Dr. Cheryl Heykoop’s research and teaching interests focus on participatory action research, process ethics, patient-centred care, and healthcare systems transformation. Heykoop is particularly interested in how the meaningful engagement of patients in research can better inform research, leadership, and practice. She currently holds grants from the Vancouver Foundation and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research focused on young adult cancer care. Heykoop’s prior research centred on the meaningful engagement of young people affected by conflict and adversity to effect systems change.
Experience
Heykoop is a Program Head of the Master of Arts in Leadership - Health Specialization in the School of Leadership Studies. She has designed and taught courses in the MA Leadership, MA Global Leadership, and MA Disaster and Emergency Management programs. Heykoop is a member of the Integrated Cancer Care Strategy Council for Vancouver Island, a scholar with the Innovation Support Unit in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, a founding member of the ResiliencebyDesign Research Lab at Royal Road University, and a research associate with the International Institute for Child Rights and Development.
Education
2014
Doctorate of Social Sciences
Royal Roads University
2006
Master of Sciences in Humanitarian Studies
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
2003
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Studies
University of Guelph
Awards
2016
Kelly Outstanding Teaching Award
Royal Roads University
Publications
Etmanksi, E., Weigler, W., Agger-Gupta, N., Heykoop, C., Corak, L., Antoine, A., Cook, K., Alphonse, S. (2020, in-press). Walk with me: Engaging in participatory theatre to walk the path to reconciliation in a Canadian university context. In C. McGregor & S. Bedi (Eds). Diverse leadership landscapes. Queens’s University Press.
Bishop, K., Etmanski, C., Page, M.B., Dominguez, B., & Heykoop, C. (2019). Narrative métissage as an innovative engagement practice. Engaged Scholar, 5(2), pp. 1-17.
Heykoop, C. (2018). Ode to my Oncologist. Current Oncology, 25(3), 239. doi: 10.3747/co.25.3979
Heykoop, C., & Nasmyth, G. (2018). Transforming health care through systems and stories, Canadian Journal of Physician Leadership, 4(3), pp. 74-79.
