Colleen Norris, PhD (Epidemiology), MSN, BScN, RN, FAHA, FCAHS, FESC
Edmonton, AB | @womensheart2
Past Chair, Health Systems and Policy Working Group
Professor, & Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Nursing
Cavarzan Chair in Women's Health Research
Research Lead, CKHui/LHHW Women's Heart Health Research Collaborative
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry and School of Public Health
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB | @womensheart2
CWHHA member since 2018
Biography
Dr. Colleen Norris is a Professor and Associate Dean of Research in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta. She holds the Cavarzan Chair in Women's Health Research for the Alberta Women’s Health Foundation, and is a well-respected expert in cardiovascular health. Additionally, Dr. Norris is the Research Lead of the Women’s Heart Health Research Collaborative (WHCRI), which partners with the CK Hui Heart Centre, Lois Hole Hospital for Women, and the Alberta Women’s Health Foundation to improve women’s cardiovascular care. Dr. Norris has mentored over 90 students/trainees. She has presented extensively and has over 450 publications in the areas of sex and gender differences in cardiovascular treatment and outcomes, and women’s health. Dr. Norris’s groundbreaking work focuses on how sex (hormones), and gender factors, impact women’s health as they journey through reproductive aging. Specifically, she explores how Sex and Gender factors influence conditions like cardiovascular disease and other health concerns. The aim of her research is to shine a spotlight on the complexities of women’s health and create a more holistic and inclusive approach to clinical practice and policy.
