Danielle Knipping is an MScN candidate at Western University’s Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing. Her research interests include investigating and improving the delivery of home- and community-based services to better meet the needs of diverse clientele. Her research focuses on understanding how home- and community-based healthcare professionals develop therapeutic relationships with diverse clients to identify areas of strength and ways to improve the safety and experiences of diverse clients using these services. She aims to empower healthcare providers to utilized evidence-informed tools and frameworks to support their work with diverse clients to improve the uptake of home- and community-based services and support improved health outcomes in these clients.

VHA Research Area of Focus: Better Care