Current courses
Dr. Joanna Binch
Dr. Joanna Binch
Assistant Professor MN-NP Program
Contact information
Email: jbinch@athabascau.ca
Dr. Joanna Binch (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Health Disciplines at СÓÅÊÓƵ. She is a primary care nurse practitioner, and community-based researcher. Based in Ottawa, she engages local nurse practitioners in the Ottawa Nurse Practitioner Community of Practice.
Research interests
Dr. Binch’s research streams include health systems research, particularly focusing on the new ; housing and health, with a particular interest in individuals who identify as homeless or marginally housed; and substance use health.
Dr. Binch’s pragmatic approach to research is grounded in her clinical practice experience as a nurse practitioner working with marginalized communities. Dr. Binch draws on social inclusion theory and ecological models with methodological expertise in case study methodology, ethnography, and community-based research.
Educational credentials
- 1998 BScN Queens University
- 2002 PHCNP Certificate
- 2005 MScN University of Ottawa
- 2022 PhD University of Ottawa
Professional affiliations
- Community Health Nurse Certification, Canadian Nurses Association (CHN(c))
- AIDS Certified Registered Nurse (ACRN)
- Member Nurse Practitioner Association of Ontario (NPAO)
- Member Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO)
- Member Canadian Association of Nurses in HIV/AIDS Care (CANAC)
- Member Alberta Association of Nurses (AAN)
- Member of Canadian Association of Health Services Policy and Research (CAHSPR)
- Member Primary Care Nurses of Canada (PCNC)