Kathryn Halverson, RN, PhD

Assistant Professor, Nursing

Dr. Kathryn Halverson

905 688 5550 x5823
[email protected]

Dr. Kathryn Halverson is a Registered Nurse and Assistant Professor with interests in transition to practice, recruitment and retention of new nurses, professional identity formation, and ethics. Prior to joining Brock University in 2022, she was a faculty member at Lakehead University School of Nursing in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Her nursing experience is in the areas of public health nursing and community health, specifically nursing services for Veterans.

Research Interests

  • Transition to practice for new nurses
  • Professional identity formation
  • Qualitative research methods, specifically narrative inquiry
  • Nursing education

Professional affiliations and accreditation/certification

  • College of Nurses of Ontario
  • Veterans Affairs Canada

Publications

Halverson, K., Xin, S., & Ferraro, N. (2026). Moving the goalposts: Experiences of internationally educated nurses in Canada. Journal of Nursing Regulation, 17(3). doi:10.1016/j.nr.2026.08.008

Halverson, K., Xin, S, & Orr, E. (2026). Initial implementation of an ethical decision-making model for undergraduate nursing students. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 21(3), 1408-1415. doi:10.1016/j.teln.2026.03.030.

Halverson, K. (2026). A three-dimensional approach to narrative analysis. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 25. doi:10.1177/16094069261430196

Halverson, K., Xin, S., Lalonde, M., Duchscher, J., Currie, C., & Raynak, A. (2026). Optimizing academic-practice partnerships to promote transition to nursing practice. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 58(1), 6-17. doi:10.1177/08445621251366583

Orr, E., Kuipers, M., Yates, E., & Halverson, K. (2025). Supporting professional practice transition in undergraduate nursing education: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 23(5), 958-966. doi:10.11124/JBIES-24-00180

Rego, K., Gehrke, P., Law, M., Halverson, K., Piquette, D., Orlando, E., Jack, S., Cook, D., Marticorena, R. M., Binnie, A., & Tsang, J. (2024). Embedding a culture of research in Canadian community hospitals: a qualitative study. Health Research Policy and Systems, 22(164). doi:10.1186/s12961-024-01243-2

Halverson, K., Xin, S., Camargo-Plazas, P., & Wilson, R. (2024). A narrative approach to understanding the experience of becoming and being a nurse: Professional identity formation and transition to practice. Quality Advancement in Nursing Education, 10(3), 5. doi:10.17483/2368-6669.1483

Halverson, K., Tregunno, D., & Vidjen, I. (2022). Professional identity formation: a concept analysis. Quality Advancement in Nursing Education, 8(4). doi:10.17483/2368-6669.1328

Halverson, K. (2021). Sailing in the winds of change: Navigating the future of nursing education. The Journal of Nursing Education, 60(12), 661–667. doi:10.3928/01484834-20211102-02

Halverson, K. (2020). A narrative approach to understanding the experience of becoming and being a nurse: Professional identity formation among new nurses [Doctoral dissertation, Queen’s University]. QSpace. https://qspace.library.queensu.ca/handle/1974/27548

Moulton, E., Wilson, R., Camargo Plazas, P., & Halverson, K. (2019). The central question and the scope of nursing research. Nursing Philosophy, 20(1), 40. doi:10.1111/nup.12228

Teaching

  • Nursing Ethics
  • Nursing Fundamentals

Awards, Distinctions & Fellowships

  • Samuel McLaughlin Fellowship
  • Mary Francis Fellowship in Nursing 
  • Beryl Bracken Memorial Award in Nursing 
  • Albert and Anne Francis Foundation Graduate Award  
  • Queen’s Graduate Award 
  • Queen’s 55th Anniversary Award