Barbara J Astle, PhD, RN

Selected Current Research

• Mothering, albinism, and human rights in Africa: Mapping patterns of resilience at the juncture of gender, colourism, and religion. ($289,592).  Reimer-Kirkham, S. (applicant); Co-applicants:  Astle, B., Beaman, L., Ibhawow, B., Tettey, W.; Collaborators: Ero, IK., Imafidon, E., Sharma, S.,  Panchuk, K.; Site Collaborators: Senkora, P., Rwela, E., Mgijima-Konopi, I., Kromberg, J., Mazibuko, G., Waifi, B. Funding: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight (2019 – 2023). See: Motheringandalbinism.com
• Guidelines for healthcare providers’ application of patient-centred measurement (PCM) data in practice. ($147.974.28).  Wolf, A (PI); Co-Is:  Astle, B., Gibson, D., Liva, S., Musto, L., Reimer-Kirkham, S., Dixon, D., Hejazi, S., Neptune, A., Howard, F., Vedam, S., Stoll, K., Edwards, L., Oelke, N. Collaborators: Urbina-Beggs, M., McNeil, S., Williams, I., Zadeh, Z., Gidda, R., Butcher, C., Burrow, A., Oyedel, S., Tarrant, M.  (2019 – 2023).
• Utilization of Consortium of Universities for Global Health Competency Toolkit: A Survey. Astle, B (PI); Co-Is: Cheema, S., Dougherty, A., Nnodim, I. Jehn, M., Pomerani, T., & Matthews, S. (2019-2021).
• The welfare and security of persons with albinism: Developing a research-policy network to address the interplay of spiritual/cultural practices and human rights.  ($74,890).  Principal Investigator: S. Reimer-Kirkham, S. Co-applicants:  Astle, B., Beaman, L., Ibhawow, B., Tettey, W; Consultants:  Ero, IK, Dixon, D., Sawatzky, R., HQP:  Panchuk, K. Funding: SSHRC Insight Development Grant (2017 – 2019).

Awards & Honors

Selected Awards & Honors

• Canadian Women in Global Health (CWIGH) Inductee (2020)
• University Senate, Trinity Western University (2019-2023)
• Outstanding Collaboration Team Award, TWU School of Nursing (2018)
• Award of Excellence in Nursing Education, Association of Registered Nurses of British Columbia, (2017)
• Global Nursing Leadership Institute Award International Council of Nurses (ICN), Burdett Trust for Nursing (2012)

