Faculty & Staff

Academic Title: Associate Professor

Office: Y359
Email: gcurrie@mtroyal.ca
Phone:403.440.6904

Education
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Calgary
MN University of Calgary
BN University of Calgary

Genevieve Currie teaches undergraduate nursing students in the areas of family newborn health, leadership, nursing fundamentals, and population health. She is an educator, researcher, parent advocate, and activist. Her research interests include exploring the parents' experience of caring for children with complex care needs such as neurodevelopmental disorders, rare diseases, and prematurity; family engagement in research; pediatric care models for children with medical complexity; curriculum development; community health nursing leadership and education; and interprofessional education.

Areas of Instruction

• Family Newborn Health
• Leadership Trends and Issues in Nursing
• Nursing Fundamentals
• Community and Population Health

Areas of Scholarship

• Family experience of caring for children with complex care needs in acute and community settings
• Pediatric Medical Complexity: rare disease, neurodevelopmental disorders, prematurity
• Community Health Nursing leadership and education
• Interprofessional Education
• Family Engagement in Research

Teaching pattern

Teaching-Scholarship-Service

Selected Publications

Currie, G., Pozniak, K. & Rodrigues, M. (2026). Health, social and financial inequities in caring for children with lifelong care needs. Global Qualitative Nursing Research. 1: 1-30. In Press

Currie, G., Pozniak, K. & Rodrigues, M. (2026). Caring for children and young adults with lifelong care needs. Health Care Transitions. 1: 1-25. In Press

Currie, G., Estefan, A., & Caine, V. (2024). " Unable to feed my hungry child": Experiences of Mothers Caring for Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome. Global Qualitative Nursing Research. 11: 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/23333936241242929

Materula, D., Currie, G., Jia, X. Y., Finlay, B., Lau, A. M., Richard, C., ... & Zwicker, J. D. (2024). Needs of children with neurodevelopmental disorders and medical complexity: Caregiver perspectives. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 153, 104815.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2024.104815

Currie, G., Estefan, A., & Caine, V. (2023). Mothering a Child with Complexity and Rarity: A Narrative Inquiry Exploring Prader-Willi Syndrome. Qualitative Health Research. 0(0), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1177/104973232312254

Currie, G., Materula, D., Gall, V.N., Lachuk, G., Richard, C. Yohemas, M., Dewan, T., Gibbard, W.B. & Zwicker, J.D. (2023). Care coordination of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and medical complexity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Caregiver experiences. Child: Care, Health and Development. UK: ScholarOne. doi:10.1111/cch.13149

Currie, G. Doherty-Kirby, A., Lebsack, J., Grahovic, D. & Pozniak, K. (2023). "Falling off a cliff”: Mothering disabled children through the pandemic and beyond. Journal of the Motherhood Initiative. 14(1): 65-82.

Currie, G., Finlay, B., Seth, A., Roth, C., Elsabbagh, M., Hudon, A., ... & Zwicker, J. (2022). Mental health challenges during COVID-19: Perspectives from parents with children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 17(1), 2136090.

Selected Presentations

Currie, G. (2026). Caring for Children and Young Adults with Lifelong Care Needs Across the Life Course: Caregiver Experiences. European Academy of Childhood Disability, Galway, Ireland, June 4, 2026.

Currie, G., (2026). Caregiver Experiences of Caring for Children with Complex Care Needs: A Scoping Review. European Academy of Childhood Disability, Galway, Ireland, June 4, 2026.

Currie, G. (2026). Complex care: Exploring medical and behavioral needs. Children’s Healthcare Canada, Calgary, May 31, 2026

Currie, G. (2026). It takes a village: Partnering with families to shape paediatric health for children with complex needs. Canadian Pediatric Society, May 22, 2026, Ottawa (Invited Speaker)

Currie, G. (2025). Caregiver Wellness; Supports for Thriving. Lifts: Peer Support for Stroke Program, ACH. Dec. 11, 2025. (Invited speaker)

Currie, G. (2025). The Supportive Care Needs of Parents Caring for a Child with a Rare Disease. The Canadian College of Medical Geneticists. Oct. 7, 2025, Banff, AB. (Invited speaker)

Currie, G. (2025). Core Competencies of PHNs – Commonalities and Differences in Countries. Global Network of Public Health Nurses (GNPHN). July 28, 2025.

Currie, G. (2025). Advancing public health nursing practice in Canada: A national PHN postgraduate program. Global Network of Public Health Nurses (GNPHN). July 30, 2025.

Currie, G. (2025). Kids speak up: Engaging children with disabilities in doing health research. European Association of Childhood Disability (EACD). June 27, 2025, Heidelberg, Germany

Currie, G. (2025). Reflection Panel: The Future of Rare Disease Innovation. Canadian Rare Disease Innovation Showcase, April 28, 2025, Calgary, AB. (Invited speaker)

Relevant Community Service

• Advance Network, Chair of Family Advisory Committee, National Committee
• Co-Chair Children with Medical Complexity National Committee, Children's Healthcare Canada
• Program Advisory Committee, Kids Brain Health Network, National Committee
• Community Health Nurses of Canada, Co-Chair Leadership Institute Standing Committee
• Global Rare Disease Priority Setting Partnership Steering Committee
• CanChild, McMaster University Transition Hub: Steering Committee (national committee)
• Caregivers’ Alberta: Children with Complex Care Needs Committee