Jennifer Lapum

I am a Registered Nurse with clinical background in critical care nursing particularly in intensive care (including the cardiovascular intensive care unit). I am keenly interested in issues surrounding patient-centred care, empathy, and compassion within technologically-dominated environments of care. My program of research is focused on ensuring that the 7,024^th patient does not feel like the 7,024^th patient. I have an arts-based and narrative program of research and use media such as poetry, visual images, installation art, dance, and music to facilitate knowledge translation and a deep understanding of illness and human experiences within my research and teaching pedagogy. I also have extensive expertise in designing and producing open educational resources.

Please contact me if you are interested in research collaboration or graduate studies with a focus on arts-based and narrative methodologies. My work is published in journals including: Social Science & Medicine, CMAJ, International Journal of Whole Person Care, Journal of Palliative Medicine, Journal of Medical Humanities, Qualitative Health Research, Heart & Lung, International Journal of Qualitative Methods, Qualitative Inquiry, Nurse Educator, Forum: Qualitative Social Research, British Journal of Nursing, European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions.

Teaching Responsibilities

• NSE 101:  Communication for the Nursing Professional
• NSE 103:  Introduction to Health Assessment
• MN 8902: Qualitative Research Methods: Design and Critical Appraisal

Teaching Interests

• Patient-centred communication
• Holistic and humanistic approaches to care
• Health assessment
• Arts-based pedagogy
• Experiential teaching-learning approaches

Research Interests

• Arts-based and narrative research methods
• Humanistic and patient-centred care approaches
• Cardiovascular and acute care

Research Projects

• Trauma-informed dance intervention for youth who have experienced child abuse and/or violence. Public Health Agency of Canada.
• Creation of an OER: The nurse’s physician examination of the patient. Ryerson University Library OER Grants.
• Initial evaluation of the impact of the “Hot Flashes? Cool!” exhibit. Pfizer grant.
• Vital Sign measurement across the lifespan: Open textbook adaption. E-campusOntario, Ministry of training, Colleges, and Universities.
• On-line modules with virtual gaming simulation: The essentials of maternal and newborn assessment in nursing. E-campusOntario, Ministry of training, Colleges, and Universities.
• Dance and Parkinson’s disease: a research dissemination project.  Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Planning and Dissemination grant – Institute of Community Support.
• Arts-informed approaches to person-centred care: a creative education and knowledge translation initiative. Associated Medical Services Phoenix Project: A Call to Caring.
• “The 7,024th Patient” – Poetically and Visually Dwelling in Patients’ Stories of Heart Surgery and Recovery. Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Meetings, Planning and Dissemination grant: dissemination event.

• Bar, R., Lapum, J., Dionne, M., & Kalia, L. (June 27, 2018). Dance for Parkinson’s:  Translating knowledge into action. Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation. Halifax
• Bar, R., Lapum, J., Dionne, M., & Kalia, L. (April 20, 2017). Dance for Parkinson’s:  Translating knowledge into action. Canada’s National Ballet School. Toronto, Ontario.
• Bar, R., Lapum, J., Dionne, M., & Kalia, L. (April 11, 2017). Dance for Parkinson’s:  Translating knowledge into action. Toronto Western Hospital. Toronto, Ontario
• Lapum, J., Bar, R., Kalia, L., & Dionne, M. (2017). A Prescription for Dance (external link) . Producer and Director Karen Suzuki. (film)
  
• Lapum, J., Yau, T, Church, K., Liu, L., Cohen, G, & Ruttonsha, P (October 24 to 26, 2015). “The 7,024^th Patient” art exhibition. Canadian Cardiovascular Congress.
• Lapum, J., Church, K., Yau, T., Liu, L., Cohen, G, & Ruttonsha, P (March 11 to 16, 2014). “The 7,024^th Patient” art exhibition. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
• Lapum, J., Church, K., Yau, T., Matthews David, A., & Ruttonsha, P. (June 15 & 16, 2011). “The 7,024^th Patient” art exhibition. Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario.
• Lapum, J., Church, K., Yau, T., Matthews David, A., & Ruttonsha, P. (May 18 to 21, 2011). “The 7,024^th Patient”. International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry. Urbana.