Recent Publications

Recent (Selected) Publications

• Astle, B. (2021). Planetary health in nursing: A transdisciplinary equity-centered approach. Creative Nursing, 27(4). (Special edition). 27(1), 237-241.
• Astle, B. (2021). Global Health Nursing: Emerging Issues and Events locally and beyond. In L. McCleary & T. McParland (Eds.). Ross-Kerr and Wood’s Canadian Nursing Issues & Perspectives (6^th ed.). Elsevier.
• Wolff, A., Dresslhuis, A., Hejazi, S., Dixon, D., Gibson, D., Liva, S., Astle, B., Reimer-Kirkham, S., Noonan, V.K., & Edwards, L. (2021). Healthcare providers’ implementation of patient-centred outcomes measures (PROMS) and patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) in practice: A protocal for a mixed method systematic review. Systematic Reviews.
• Faerron- Guzmán, C., Aguirre, A., Astle, B., Bayles, B., Barros, E., Chimbari, M., Barros, E., El-Abbadi, N., Evert, J., Hackett, F., Howard, C., Middleton, J., Wilson, L., Jennings, J., Krzyzek, A., LeClair, J., Maric, F., Martin, O., Osano, O., Pratz, J., Potter, T., Redvers, N., Trienekens, N., Walpole, S., Wilson, L., Xu, C., & Zylstra, M. The Planetary Health Education Framework. (Planetary Health Alliance). (2021). https://www.planetaryhealthalliance.org/education-framework   https://planetaryhealthalliance.org/education
• Faerron Guzmán, C.A., Aguirre, A., Astle, B., Barros, E., Bayles, B., Chimbari, M., Evert, J., Hackett,F., Howard, C., LeClair, J., Maric. F., Martin, O., Osano, O., Patz, J., Potter, T., Redvers, N., Trienekens, N., Walpole, S., Wilson, L., Xu, C., Zylstra, M., Krzyzek, A., & Jenkins, J. (2021). A Framework to Guide Planetary Health Education. Lancet Planetary Health. [Commentary] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519621001108
• Astle, B., & Mgijma-Konopi, I. (2021). Re-imagining virtual field research during a Global Pandemic: Shifting Methods – Part I. https://motheringandalbinism.com
• Jakubec, S., & Astle, B. (Eds.). (Dec. 2021). Research literacy for nurses and health professionals (2^nd ed.). Canadian Scholar’s Press/Women’s Press.
• Astle, B., Reimer-Kirkham. S., Theron, M., & Lee, X. (2020).  An innovative online knowledge translation curriculum in graduate education. WORLDViews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 1-10.
• Stallwood, L., Adu, P. A., Tairyan, K., & Astle, B., Yassi, A., (2020). Applying equity-centered principles in an interprofessional global health course: A mixed methods study. BMC Medical Education. 20(224), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-02141-1
• Johnson, B., Astle, B., Jalovcic, E., & Mac-Seing, M. (2020). The COVID-19 Pandemic and Building Back Better in Canada’s Long-Term Care Facilities. Women in Global Health (WGH) Canada http://www.csih.org/en/blog/covid-19-pandemic-and-building-back-better-canadas-long-term-care-facilities
• Reimer-Kirkham. S., Astle, B, Iro, I., Imafidon, E., & Strobell, E. (2020). Mothering, albinism, and human rights: The disproportionate impact of health-related stigma in Tanzania. Foundations of Science. [Open-access]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10699-020-09701-0
• Astle, B., Bourque-Bearskin, L., Dordunoo, D., Egert, A., Houweling, R., Moen, N., Plamondon, K., Radu, R., Sanderson, D., & Smith, C. (2020.01.07). Nurses for planetary health: A call to action. Blog; Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of British Columbia. https://www.nnpbc.com/nurses-for-planetary-health-a-call-to-action/
• Ero, I., Reimer-Kirkham, S., Astle, B., Strobell, E., & Buyco, M. (in-press). Women human rights defenders: A case of activism of mothers of children with albinism in Tanzania. In V. Pineda & D. Wakene (Eds.). Handbook of Critical Disability Studies. Springer. [Invited]
• Jakubec, S., & Astle, B. (In Review). Research literacy for health and community practice (2^nd ed.). Canadian Scholar’s Press / Women’s Press.
• Astle, B., Faerron, C., Landry, A., Romocki, L., & Evert, J. (Co-editors). (2019). Global Health Education Competencies Tool Kit (2^nd ed). Washington, DC: CUGH. https://www.cugh.org/resources/2063
• Spence, N., Kara, T, Plamondon, K., Astle, B., & Joe-Ikechebelu, N. (2019; Invited paper).  Adopting a health equity lens in emergency management. HazNet Magazine. [The magazine of the Canadian Risk and Hazards Network], 13(2), 1-23.
• Reimer-Kirkham, S., Astle, B., Ero, I., Panchuk, K., Dixon, D. (2019). Albinism, spiritual and cultural practices, and implications for health healthcare, and human rights: A scoping review. Disability & Society, 34(5) 747-774.
• Theron, M., Astle, B., Duncan, D. & Redman, A. (2019). Beyond checklists: A nursing informatics education strategy for undergraduate nursing students appraising health information on social networking sites (SNS) / Au-delà des listes de vérification : Une stratégie de formation infirmière au numérique pour l’évaluation, par les étudiantes de premier cycle, des informations sur la santé présentes sur les sites des réseaux sociaux (SRS)," Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière, 5(1) Article 6.
• Houweling, R., & Astle, B. (2018). Principles to guide a volunteer humanitarian faith-based short-term medical mission (STMM) in Nepal: A case study. Christian Journal for Global Health. 5(3), 35-42.
• Cherniak, W., Latham, E., Astle, B., Anguyo, G., Beaunoir, T., Buenaventura, J., DeCamp, M., Diaz, K., Eichbaum, Q., Hedimbi, M., Myser, C., Nwobu, C., Standish, K., & Evert, J. (2017). Visiting trainees in global settings: Host and partner perspectives on desirable competencies and learning objectives. Annals of Global Health. 83(2), 359-368.

Affiliations & Memberships

• Advisory Board Member, Canadian Coalition for Global Health Reserach (CCGHR)
• Advisory Board Member, Global Nursing Caucus (GNC), Boston, MA.
• Co-Director and Founding Member, TWU Centre for Equity and Global Engagement
• Founding Member, Mu Sigma, Sigma Theta Tau International Honour Society
• Founding Member, Women in Global Health (WGH) Canadian Chapter
• International Advisory and Editorial Board, Christian Journal for Global Health
• Member, Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH)
• Member, Canadian Women in Global Health (CWIGH) Working Group
• Member, Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH)
• Member, Gender Equity Hub – Women in Global Health
• Member, Western and Region Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing
• Registered Nurse, British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)