Elizabeth Orr is a PhD student at McMaster University’s School of Nursing. She has also worked with critically ill newborns and their families for over 13 years in the NICU at Sick Kids. Through her clinical work, Elizabeth developed a passion for seeking ways that nursing care can be delivered to achieve the best possible outcomes for this special population. Her thesis explores the transition-home experiences of young mothers with infants discharged from the NICU.
Awards Won
- 2020: Maternal Child Nurses’ Interest Group (MCNIG) Scholarship – Doctorate [McMaster University]
- 2020: Evelyn Cameron Memorial Bursary (PedNIG) [McMaster University]
- 2019: Dorothy Monteith Scholarship [McMaster University]
- 2018: Evelyn Cameron Memorial Bursary (PedNIG) [McMaster University]
- 2017: Maternal Child Nurses’ Interest Group (MCNIG) Scholarship – Doctorate [McMaster University]