Sally Thorne
Thorne obtained her RN Diploma (1972) from the Atkinson School of Nursing at Toronto Western Hospital, BSN (1979) and MSN (1983) from the University of British Columbia School of Nursing, in Vancouver, Canada, and PhD from the Union Institute for Advanced Studies (1990), now the Union Institute & University, in Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Thorne joined the faculty of the University of British Columbia School of Nursing in 1983, quickly establishing a program of substantive research, methodological development, and social critique in the intersection between health service delivery and the experiential world of those who navigate them in order to live well with cancer and chronic disease.
For a nine year term (2002 - 2010), Thorne served as the Director of the School, overseeing its evolution into a national and international leader among research-intensive academic nursing institutions. Since 2011, she has resumed an academic career, including active involvement in policy leadership on behalf of the profession and a program of scholarship in advancing communication systems in cancer care. She speaks and consults internationally, sits on numerous Boards and committees, and serves as associate editor of Qualitative Health Research [2] and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Nursing Inquiry.[3]
Interpretive Description: A qualitative research method which “provides a bridge between objective neutrality and abject theorizing” designed for the needs of the applied disciplines.[4]
Qualitative Metasynthesis: An approach to integration of qualitatively generated knowledge across methods, disciplines and contexts.[5][6]
Communication in Cancer Care: A program of research dedicated to supporting effective communication between cancer patients and health care professionals http://www.nursing.ubc.ca/Scholarship/cancercare
The Social Context of Chronic Illness: A program of patient-perspective research addressing system barriers to effective care for chronic diseases.[7]
Thorne joined the faculty of the University of British Columbia School of Nursing in 1983, quickly establishing a program of substantive research, methodological development, and social critique in the intersection between health service delivery and the experiential world of those who navigate them in order to live well with cancer and chronic disease.
For a nine year term (2002 - 2010), Thorne served as the Director of the School, overseeing its evolution into a national and international leader among research-intensive academic nursing institutions. Since 2011, she has resumed an academic career, including active involvement in policy leadership on behalf of the profession and a program of scholarship in advancing communication systems in cancer care. She speaks and consults internationally, sits on numerous Boards and committees, and serves as associate editor of Qualitative Health Research [2] and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Nursing Inquiry.[3]
Interpretive Description: A qualitative research method which “provides a bridge between objective neutrality and abject theorizing” designed for the needs of the applied disciplines.[4]
Qualitative Metasynthesis: An approach to integration of qualitatively generated knowledge across methods, disciplines and contexts.[5][6]
Communication in Cancer Care: A program of research dedicated to supporting effective communication between cancer patients and health care professionals http://www.nursing.ubc.ca/Scholarship/cancercare
The Social Context of Chronic Illness: A program of patient-perspective research addressing system barriers to effective care for chronic diseases.[7]