Leanne Currie

Leanne M. Currie is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC) School of Nursing, part of the Faculty of Applied Science. Her research focuses on health informatics, particularly the application of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in clinical decision-making, user-centered design processes, and addressing health equity through technology. She leads the SuperNurse research initiative exploring nursing workarounds in home wound care design.

Dr. Currie’s academic journey includes a PhD in Nursing and Registered Nurse credentials. Her four main research threads include computerized clinical decision support systems, measurement of informatics competencies, user-centered design methods, and the digital divide. She has advised students like Francis Kobekyaa (Nursing) and alumni Abdulai Abdul-Fatawu.

Her recent work emphasizes technology safety in primary/community care, equitable design principles, and telehealth innovations. Key areas include mitigating stigma in sexual health platforms, analyzing social determinants of health in critical illness recovery, and developing tailored self-management apps for cancer patients. She collaborates on projects like the 'WhatMatters' digital app for person-centered care.

Dr. Currie’s publications span over two decades, addressing topics from telehealth adoption in rural settings to interprofessional informatics education. She advocates for integrating justice, equity, diversity, and indigeneity into informatics curricula and healthcare technology design.