Dr. Maria Pratt

Bio

Dr. Pratt began her teaching career at McMaster in 2008 as a sessional instructor in the BScN program. She is currently an Assistant Professor and Faculty Lead for the BScN Accelerated Stream, School of Nursing. ​Her clinical nursing background includes adult medical-surgical, critical care, emergency nursing, and women’s health.

Select Publications

• Pratt, M., Martin, L., & Chen, R. (2021). A multimodal orientation program for new clinical faculty. SCIREA Journal of Education, 6(6). 197-213. DOI: 10.54647/education88289

• Pratt, M. (2019). Evaluation of unsatisfactory student performance. Clinical Teacher, 16(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.13019

• Pratt, M., Black, M., Martin, L., & Mohide, A. (2016). Evaluation of unsatisfactory student performance in professional nursing practice: A hermeneutic study. ICERI 2016 Proceedings. doi:10.21125/iceri.2016.0435

• Pratt, M., Martin, L., Mohide, A., & Black, M. (2013). A descriptive analysis of the impact of moral distress on the evaluation of unsatisfactory students. Nursing Forum Journal 48(4), 231-239. https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12036

• Felten, P., Bagg, J., Bumbry, M., Hill, J., Hornsby, K., Pratt, M., & Weller, S. (2013). Expanding access to the SoTL borderland: A call for inclusive student engagement in the enhancement of teaching and learning. Teaching and Learning Inquiry, 1(2), 63-74. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1149969.pdf

• Pratt, M. (2012). The utility of human sciences in nursing. Nurse Researcher Journal 19(3), 12-15. doi: 10.7748/nr2012.04.19.3.12.c9053

• Pratt, M., Kerr, M., Wong, C. (2009). The impact of ERI, burnout, caring for SARS patients on hospital nurses’ self-reported compliance with infection control. Canadian Journal of Infection Control 24(3), 167-174. PMID: 19891170

Grants

• Skipper, A., Jacinto, K., Siddiqui, S., Pratt, M., & Gandza, S. Students Supporting Students: An Exploration of Peer Mentorship to Enhance Learning and Foster Confidence in Accelerated Nursing Students. MacPherson Institute of Teaching and Learning. May 2022-August 2022, $1,980.

• Pratt M. Remote Teaching Resources in PBL Student Partner’s Program. MacPherson Institute of Teaching and Learning. Sep 2021- April 2022, $3,420. 

• Palma, A., Martin, L., Jewiss, T., Pratt, M., Shuhaibar, E., & Hui, S. Virtual simulation game development in nursing education.  McPherson PALAT, May 2020-May 2021, $3,980. 

• Chen, R., Martin, L., Palma, A., Pratt, M., Pilla, J., & Seabrooke, A. Building a program for excellence in clinical instruction in the school of nursing, McPherson LTL Fellowship Grant, August 2018-August 2020, $14,906.
• Pierazzo, J., Pratt, M., Jewiss, T., Culver, K., Martin, L., Chen, R., Wahoush, O., & Lunyk-Child, O. CASPer^TM: An innovative tool to assess the best candidates for admission to the BScN program,  NERU, April 2018-April 2019, $2,000.
• Pratt, M., Lynn, M., & Chen, R. Developing a multimodal orientation program for professional practice nursing instructors,  McPherson PALAT, June 2017-June 2018, $4,980.

• Pratt, M. Evaluation of unsatisfactory student performance in professional practice. RNFOO Provincial Nursing Educator Interest Group, June 2012-June 2013, $5,000.

Research

Dr. Pratt conducted her doctoral research on the evaluation of unsatisfactory student performance in professional practice. Her current research interests are centred broadly on nursing education, faculty development, and student-faculty pedagogical partnerships in higher education.

Courses

Dr. Pratt’s primary responsibilities include teaching nursing theory and professional practice courses in the undergraduate program. She is also advising, and supervising graduate students interested in nursing education.

Presentations

• Pratt, M., & Helmy, H. Remote Teaching and Learning Tools for Nursing PBL Tutorials. (ePoster Presentation). Innovations in Education Conference, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. December 9 & 10, 2021.

•  Cavey, N., Pratt, M., & Mujica, I. (2021). A Partnership Between Nursing Student and Public Health in the Fight Against COVID-19: A Quality Improvement Project (ePoster Accepted in English & Spanish).  ICN Congress: Nursing Around the World. November 2-4, 2021.

• Tong, C., Lee, M., Pratt, M., Monteiro, M., Linkins, L.A., & Chan, T. Vignettes: A Novel Comprehensive Needs Assessment Tool for Faculty Development. International Conference of Faculty Development in the Health Professions. August 31, 2021.

•  Tong, C., Lee, M., Pratt, M., Monteiro, M., Linkins, L.A., & Chan, T. Vignettes: A Novel Comprehensive Needs Assessment Tool for Faculty Development.  Poster presented at the Norman Education Research Day. June 9, 2021. 

•  Saini, A., Chen, R., Martin, L., Palma, A., Pilla, J., Pratt, M., & Seabrooke, A. A Realist Evaluation on the Program for Excellence in Clinical Instruction. 7th Annual International Conference on Nursing. Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER). May 3-6, 2021.

• Saini, A., Chen, R., Martin, L., Palma, A., Pilla, J., Pratt, M., & Seabrooke, A. Developing a Program for Excellence in Clinical Instruction: A Realist Evaluation. Global Virtual Summit on Nursing Education. March 15-16, 2021. 

• Pratt, M., Pierazzo, J., Jewiss, T., Culver, K., Chen, R., Martin, L., & Wahoush, O. (July 21, 2020). Exploring cognitive and non-cognitive predictors of student success. Paper presented at the 10^th World Congress on Nursing and Healthcare (Virtual Conference).
• Pratt, M., & Nawa, M. (June 6, 2019). Group mentoring. Poster presented at the Norman Education Research Day. Hamilton, Ontario.
• Pratt, M., Martin, L., & Chen, R. (April 26, 2019). A multimodal orientation for clinical nursing instructors. Paper presented at the 28^th Edition of World Congress on Nursing Education and Research Conference, London, United Kingdom.
• Pratt, M., & Fang, C. (June 6, 2018). Clinical instructors’ values, beliefs, and attitudes of using educational videos to teach undergraduate nursing students. Poster presented at the Norman Education Research Day. Hamilton, Ontario.