Co-Investigator, University of Western Ontario
Dr. Carol Wong is an Associate Professor in the Nursing program at the University of Western Ontario. She teaches both undergraduate and graduate research methods as well as graduate leadership courses in health services delivery. Prior to teaching at UWO she has 18 years experience in leadership positions as a professional practice leader, research and development director, and director of psychiatry services and 15 years in clinical nursing roles. A major focus of her research is nursing leadership, specifically authentic leadership, and how it influences nurse and staff and patient outcomes. She has been funded through the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF) (2003-2006) as a CO-PI to conduct a study profiling nursing leadership/management structures across Canada and recently awarded Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funding (2008-2011) as a CO-PI to study nurses’ career aspirations to management roles. She is also Primary Investigator on an Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) Nursing Research Fund study, examining the relationships between clinical manager span of control and manager and unit work outcomes in Ontario academic hospitals. Most recently she was awarded an Early Career Research Award by the MOHLTC, Nursing Research Fund for 2010-2013.