Books (recent open educational resources)

• Lapum, J., St-Amant, O., Hughes, M., Tan, A., Bogdan, A., Dimaranan, F., Frantzke, R., & Savicevic, N. (2019) Scholarly writing in nursing education: 1^st Canadian edition. (Open Educational Resource).
• St-Amant, O., Lapum, J. & Dubey, V. (Eds). (2020). Vaccine practice for health professinals 1^st Canadian edition (external link) . (Open Educational Resource)
• Lapum, J., & St-Amant, O. (editors). Interpreting Canada’s 2019 food guide and food labelling for health professionals (external link) . (Open Educational Resource).
• Lapum, J., St-Amant, O., Hughes, M., Petrie, P., Morrell, S., & Mistry, S. (2019). The complete subjective health assessment (external link) . (Open Educational Resource).
• Lapum, J., Verkuyl, M., Garcia, W., St-Amant, O., & Tan, A. (2018). Vital sign measurement across the lifespan. (Open Educational Resource). EcampusOntario. 

Book Chapters (recent open educational resources)

• Lapum, J., Verkuyl, M., Hughes, M., St-Amant, O., Romaniuk, D., Betts, L., & Mastrilli, P (2018). Design and creation of virtual gaming simulations in nursing education (pp. 127-141). In R.Gordon and D.McGonigle (Eds.), Virtual Simulation in Nursing Education. Springer Publishing.
• Lapum, J (2017). Installation art: The voyage never ends, pg. 377-395. In P. Leavy(Ed), The Handbook of Arts-based Research. Guilford Press.
• Lapum, J (2017). Deepening the mystery of arts-based research in the health sciences, pg. 526-545. In P. Leavy (Ed.), The Handbook of Arts-based Research. Guilford Press.
• Lapum, J., & Schwind, J (2016). “My aesthetic moment”: interprofessional narratives. In A. Peterkin and P. Brett-MacLean (Eds.). In, Keeping Reflection Fresh: A Practical Guide for Clinical Educators. The Kent State University Press.

Journal Articles (recent)

