Faculty

Annette Bourgault is dedicated to developing the next generation of nurse scientists and is director of the Nursing Ph.D. program at UCF. In addition to her faculty role, Bourgault is a research scientist with Orlando Health and editor for Critical Care Nurse, a journal of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. A widely published researcher and frequent presenter, Bourgault focuses her work on improving patient care and evidence-based practice within critical and acute care settings including verification of feeding tube placement, microaspiration in mechanically ventilated patients, and enteral feeding intolerance. Her ultimate goal is to help nurses in critical care and acute care settings incorporate research evidence into their clinical practice.

Education

• PhD, Augusta University
• MSc, Queen’s University (Ontario)
• BScN, University of Ottawa
• Graduate Certificate, Critical Care Nursing, St. Lawrence College (Ontario)
• Nursing Diploma, St. Lawrence College (Ontario)

Selected Editorial Activities

• Editor in Chief, Critical Care Nurse
• Peer Reviewer, American Journal of Critical Care, Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, Nutrition in Clinical Practice, JPEN, Nursing Forum, BMJ Open Gastroenterology and Journal of Clinical Nursing

Selected Awards & Honors

• Grand Award, Magazines, Journals & Tabloids for Critical Care Nurse, October 2024 issue, APEX Awards for Publication Excellence, 2025
• Society for Scholarly Publishing Inaugural Excellence in Publishing, Information Technology, and Communications Silver (EPIC) Award, Critical Care Nurse, December 2024 issue
• Abstract of Distinction Award, Powers, J., Bourgault, A.M., & Richardson, J. