Nancy Feeley, B.Sc.(N), M.Sc.(A), Ph.D, FCAN
Senior Researcher, Centre for Nursing Research, Jewish General Hospital
Project Director, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital
Full Professor (Post-retirement), McGill University
Parental adjustment in the perinatal period
Her program of research has focused on parents of NICU infants and their psychological well-being, enhancing the quality of parents' interactions with these infants; fathers' experience in the NICU and their parenting, NICU design and the effects on parents, infants and staff; and family-centered care in the NICU. She also has an interest in the methods used in pilot randomized controlled trials to assess the feasibility and acceptability of intervention programs and study procedures.
As a member of the SCENE research group (Separation and Closeness in the Neonatal Environment), studies with Dr Anna Axelin from Turku University in Finland have explored a variety of topics related to closeness and separation between parents and their infants during a NICU hospitalization.
In 2020 she was appointed to the inaugural class of Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Nursing (https://www.cna-aiic.ca/en/academy) in recognition of her contributions to research and nursing.
She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Canadian Premature Babies organization, a parent-led national organization that provides education and support to parents of infants born preterm and advocates for their needs locally and nationally.
For ten years she was the co-director of RRISIQ (The Quebec Network on Nursing Intervention Research, 2010-2020), a province-wide research group focused on the development and evaluation of nursing interventions to enhance the health of individuals, families and communities.