Lynn Corcoran RN, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health Disciplines at Athabasca University. She has years of experience as an RN in a variety of clinical and teaching areas such as public health, counseling, and women’s health. Lynn’s research and scholarly interests are varied and include women’s health, interpersonal violence, qualitative research methods, and innovations in teaching/learning.
Research interests
women’s health
interpersonal violence
qualitative research methods
innovations in teaching/learning
Educational credentials
BN, University of Calgary
MN, University of Calgary
PhD, Graduate Division of Educational Research, University of Calgary
Professional affiliations
College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta 1985-present
Western and North-Western Region Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing 2011-present
Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education 2012-present
Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood 2013-present
University of Calgary Teaching Academy 2017-present
Snodgrass, S., Corcoran, L., & Jerry, P. (2023). Spirituality in addiction recovery: A narrative review. Journal of Religion & Health, 1-16.
Corcoran, L., Friedenreich, C.M., Dickau, L., Cook, D., Courneya, K.S., & Vallance, J.K. (2023). A qualitative study examining newly diagnosed breast cancer patients' experiences of participating in the Alberta Moving Beyond Breast Cancer (AMBER) prospective cohort study. BMC Cancer, 23, 1-12.
Corcoran, L., Perry, B., Jay, M., Edwards, M., & Jerry, P. (2023). Healthcare providers' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons for leaders. Leadership in Health Services.
Corcoran, L. & Cook, K. (2022). The philosophy of Hans-Georg Gadamer: An exemplar of the complicated relationship between philosophy and nursing practice. Nursing Inquiry, e12509, 1-7.
Zullo, J.Y., Corcoran, L., & Cook, K. (2022). Occupational disappointment and emergency nurses: A qualitative descriptive study. Canadian Journal of Emergency Nursing, 45(2), 83-89.
Bryan, V., Corcoran, L., Dewart, G., & Thirsk, L. (2022). Clinical learning during the pandemic: Experiences of LPN-BN undergraduate nursing students. Journal of Professional Nursing, 42, 301-307.
Dougan, A., Corcoran, L., & Lane, A. (2022). A case for clinical co-teaching: Challenges and opportunities. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 17(2), 245-248.
Pedersen, S. & Corcoran, L. (2021). Implementation of transgender and gender diverse curriculum in medical imaging programs: A review of the literature. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 52(4), S110-S116.
Dewart, G., Corcoran, L., Thirsk, L., & Petrovic, K. (2020). Nursing education in a pandemic: Academic challenges in response to COVID-19. Nursing Education Today, 92, 104471.
Cash, J.C., Glass, C.A., Fraser, D., Corcoran, L., & Edwards, M. (eds.) (2019). Canadian family practice guidelines. New York, NY: Springer.
Corcoran, L. & Lane, A.M. (2018). Exploring the impact of 'Off the Beaten Path: Violence, Women, and Art.' Women's Studies International Forum, 67, 72-79.
Corcoran, L. (2014). He seemed like such a nice guy: Youth, intimate partner violence, and the media. In S.R. Steinberg & A. Ibrahim (Eds). Critical youth studies reader. New York, NY: Peter Lang.