Laura A. Killam, RN, MScN (she/her/hers)

Cambrian College (Professor), Nipissing University (Instructor), and Queen’s University (student)
Cambrian College (Professor), Nipissing University (Instructor), Queen's University (PhD in Nursing Student)
Sudbury, ON, Canada

Laura Killam is a creative educator from Sudbury, Ontario with expertise in using innovation to support open learning. She is currently focusing her PhD studies at Queen’s University on the use of Virtual Online Simulation in nursing education and advocating that educators adopt practices consistent with Critical Caring Pedagogy. She is working with Dr. Marian Luctkar-Flude and the Canadian Alliance of Nurse Educators using Simulation (CAN-Sim) research interest group in order to improve her use of simulation and engagement in impactful research. Laura Killam also uses and develops simulation in her role as a Professor at Cambrian College. Read more about her here: https://laurakillam.com/

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Presentation(s):

• F20 - How Nurse Educators Are Using Simulation to Evaluate Competency in Undergraduate Learners

  Friday, June 20, 2025
  4:15 PM – 5:00 PM MST

• Lightning Learning (3 presentations) - Research I

  Saturday, June 21, 2025
  3:30 PM – 4:15 PM MST

• 3LLS3 - Elevating Empathy to Reduce Stigma: Development and Usability Testing of a Virtual Simulation to Teach Social Justice Concepts Related to Poverty and Homelessness

  Saturday, June 21, 2025
  3:50 PM – 4:00 PM MST