Lyndsay J. MacKay, PhD, RN

Assistant Professor of Nursing
I thoroughly enjoy walking alongside students in their learning journey because I always learn with and from them. I am passionate about discovering how nurses can establish trusting relationships with patients and their families because it is within such relationships that holistic nursing care is delivered. I am honored to carry out my teaching, research and scholarship in a flourishing community of remarkable colleagues and students.

Lyndsay is an Assistant Professor in the undergraduate and graduate programs in the School of Nursing. She has been a paediatric nurse for over 15 years and is motivated to improve clinical care provided to infants/children and their families in the hospital setting. Lyndsay’s research focuses on developing practical strategies and models of care that enable healthcare professionals to provide care that is truly family centered and meets patients’ unique and diverse needs. Lyndsay has done research in the area of infant mental health, aiding in the development of interventions that improve mother-infant interactions, which results in improved health outcomes.

•    Postdoctoral Fellow under supervision of Dr. Nicole Letourneau (University of Calgary; 2020-2021)
•    PhD of Philosophy in Nursing (University of Calgary; August 2019)
•    Master of Science in Nursing (with Distinction) (University of Lethbridge; April 2010)
•    Bachelor of Nursing (with Distinction) (University of Lethbridge; June 2006)
 

Expertise

Development of interventions and models of care that improve care provided to at risk infants and children within the hospital setting.

Awards & Honors

•    AMS Fellowship in Artificial Intelligence and Compassion (2020)
•    Alberta Children’s Hospital ARC award in Family-Centered Care (2018)
•    Queen Elizabeth II Graduate (Doctoral) Scholarship (2017)
 

Recent Publications

All Publications: https://publicationslist.org/lyndsay.mackay

Selected Publications:

  • Duffett-Leger, L., Tryphonopoulos, MacKay, L., M., Beck, A., Moshirpour, M., Poelzer, K., Pottery-Dicky, A., Shillington, J., Linder, J., Deane, A., Wu, K., & Letourneau, N. (2021). User-engaged design in the adaptation of VID-KIDS home visiting program for virtual delivery in the context of COVID-19. International Journal of Technology, Knowledge & Society: Annual Review, 18(1), 49-73
  • Lowe, C., Rafiq, M., MacKay, L., Letourneau, N. Cheuk, N., Gerrard, J., Trevor, G., & Ross, K. (2022). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian social connections: A thematic analysis. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. IN PRESS
  • MacKay, L., Komanchuk, J., Letourneau, N., & Hayden, K. A. Impact of Parental Technoference on Parent-Child Relationships and Child Health and Developmental Outcomes: A Scoping Review Protocol. (2021). Systematic Reviews, 11(1), 45-52
  • MacKay, L., Benzies, K., Barnard, C., & Raffin, S. (2021). Parental and Health Care Professionals’ Experiences Caring for Medically Fragile Infants on Pediatric Inpatient Units. Child Health Care, 51(2), 119-138.
  • Letourneau, N., MacDonald, S., MacKay, L., Bell, R. C., Hetherington, E., Deane, A. J., Dewey, D., Edwards, S., Field, C. J., Giesbrecht, G., Graham, S., Lebel, C. Leung, C., Madigan, S., McArthur, B. A., McMorris, C., Racine, N., Ross, K. M., Muci, W., Tough, S. C. (2021). Cross-Sectional Study Protocol for the COVID-19 Impact Survey of Mothers and their 7-11 year old children in Alberta, Canada. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 1-12.
  • MacKay, L., & Letourneau, N. Investigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Contemporary Albertan Families. (2021). Notes on Nursing Scholarship Newsletter. CASN/ACESI. February 2021 5th Edition.
  • MacKay, L., Benzies, K., Barnard, C., & Raffin, S. (2020). Parental experiences caring for their hospitalized medically fragile infants: A description of grief, stress, and coping.  Canadian Journal of Nursing Research. 53(3), 191-201.
  • MacKay, L., Benzies, K., Barnard, C., & Raffin, S. (2020). Health care professionals’ experiences of providing care to hospitalized medically fragile infants and their parents. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 53, 14-21.
  • MacKay, L. (2019). Processes of care for medically fragile infants on an inpatient pediatric unit: a grounded theory study (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. 
  • MacKay, L., & Benzies, K., Hayden, A., & Barnard, C. (2019). Parental experiences caring for medically fragile infants: A scoping review. ACTA Paediatrica. 109(2), 266-275.

•    NURS 224 Evidence-Informed Practice
•    NURS 510 Foundation of Nursing Knowledge
•    LDRS 634 Accountability & Performance