• Verkuyl, M., Lapum, J., St-Amant, O., Hughes, M., Romaniuk, D. & McCulloch, T.(2020). Exploring debriefing combinations after a virtual simulation (external link) . Journal of Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 40(C), 36—42.
• Verkuyl, M., St-Amant, O., Hughes, M., Lapum, J., & McCulloch, T. (2020). Combining self-debriefing and group debriefing in simulation (external link) . Clinical Simulation in Nursing 39, 41-44.
• Lapum, J., St-Amant, O., Verkuyl, M., Garcia, W., Tan, A., Freeman, W., & Savicevic, N. (2019). Designing open access, educational resources (external link) . Quality Advancement in Nursing Education, 5(2), Article 7.
• Verkuyl, M., Hughes, M., Atack, L., McCulloch, T., Lapum, J.L., Romaniuk, D. & St-Amant, O. (2019, Dec). Comparison of self-debriefing alone or in combination with group debrief. Journal of Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 37, 32-39.
• Lapum, J., Verkuyl, M., Hughes, M., Romaniuk, D., McCulloch, T., & Mastrilli, P. (2018). Self-debriefing in virtual simulation (external link) . Nurse Educator, 44(6), p.E6-E8.
• Fredericks, S., Lapum, J., Graham, J., Patel, J., Yau, T., Bailey, B., & Marelli, A. (2019). Continuity of care for adults living in the community who have been diagnosed with congenital heart disease. Primary Health Care, 29(3), 34-39.
• Carpenter JS, Rand KL, Schmidt K, Lapum J, Kesling MD. (2019). Public survey reactions to an arts-based educational menopausal hot flash exhibit (external link) . Menopause: The Journal of the North American Menopause Society, 26(9), 989-993.
• Carpenter, J., Schmidt, K., Jarvis, L., Lapum, J., & Kesling, M. (2019, June, epub ahead of print). Focus group reactions to an arts-based educational exhibit about menopausal hot flashes (external link) . Menopause: The Journal of the North American Menopause Society, 26(9), 981-988.
• Verkuyl, M., Lapum, J., St-Amant, O., Hughes, M., Romaniuk, D., Mastrilli, P. (2019). Designing virtual gaming simulations. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 32, 8-12.
• Fredericks, S., Lapum, J. L., & Gorospe, F. (2018). Examining the characteristics of health-related gaming interventions among congenital heart disease patients: A scoping review. On-Line Journal of Nursing Informatics, 22(1). 
• Lapum, J., Fredericks, S., Bailey, B., Yau, T., Graham, J., & Marelli, A. (2019). Historical investigation of medical treatment for adult congenital heart disease: A Canadian Perspective (external link) . Congenital Heart Disease, 14(2), 185-192.
• Lapum, J., Martin, J., Kennedy, K., Turcotte, C., & Gregory, H. (2019). Sole Expression: Trauma-informed dance intervention (external link) . The Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 28(5), 566-580.
• Nguyen, M., Malone, M., Bailey, A., & Lapum, J. (2018, Dec). Women’s experiences of intimate relationships while living with irritable bowel syndrome. Gastroenterology Nursing, 41(6), 516 - 524.
• Verkuyl, M., Lapum, J., St-Amant, O., Tan, A., & Garcia, W. (December 2018). Engaging students in the production of open educational resources. Nurse Education Today, 71, 75-77
• Lee, C., & Lapum, J. (2018, June). Student-guided, theme-based post-clinical conference to enhance student involvement in clinical learning. Journal of Nursing Education, 57(6), 388. Verkuyl, M., Lapum, J., Hughes, M., McCulloch, T., Liu, L., Mastrilli, P., & Betts, L (2018). Virtual gaming simulation: Exploring self, virtual, and in-person debriefing. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 20, 7-14.
• Verkuyl, M., Atack, L., McColloch, T., Liu, L., Betts, L., Lapum, J., Hughes, M., Mastrilli, P., Romaniuk, D. (2018, June) Comparison of debriefing methods following a virtual simulation: An experiment. Clinical Simulation in Nursing,19, 1-7.
• Angus, JE., Dale, C., Seto Nielson, L., Kramer-Kile, M., Lapum, J., Pritlove, C., Abramson, B., Price, J., Marzolini, S., Oh, P., & Clark, A (2018). Gender matters in cardiac rehabilitation and diabetes: Using Bourdieu’s concepts. Social Science & Medicine, 200, 44-51
• Fredericks, S. & Lapum, J. (2017, November). Examining the theoretical basis of quality of life interventions in the congenital heart disease population (external link) . Primary Health Care. 27(10), 30-33.
• Fredericks, S., Lapum, J., & Policelli, J. (2017). An alternative to RCTs in the case of sample heterogeneity. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 12(11), 532-537.
• Verkuyl, M., Lapum, J., St-Amant, O., Betts, L., & Hughes, M. (2017). An exploration of debriefing in virtual simulation (external link) . Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 13(11), 591-594
• Verkuyl, M., Hughes., M, Tsui, J., Betts, L., St-Amant, O. & Lapum, J. (2017, May). Virtual gaming simulation in nursing education: A focus group study (external link) . Journal of Nursing Education, 56(5), 274-280.
• Lapum, J., Owusu, K., Tan, A., Rattan, S., Nguyen, P., Simoni, E., & Lee, C. (2017). Mandala making to foster understanding of theoretical concepts in nursing education: Stress and coping. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 7(7), 22-29
• Waddell, J, Martin, J., Schwind, J., & Lapum, J (2016). A faculty-based mentorship circle: Positioning new faculty for success. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 46(4), 60-75.
