Greta Cummings

Dr. Cummings joined the Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta on 2004 following 15 years of senior administrative leadership experience in hospital, regional and provincial health services. She established the CLEAR Outcomes research program in leadership science in health services, which focuses on the leadership practices of healthcare decision-makers and managers to achieve better outcomes for providers and patients. Dr. Cummings has systematically documented the effects, both positive and negative, of specific leadership practices on outcomes for the health system, the healthcare workforce and for patients. She is well funded both provincially and nationally and holds two investigator awards, a Population Health Investigator award from the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (2006-2013) and a New Investigator award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2006-2011). Since 2003, her research has resulted in over 82 peer reviewed publications in print or in press in nursing, medical, health services and sociology journals. Dr. Cummings is sought out by local, national, and international colleagues around the world to supervise students, collaborate on research, provide addresses on her leadership research, and to provide consultation. Her extensive community service contributions include numerous editorial and professional boards. She is currently President of the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care. Dr. Cummings work has been recognized nationally and internationally through several prestigious research awards, including the CNA Order of Merit for Research (2010), and the CASN Award for Research Excellence (2008) and in September 2011 was inducted as a Fellow into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Election to Fellowship in the Academy is considered one of the highest honours for individuals in the Canadian health sciences community.