Dr. Luisa Barton, NP-PHC, DNP
Assistant Professor

Contact
- Email: luisabarton@athabascau.ca
- Phone: 1-833-866-7829
Academic Appointments
- Associate Member, Yeates School of Graduate Studies
Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario
Education
- DNP, Carlow University, Pittsburgh, PA
- PhD (all but dissertation, Theory & Policy Studies in Education), University of Toronto
- MN, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
- BScN, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
Clinical Background
- Sexual Health
- Medical Cannabis (Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner)
- Mental Health (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
Scholarship & Research Interests:
- Medical Cannabis
- Animal-Human Health
- Sexual Health
- Mental Health
- Higher Education Policy
Recent Presentations
Barton, L. (2019, May). CBT or CBD for Anxiety Disorders. West-East Institute, Universität Wien (University of Vienna), Vienna, Austria
Barton, L., & Hodgson., H. (2013, August). Emerging Zoonotic Threats in Your Community. CVC Veterinary Conference. Kansas City, MO, USA.
Barton, L. & Donald, F. (2009, February). Ontario Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Education Program 14 years later. International Journal of Arts & Sciences. Mdina, Malta.
Barton, L. (2007, June). Rethinking governance in inter-institutional cooperation arrangements in higher education. Clute Institute for Academic Research, College Teaching & Learning Conference (Higher Education/Administration). Padova, Italy.
Barton, L. & Antao, V. (2006, January) Learning Together, Working Together: A proposed model for IPE in Primary Health Care, Hawaii International Conference in Education, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Recent Publications
Barton, L. & Heise, K. (2019). Sexually Transmitted Infections. In Fraser, D., Corcoran, L, & Edwards, M. (Eds.), Canadian Family Practice Guidelines. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC.
Barton, L., Larratt-Smith, J. (2014). Bridging cultures. In Upvall, M & Effers, J. (Eds.), Global Health Nursing: Building and Sustaining Partnerships. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC.
Hodgson, K., Barton, L., Darling, M., Antao, V., Kim, F., & Monavvari, A. (2015). Pets' impact on your patients' health: Leveraging benefits and mitigating risk. Journal of the American Board of Family Physicians, 28: 526-534.
Miranda, J., Côté, J, Gaston, G., Blais, M, Otis, J., Guéhéneuc, Y-G., Fadel, G., Barton, L., Fowler, S. (2013). An Internet-Based Intervention (Condom-Him) to Increase Condom Use Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 2(2):e39. doi:10.2196/resprot.2723.!
Memberships
- 2012 Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto: Excellence in Continuing Education Award
- 2011 Anne Denardo McGowan D.N.P. Leadership Award
Research Opportunities for Graduate Students:
Engage in Dr. Barton’s research program through your thesis program or independent study in topic areas such as: Medical Cannabis, Sexual Health, Building communities of practice.