Dr. Janice Waddell is a founding member of the Centre for the Advancement of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and the Nursing Centre for Research and Education on Violence against Women and Children. She teaches and serves as a supervisor for students in Ryerson's Master of Nursing program. Dr. Waddell was appointed associate dean of the Faculty of Community Services in 2007. Prior to her appointment as associate dean, Waddell served as associate director of Ryerson's Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing (DCSN) from 2002-2007. Waddell has been a faculty member at DCSN since 1991. Her teaching, learning and research interests include: Career planning and development for nurses, with a particular emphasis on nursing students and faculty; factors influencing student engagement; enhancing the transition from student to registered nurse; curriculum development; new faculty development; and the scholarship of learning and teaching. In addition, Dr. Waddell's research focuses on educational approaches that prepare nursing students to work effectively with women and children who have experienced violence.