Generate a tailored SOP for Dr. Holly Symonds Brown. Improve your application with a focused, well-structured draft.
Holly Symonds-Brown is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta. Her research focuses on care infrastructures and how they shape the everyday lives of marginalized individuals, particularly those with cognitive and mental health differences. She employs critical theory and ethnography to challenge conventional perceptions of care, social inclusion, and chronicity. Her current projects include 'Staying Life Dementia' guided by the University of Alberta Hospital Foundation, and 'Reimagining Aging Futures Mental Illness', funded by SSHRC, where she serves as Principal Investigator. She also collaborates on various projects aimed at understanding the impacts of community care programs for individuals with dementia. In teaching, she covers courses in mental health nursing and advanced nursing inquiry, while also mentoring doctoral students interested in participatory action research related to dementia care. Holly is passionate about exploring the care practices that fit into people's daily lives, seeking to create possibilities for better integration of care in community settings.
University of Alberta • Edmonton, AB
Teaches courses in nursing with a focus on mental health and advanced inquiry. Engages in qualitative research related to care infrastructures and dementia.
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management