Dr. Heather K. Spence Laschinger PhD, RN, FAAN, FCAHS Distinguished University Professor Arthur Labatt Family Nursing Research Chair in Human Resource Optimization In 2009, Dr. Laschinger was awarded the Arthur Labatt Family Nursing Research Chair in Health Human Resources Optimization to lead a broad research agenda examining issues related to the planning and management of nursing health services to ensure high quality, safe care across nursing and healthcare sectors. The program of research is aimed at developing healthy work environments that support professional nursing practice and optimize both nurse and patient health and wellbeing. Projects are described below (http://publish.uwo.ca/~hkl/).