Kristen holds a faculty position at Lakehead University School of Nursing and is a PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Education. She has professional experience in acute care, correctional nursing, clinical instructing, simulation technologies, and undergraduate nursing education. She is a research affiliate with the Centre for Education and Research on Aging and Health and her areas of interest are: ethics (everyday ethical issues, ethics in the community care setting, and moral distress), community nursing practice, palliative care, mental health nursing, cultural competency, interprofessional education, and high-fidelity simulation.