• Lapum, J. (2016, December). Psychosis: A Poem. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and  Mental Health, 54(12), 17.
• Fredericks, S., Lapum, J., & Policelli, J. (September, 2016). Considerations for the design of online gaming interventions for the frail elderly: A short communication (external link) . Canadian Journal of Nursing Informatics, 11(3). 1-5.
• Lapum, J., & Wang, S. (2016, August). Fostering an experiential understanding of addiction: Using the arts in nursing. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services, 54(8), 16-17.
• Lapum, J., Liu, L., Church, K., Hume, S., Harding, B., Wang, S., Nguyen, M., Cohen, G., & Yau, T. (2016, July). Knowledge translation capacity of arts-informed dissemination: A narrative study. Art/Research International: A Transdisciplinary Journal, 1(1), 258-282
• Carter, C., Lapum, J., Lavallee, L., Schindel Martin, L., & Restoule, J (online first July 15, 2016). Urban First Nations men: narratives of positive identity and implications for culturally safe care (external link) . Journal of Transcultural Nursing.
• Lapum, J., Fredericks, S., Liu, L., Yau, T., Retta., B., Jones, V & Hume, S (2016, July/Aug). Facilitators and barriers of heart surgery discharge: patients’ and nurses’ narrative accounts. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 31(4), 350-356. 
• Nguyen, M., Miranda, J., Lapum, J., & Donald, F (2016, July). Arts-based learning: A new approach to nursing education using andragogy. Journal of Nursing Education, 55(7), 407-10.
• Lapum, J. & St-Amant, O (2016, May-Jun). Visual images in undergraduate nursing education (external link) . Nurse Educator, 41(3), 112-114.
• Lapum, J., & Bar, R (2016, March). Dance for individuals with dementia. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 54(3), 31-34. 
• Lapum, J (2016, January). Resilience and loss: un-conceal grief and embrace vulnerability. International Journal of Whole Person Care, 3(1), 4-7.
• Lapum, J. (2015, December). Wrecked. Families, Systems and Health, 33(4), 417-418.
• Lapum, J., Liu, L., Hume, S., Wang, S., Nguyen, M., Harding, B., Church, K., Cohen, G., & Yau, T. (2015). Pictorial narrative mapping as a qualitative analytic technique (external link) . International Journal of Qualitative Methods,14, p. 1-15.
• Carter, C., & Lapum, J (2015) Urban First Nations men: narratives of identity and well-being. Ars Medica: A Journal of Medicine, the Arts and the Humanities, 11(1), p. 1-11.
• Bailey, A., Starr, S., Lapum, J., & Akhtar, M (2015). A community-based model of gun-violent traumatic grief support (external link) . Journal of Advances in Social Sciences and Humanities, 1(4), p.1-8.
• Lapum, J., & Hume, S. (2015, August). Teaching qualitative research: fostering student curiosity through an Arts-informed Pedagogy. The Qualitative Report, 20(8) pg. 1220-1233
• Lapum, J (2015). Recollections of his death. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 18(7), 644
• Lapum, J (2015). Looking beyond the façade: A whole person perspective of suicidal ideation (external link) . International Journal of Whole Person Care, 2(2) pg. 41-44. 
• Fredericks, S., Lapum, J., & Hui, G. (2015). Examining the effect of patient-centered care on patient outcomes: a systematic review. British J of Nursing, 24 (7), 394-400.
• Lapum, J., Yau, T., & Church, K (2015). Arts-based research: Patient experiences of discharge. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 10 (2), pg. 80-84
• Fredericks, S., Lapum, J., Hui, G (2015). Applying patient centered to surgical interventions. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 10 (4), pg. 170-174. 
• Dale, C.M., Angus, J.E., Seto Nielson, L., Kramer-Kile, M., Pritlove, C., Lapum, J., Price, J., Marzolini, S., Abramson, B., Oh, P., Clark, A (2015). “I’m no Superman”: understanding diabetic men, masculinity, and cardiac rehabilitation (external link) . Qualitative Health Research.
• Lapum, J., Yau, T., Church, K., Ruttonsha, P., & Matthews David, A (2015). Un-earthing emotions through art: reflective practice using poetry and photographic imagery (external link) . Journal of Medical Humanities, 36 (2), 171-176.
  

• 2019 Co-recipient, TESS 2019 Conference “I Am Inspired Award” – Presentation title: Creating and adapting OER with students for students. TESS 2019. (Technology + Education Seminar + Showcase). Toronto, Ontario.
• 2019 Recipient. Ryerson Library Open Access Wall of Fame Award. Ryerson University.
• 2019 Recipient, 2019. Silver in the International Serious Play Awards for Digital games in the professional category. Verkuyl, Djafarova, St-Amant, & Lapum.
• 2018 Recipient, International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL), Research Excellence Award. Team: Verkuyl, Lapum, Hughes, McCulloch, Mastrilli, St-Amant, Betts.
• 2017 Recipient, eCampus Ontario Technology Enabled Seminar + Showcase (TESS) Awards: Best in Show: Learner-Centred Outcomes (Margaret Verkuyl, Daria Romaniuk, Jennifer Lapum, Paula Mastrilli, Naza Djafarova, DES, Ryerson)
• 2017 Recipient, Research Knowledge Mobilization and Engagement award, Ryerson University
• 2015 Recipient, Provost’s Experiential Teaching award, Ryerson University
• 2015 Recipient, Dean’s Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity award, Ryerson University