Nursing
Agboji, Dr. Aderonke
PhD (University of Northern British Columbia); MSc (University of Stirling); MSc (Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland); BScN (South East Technological University)
Post-doctoral Research Fellow - CIHR Strategic Training Fellowship - FUTURE Program for Cardiovascular Nurse Scientists (McMaster University), Postdoctoral Research Fellow (UNBC), PhD (University of the West of England), BN Honours (University of Wales)
DiFrancesco, Dr. Darryn
PhD (UBC / University of Ottawa); MA (University of Ottawa); BA (Simon Fraser University)
MScN (UNBC), BScN (University of Toronto), BSc (University of Victoria)
Research and expertise
PhD, Health Studies and Gerontology (University of Waterloo)
Huynh, Ngoc
PhD candidate (University of British Columbia); MN (Monash University)
PhD, MSc (Simon Fraser University), BA (University of Montana), Nursing Diploma (University of Trier)
Klepetar, Amy
MScPH (University of Utah); Postgraduate Certificate - Population Health Data Analysis (University of Victoria); BScN (Johns Hopkins University); BA (Dartmouth College)
Research and expertise
PhD (Edinburgh), RN, FCAN, FNEI
Research and expertise
MScN-FNP (University of Northern British Columbia), BScN, BA (Queen's University)
Schiller, Dr. Catharine
PhD (UNBC), JD (Western University), MSc (University of Toronto), BScN (Toronto Metropolitan University)
MScN NP-F (University of Northern British Columbia), PG Certification Clinical Education (University of Edinburgh)
PhD (UNBC), MSN (UBC), BN (University of Manitoba)
Instructors
RN, BScN
BScN (University of Northern British Columbia), Perinatal Certification (British Columbia Institute of Technology)
Biography
I graduated from the UNBC Nursing program in 2011 and have worked mainly in labour, delivery, and neonatal intensive care. I completed my BCIT Perinatal Specialty Certification in 2012 and became a Neonatal Resuscitation Instructor in 2015.
MN, BN (Athabasca University), RN
Biography
Valerie Sokolowski has been a faculty member of the School of Nursing since 2023. She received her LPN diploma in 2002 and worked in Burns Lake hospital full-time as she upgraded to get her BN from Athabasca University.
Stent, Rebecca (Becky)
MScN (University of Northern British Columbia), BScN (Thompson Rivers University)
Biography
Becky Stent began working as a Senior Instructor with UNBC's School of Nursing in 2024. She has worked primarily as a home care nurse since 2012 in communities across British Columbia, currently residing and working in Prince George.
Senior Lab Instructors
De Smit, Amanda
MN (Toronto Metropolitan University); BScN (University of Alberta); RN
Biography
Amanda began her nursing career at the Fort St. John Hospital, and later worked in larger centres including Toronto, Ontario, and Kingston, Ontario. She has worked in acute care, community care, and in rural and remote outpost communities.
RN, BSc (Northumbria University, UK)
Irving, Lauren
MN-NP (F), BScN (UNBC 2008)
Biography
Lauren Irving is a family nurse practitioner in Prince George, BC. Lauren works in a busy primary care clinic called Central Interior Native Health Society where she provides longitudinal primary care in a team based care setting.
Irving, Rebecca
MN-NP(F), University of Northern British Columbia
Biography
Rebecca Irving is a Senior Lab Instructor with the MScN (FNP) program. Rebecca has been a NP since graduating from the UNBC program in 2018.
BScN (University of Alberta)
Biography
Hello there! I'm a faculty member at the Northwest Campus in the School of Nursing. I studied nursing through a collaborative program through Red Deer College and University of Alberta, and afterwards worked bedside, focusing in rural emergency, leading into critical care here in Terrace.
BScN (University of Western Ontario)
Biography
Lena is a Senior Lab Instructor for the Northern Baccalaureate Nursing Program in Fort St. John and is a practicing registered nurse with the Fort St. John Hospital.
Russell, Lisa Jo
MSN (Aspen University); BScN, BEd (University of Alberta)
Biography
Completed BEd and worked with children and adults in a variety of subject areas. Completed BSN at University of Alberta and then moved to British Columbia to begin my nursing career.
Tjepkema, Leah
RN
Biography
Leah Tjepkema, BN, RN, began her nursing career in Fort St. John, B.C. in 2015. She has worked across a variety of clinical areas, including long-term care, medical–surgical units, and labour and delivery and earned her Perinatal Specialty Certificate in 2017.