Dr. Nicole Harder is a professor, College of Nursing, and the Mindermar professor in Human Simulation, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba.
She has conducted several education sessions nationally and internationally educating faculty members on the pedagogy of simulation in the health professions.
Her simulation research work has been funded by local, provincial and national funding bodies.
She has authored over 70 papers and several book chapters on the use of simulation in nursing education, mainly in the area of non-technical skills development.
Dr. Harder is the editor-in-chief emerita for the peer reviewed journal Clinical Simulation In Nursing, and the current editor-in-chief for Simulation in Healthcare. She is a former board member for the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning and for the Réseau Simulation Canada Network.
She is also an educator for the Canadian Association for Schools of Nursing in the Simulation Nurse Educator certificate program.
Education
PhD, University of Alberta
Master of Public Administration, University of Manitoba/University of Winnipeg
Bachelor of Nursing, University of Manitoba
Awards
Dr. Harder has received several awards, including but not limited to:
- Professional Nursing Award – Excellence in Nursing Administration, Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba
- Réseau Simulation Canada Network, SIM Citizenship Award (individual)
- Réseau Simulation Canada Network, SIM Innovator Award (team)
- Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba Award of Excellence: Outstanding Nursing Unit (UM Remediation Team)
- Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba Award of Excellence: Outstanding Interprofessional Team (UG Program Expansion Team)
- Winnipeg Foundation Martha Donovan Leadership Development Award
- Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba Award of Excellence: Outstanding Interprofessional Team (CoN Simulation Team)
- Canadian Association for Schools of Nursing Award for Excellence in Nursing Education (tenured)
- Winter Graduation Class Teaching Excellence Award (student-nominated)
- Professional Nursing Award – Excellence in Nursing Education, Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba