Elise Matthews

Biography

Elise Matthews completed her graduate studies in the interdisciplinary Culture, Health, and Human Development program at the University of Saskatchewan. She has practiced clinical nursing in both acute care and community settings and she teaches in the areas of family health, counselling and teaching in nursing practice, growth and development and research methods. Her dissertation research explored adults’ reflections on childhood trauma and living with a parent with a mental health or substance use disorder. Dr. Matthews is currently researching nursing students’ understanding of culture and health after international immersion clinical placements and the outcomes of these programs in nursing education. She is also the principal investigator in a collaborative, community-based, participatory research project examining the experiences and strategies of adaptation among parents of children with physical and intellectual differences as they navigate local systems to access health, education, and social services and supports.

Research Interest

Adults’ reflections on childhood trauma and living with a parent with a mental health or substance use disorder