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Ronna Jevne

Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta

Ronna Jevne has presented over 400 workshops, media presentations and key note addresses at regional, national and international conferences. She is the author/co-author of 17 books/monographs, 12 book chapters and over 40 professional articles and has been involved in over 75 research projects.

Ronna is a founding member of the Canadian Psychosocial Oncology Organization and the Hope Foundation of Alberta where she was the former director of programs and research.

Her interests also include the Canadian Guidance and Counselling Association and Ronna is an examiner for the Profession of Psychology


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Books by Dr. Ronna Jevne, the former Director of Programs and Research at the Hope Foundation, University of Alberta.

It All Begins with Hope: Patients, Caregivers and the Bereaved Speak Out

Patients, their caregivers, and their families tell their stories in their own words, providing a profound revelation of the resilience of the human spirit. The narratives are accompanied by black and white portraits of the storytellers.

No Time for Nonsense: Getting Well Against the Odds

This upbeat and sometimes humorous book addresses the most common problems people experience with chronic or life-threatening illness, including the physical, emotional and spiritual challenges.

The Voice of Hope: Heard across the Heart of Life

Using her own life as a focus, Ronna Jevne explores the mysteries of hope and how it develops in the seemingly ordinary moments of family, school, love and work.

Finding Hope: Ways to See Life in a Brighter Light
By Dr. Ronna F. Jevne and James E. Miller

After describing what hope is and how it works, the authors offer ideas about how to find, keep, and build hope in your personal life. More than a writing about hope, this book is an experience in itself.

Hoping, Coping & Moping: Handling Life When Illness Makes It Tough
By Ronna Jevne

Find ways to communicate more effectively with family members, caregivers and physicians. Find more treatments than your doctor prescribes and organize your health information. Discover how to simplify your life, live in the present, manage setbacks and take care of your spirit.

 

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Examples of Invited Keynote Addresses

International
• International Round Table for the Advancement of Counselling/ Budapest
• International Conference on the Psychology of Health, Immunity and Disease/ North Carolina
• Canada Japan Symposium on Meaning/Vancouver
• Canadian Counselling Association, Halifax

National
• New Dimensions on Death and Dying/Victoria
• National Children and Cancer Conference/Kingston
• National Symposium on Violence and Aggression/Saskatoon
• Fifth Symposium on Violence & Aggression, Correctional Service Canada

Provincial
• Rauch Memorial Lecture- Nursing Conference
• Psychologists'Association of Alberta
• Farm Women's Conferences
• Teacher's Conventions


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Acknowledgements include the following:

• Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal (2002)
• Global television's December (2001) "Woman of Vision"
• University of Alberta Board of Governor's Award of Distinction, 2000
• Dick Pettifor Award for Outstanding Contribution to Psychology in Alberta, 2000
• Recipient on behalf of the Hope Foundation of an Honorary Diploma in Community Service and recognition as Distinguished Citizen, Grant McEwan College, 2000
• Lexington Who's Who of Executives & Professionals, Millenium Edition, 2000
• YWCA Woman of Distinction for the Social Sciences, 1996
• Laurel Award presented to the Hope Foundation - recognizes creativity for achievement and success of area non-profit organizations goals 1996
• recipient of the McCalla Research Professorship, 1994-1995
• Honary Chair of Health and Community Studies, Grant McEwan College, 1995
• recipient of Inaugural Killam Professorship, 1991-92
• Lansdowne Visitor, University of Victoria, 1992
• International Who's Who in Medicine
• Foremost Women of the Twentieth Century
• International Leaders in Achievement
• International Who's Who in Women
• Finalist for Benjamin Franklin Publisher's Award for Health Books
• CGCA Outstanding Research Award

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