, Australia. (Gippsland and
Peninsula campus). August 2002. (Invited Guest lecturer)
Health-Care communications with diverse ethnic groups: Challenges in the
clinical setting.
University of New South Wales, Center for International and Multicultural Health
Sydney, Australia. (Invited Guest lecturer). August 2002.
Health-Care communications with diverse ethnic groups: Challenges in the
clinical setting.
War Memorial Hospital (Healthy Aging Department) (Invited Guest lecturer)
Sydney, Australia. August 2002.
Lecture on Communication and Use of Language for patients with Cancer
Workshop and education seminar for the healthcare workers
Vancouver Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada. May 9, 2002.
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CONTINUING EDUCATION
1. Dorothy Smith seminar (standpoint theory) June 2000.
2. Understanding the reason behind Alzheimer patient’s behaviours (June, 1999).
3. Qualitative Research Methodology workshop at University of Alberta (Feb,
2001).
4. Principles of Qualitative Methodology by Dr. Janice Morse at the Institute of
Qualitative Methodology at University of Alberta (May-July 2001)
5. The Elizabeth Kenny McCann Workshop on providing a dialogue regarding
the theoretical and methodological applications of a postcolonial feminist
perspective in research and practice by Dr. Joan Anderson in the School of
Nursing at The University of British Columbia. February-May 2003.
COMMUNITY SERVICES
Mount Saint Joseph’s Hospital
South Asian Diabetic Centre
Vancouver, BC.
Duties included teaching clients how to cope and live with Diabetes. I also taught
new patients how to design their diets according to their lifestyles and to be
disciplined with their medication requirements.
March, 2000-May, 2000.
South Hall Community Centre
Richmond, BC
Duties included supervising seniors’ days and teaching women about the need for
regular physical check-ups and the importance of health screening.
Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society
Volunteering on conference days and helping with setting up and registration of
participants. Reviewed abstracts for Ethel Jones conference at Vancouver, BC in
2001 and 2002.
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REFERENCES
Dr. Joan Bottorff, RN
University of British Columbia
School of Nursing
T199-2211 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, BC, V6T 2B5
Phone: 604- 822-7438
E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Joan Anderson, RN
University of British Columbia
School of Nursing
T 149-2211- Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, BC, V6T-1Z3
Phone: 604-822-7455
E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. France Bouthillette, RN
600- 600 West 10th avenue
Vancouver Cancer Agency
Vancouver, BC V5Z-4E6
Phone: 604-222-2425
Dr. Ian Dennis
University of Ottawa
English department
Ottawa, Ontario
E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Joy Johnson, RN
University of British Columbia
School of Nursing
T201-2211 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, BC, V6T-1Z3
Phone: 604-822-7435
E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Lynne Young
University of Victoria
School of Nursing
Langara Campus
Vancouver, BC
Phone: 604-323-5924
Email: [email protected]
Ann Syme, RN, MSN
Provincial Leader, Pain and Symptom
Management Palliative care
British Columbia Cancer Agency
Vancouver, BC, V8R-6V5
Email: [email protected]
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