Luctkar-Flude | School of Nursing

Dr. Marian Luctkar-Flude PhD, RN, CCSNE, FCNEI

Position(s)

Associate Professor, Reznick Scholar, Health Professions Education

Contact Information

marian.luctkar-flude@queensu.ca

(613) 533-6000 ext. 77383

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Graduate Student Supervision

I am currently accepting MNSc and PhD students in the areas of nursing education and/or clinical simulation OR cancer nursing interventions and/or knowledge translation. I am also specifically looking for graduate students interested in studying neurofeedback interventions such as NeurOptimal and Muse for brain fog (memory and concentration problems) fatigue, anxiety, stress, etc. associated with chronic diseases such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, migraines, traumatic brain injury, mild cognitive impairment and others, as well as wellness and peak performance in academia, sports and among nurses and first responders.

My current research projects focus specifically on:

virtual simulation games and virtual reality simulation for health professional education
cultural humility, equity, diversity and inclusion in simulation
cancer survivorship care guideline dissemination using mobile apps and virtual simulation
use of neurofeedback to manage persistent symptoms in cancer survivors and persons with Long COVID
technology assisted meditation and neurofeedback to manage stress and anxiety in nursing students

Teaching

My philosophy of teaching involves providing evidence-based, experiential learning opportunities in a supportive environment. With over 20 years medical-surgical nursing experience in various clinical settings, I have been teaching in the undergraduate nursing program since 2001, initially as a clinical instructor and then as the Nursing Lab Coordinator for the Faculty of Health Sciences Patient Simulation Lab, with the responsibility for coordinating all nursing lab and simulation activities. I have recently taught NURS 205 Medical-Surgical Nursing 1; NURS 802 Qualitative Methodology and Methods; NURS 897 Advanced Nursing Project; and NURS 906 Thesis Seminar Course. I am actively involved in curriculum development and delivery using simulation for nursing and interprofessional groups of students.

Research

The overall goal of my research program is to advance nursing knowledge that will ultimately impact patient safety and quality of life outcomes through the development and evaluation of educational and knowledge translation interventions for pre-licensure health professional students and practicing healthcare providers.

My research can be categorized into the following two streams: (1) educational research which focuses on undergraduate nursing and interprofessional education using simulation to enhance transition to professional practice; and (2) clinical research which focuses on enhancing the transition to cancer survivorship; specific cancer nursing research interests include knowledge translation interventions for primary care providers and cancer survivors, and interventions for management of cancer fatigue and cancer-related cognitive impairment such as physical activity, neurofeedback, mindfulness-based stress reduction, and technology-assisted meditation.

Affiliations

Queen’s and York Universities Connected Minds Program Member

Queen’s University OPDES Health Sciences Education Scholar

Queen’s Health Sciences Reznick Scholar in Health Professions Education

Providence Care Hospital Senior Associate Researcher

Sinclair Cancer Research Institute Associate Member

Queen’s University Centre for Neurosciences Studies Affiliate Member

Queen’s University Centre for Health Innovation Affiliate Member

Websites

Breast Cancer Recovery Projects

Canadian Alliance of Nurse Educators using Simulation: https://can-sim.ca/

Southeast Ontario Neurofeedback Research (SONR) Lab: https://sonrlab.ca/

The STRONG Project: Simulation Training to Improve Resiliency of Nursing Groups: https://strongproject.ca/

Publications

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