Join us on Wednesday, February 4th as the AVA Webinar Series presents Program of Research Overview- An Understanding of Gender Considerations for the Health and Well-Being for Women with MS in Canada: A Preliminary Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis, featuring Jennifer Collins from Memorial University and Early Career Researcher with AVA.
Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
9 – 10:00am MST
This presentation delves into Dr. Jennifer Collins’ developing program of research and her focus on women with multiple sclerosis (MS) with a gendered lens in Canada. MS is a neurodegenerative disorder that may be classified as a chronic disease that may lead to disability and/or episodic disability. Jennifer’s research was inspired by her time practicing as a Registered Nurse with this population where she noted considerable gendered differences in lived experiences that were not adequately explored in the literature. This presentation includes her most recent results from a national study that explores lived experiences for women with MS in Canada from an interpretive phenomenological lens.
About the Speaker
Jennifer Collins, PhD, RN (BScN), CCNE, joined AVA in 2025 as an Early Career Researcher and is an Assistant Professor with Memorial University’s Faculty of Nursing. She has a background in arts-based research, teaching; learning and interventions; neurodegenerative disorders (i.e. multiple sclerosis and dementia) including gendered research for women with multiple sclerosis experiencing disability and episodic disability; gerontological health; nursing education; mixed methods in nursing research; phenomenology and critical phenomenology.