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Education

• EdD (Leadership and Policy), University of British Columbia, 2004
• MA (Adult Education), University of British Columbia, 1990
• BSN, University of British Columbia, 1983

Registered Nurse, 1983 to present

Fellow Canadian Academy of Nursing, 2021

Biography

Dr. Balbir Kaur Gurm is a nationally recognized civic leader, educator, and violence prevention scholar. She is the founder and facilitator of the Network to Eliminate Violence in Relationships (NEVR.org), a coalition of over 50+ organizations working collaboratively to end relationship violence. Her scholarship bridges healthcare, unions, law enforcement, and advocacy groups, always centering survivor voices and intersectional analysis.

Balbir is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Transformative Dialogues: Teaching and Learning Journal, an open-access publication advancing scholarship of teaching and learning. She has served on provincial panels, including the BC Coroner Service Death Review Panel on Intimate Partner Violence, and has contributed to cultural legacy projects documenting South Asian Canadian histories.

Research

• Gender-based violence prevention and survivor-centered frameworks
• Governance, statutory compliance, and equity in post-secondary institutions, unions and healthcare
• Inclusive communities for older immigrants
• Cultural safety and humility in healthcare systems
• Scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL)

Selected Publications

• Gurm, B. & Marchbank, J. Eds. (2024). , 2^nd Edition. Kwantlen Polytechnic University Press.
  Open-access 28 chapter resource synthesizing survivor-centered frameworks and community responses to relationship violence.

• Bains, S.K. & Gurm, B. Editors (2022). .South Asian Studies Institute, University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC.
  Collection of South Asian Stories as part of BC government grant.
• Gurm, B., & Cheema, J. (2013). Cultural safety assessment of an urban Canadian hospital. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 20(4), 177.
  Examines cultural safety practices in healthcare institutions.
• Gurm, Balbir (2013),  , International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Vol. 7: No. 1, Article 4.
  Essay with over 17,000+ downloads articulating the need for a broader understanding of knowing and knowledge.
• Gurm, B., Stephen, J., MacKenzie, G., Doll, R., Barroetavena, M.C., & Caddell, S. (2006). Understanding Canadian Punjabi-speaking South Asian women鈥檚 experience of breast cancer: A qualitative study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 45(2).
  Groundbreaking qualitative research on cultural perspectives in cancer care. (Published under Gurm but lead should be Stephen, J., the RA who did so much of the work)
• Gurm, B. (2009). Is all scholarship equally valued? Fusion of horizon on the definition and status of scholarship. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 3(2).
  Explores equity in valuing diverse forms of scholarship.
• Gurm, B., Van Melle, E., Cooper, L., et al. (2009). Building scholarly communities: Lessons learned. Transformative Dialogues: Teaching and Learning Journal, 3(1).
  Highlights collaborative approaches to advancing SoTL.

Selected Keynote Addresses

• BC Nurses鈥� Union Human Rights & Equity Conference (Vancouver, November 18, 2025)鈥淎ddressing Gender-Based Violence Through Collective Action.鈥�
  Dr. Gurm鈥檚 keynote examined how GBV is upheld by systems of colonialism, patriarchy, racism (including Indigenous-specific racism), and transphobia. She advanced strategies for collective action in healthcare and union contexts, emphasizing accountability and structural change.
• Western and Northern Region Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (WNRCASN) Symposium (KPU Surrey, April 22, 2023) 鈥淐ultural Safety, Equity, and Racism in Nursing Education.鈥�
  Delivered the opening keynote on systemic racism, implicit bias, and cultural safety in nursing education, situating equity as a determinant of health and calling for structural reforms in nursing curricula and institutions.
• Speech and Hearing BC Conference (2022), 鈥淓quity, Diversity and Inclusion: Creating Culturally Safe Spaces for Ourselves and Our Clients.鈥�
  Keynote focused on cultural humility and safe practice environments in health professions, offering practical frameworks for inclusive service delivery.
• International Women鈥檚 Day, Shakti Society (2021). 鈥淕ender Equity and Relationship Violence.鈥�
  Engaged community audiences on gender justice, relationship violence, and survivor-centered advocacy, situating GBV within broader systemic inequities.
• Iberian Congress on Higher Education Change, University of Minho, Portugal (2010), 鈥淎chieving Equality for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Through Scholarly Communities.鈥�
  Closing keynote to international audiences on equity in valuing diverse forms of scholarship, advancing recognition of SoTL as legitimate academic work.
• Visiting Scholar, Universidade Federal do Cear谩, Brazil (2013), 鈥淜nowledge Mobilization to Address Domestic Violence: Research and Evaluation, Facilitation Methods & NEVR Framework.鈥�
  Shared Canadian approaches to violence prevention and collaborative research, highlighting NEVR鈥檚 cross-sectoral model.

Awards

• NNPBC Nursing Excellence Award: Innovation in Nursing (2022)
• Darpan Community Crusader Award (2022)
• Drishti Excellence in Community Engagement Award (2022)
• BC Achievement Award (2021)
• YWCA Woman of Distinction 鈥� Community Champion & Connecting the Community (2021)
• Canadian Academy of Nursing, Fellow (2021鈥損resent)
• Featured UBC Nursing Alumnus (2021)
• Soroptomist Ruby Award (2017)
• Times of Canada Outstanding Leader Award (2013)
• Registered Nurses Association of BC Award of Excellence in Nursing Education (2000)
• University of Texas at Austin NISOD Teaching Excellence Award (2000)
• Canadian Cancer Society Volunteer Leadership Award (1999)

Community Engagement

• Founder and facilitator, NEVR (Network to Eliminate Violence in Relationships)
• Chair, Punjabi Canadian Legacy Project Advisory Committee, Royal BC Museum & UFV South Asian Studies Institute
• Chair, Heritage Advisory Committee, Museum of Surrey
• Director,