Jenn Salfi RN, BScN, MSc, PhD

Associate Professor, Nursing

905 688 5550 x3483
[email protected]

Dr. Jenn Salfi worked at McMaster University as an Assistant Professor and Faculty Lead for Interprofessional Education (IPE) for 14 years before coming to Brock University in September 2013. She is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Nursing, and is involved in the design, implementation and evaluation of a variety of nursing and interprofessional education initiatives. Jenn is also a core faculty member with the Master of Applied Gerontology (MAG) program

Research Interests

  • Interprofessional education (IPE)
  • Collaboration/teamwork
  • Nursing education
  • Mental Health and Addiction
  • Qualitative and mixed methods research

Professional affiliations and accreditation/certification

  • College of Nurses of Ontario
  • Canadian Nurses Association
  • Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (CIHC)

Publications

Book Chapters

Salfi, J. (2026). Chapter 20: Interprofessional education (IPE). In Hagler, D., Hultquist, B. & Bradshaw, M. Innovative teaching strategies in nursing and related health professions. (9th Ed.) Sudbury, MA, Jones and Bartlett Publishing.

Salfi, J. (2025). Chapter 5: Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Collaborative Practice. In K. Fujitani & D. Prentice (Eds.), Promoting Integrated Healthcare Systems Through Team-Based Healthcare (pp. 55-66). IGI Global Scientific Publishing.

Peer-reviewed Journals

Harvey, K., Christie, TL., Beard, B., Cooper, K., Kharazmi, O., Langlois, S., Salfi, J., Curtay, S., Mathew, A., Stuart, S., Sangrar, R., Weldrick, R., Phung, J., Alam, S & Karani, K. (2026). Canadian interprofessional education: Publicly available information and educator perspectives. Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice, 42.            

Government Reports

Canadian Interprofessional Education: Publicly available information and educator perspectives on IPE in Canada. Report presented to Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative (CIHC), Dec. 4, 2025.  (Harvey, K on behalf of research team).

Kharazmi, O. A., Karani, K., Harvey, K., Curtay, S., Suart, C., Cooper, K., Salfi, J., Weldrick, R., Sangrar, R., Langlois, S., Christie, T., & Beard, B. (2025). IPE in Canada: Quantitative findings from a survey of  placement supervisor perspectives. A report prepared for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Partnership Development Grant (Award #890-2021-0101).

Harvey, K., Cooper, K., Kharazmi, O. A., Langlois, S., Salfi, J., Christie, T., Beard, B., Sangrar, R., Phung, J., Alam, S., Renaud, C., Weldrick, R., & Mochrie, L. (2025). Interprofessional education in Canadian post-secondary institutions. [PDF Document]. A report prepared for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Partnership Development Grant (Award #890-2021-0101).

Teaching

Undergraduate

  • Clinical Practice: Acute Care & Altered Context; Consolidation
  • Mental Health

Graduate

  • Collaboration & Interprofessional Practice

Academic distinctions and awards

  • 2018 Chancellor’s Chair for Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2012 Award for Excellence in Nursing Education (CASN)
  • 2012 Alan Blizzard Award – Excellence in Learning & Teaching (STLHE)
  • 2012 John Gilbert Interprofessional Education Award (NaHSSA)