George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.
Dr. Wendy Ellis
Biography
Dr. Wendy Ellis is the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, which comprises the School of Dental Health, the School of Allied Health, and the Sally Horsfall Eaton School of Nursing. In this capacity, she provides strategic and academic leadership for the Faculty, overseeing the Clinical Placement Office and the internationally recognized and accredited Simulation Centre.
Dr. Ellis joined the organization in 2015 as an Academic Chair in the School of Nursing. In 2021, she was appointed Academic Director, expanding her portfolio to advance research and scholarship and to strengthen the integration of simulation-based education across pre-licensure and postgraduate programs.
With more than two decades of experience in clinical practice, research, and higher education, Dr. Ellis has held a variety of leadership positions that reflect her commitment to academic and professional excellence. She possesses extensive expertise in the development of interprofessional clinical programs within acute care hospital systems and has successfully led numerous interprofessional practice and education initiatives across Canada.
Her work in teaching and learning at both the university and college levels—as an educator, researcher, and administrator—has informed her commitment to fostering excellence through scholarship, innovation, and collaboration. Dr. Ellis also contributes to the broader academic and professional community through active participation on several boards and committees. Among these are the WeRPN Research Advisory Council and the College of Nurses of Ontario’s Academic Reference Group, which addresses regulatory issues significant to both educators and the governing body.
Wendy’s academic and career pathway started at George Brown with the completion of the Registered Nurse Diploma Program. Following, she completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, a Master of Science from McMaster University and a PhD (Nursing; Leadership in Health Services Delivery) from Western University. Her research interests include interprofessional collaborative practice models, patient safety, quality of care, learner success, and simulation-based education.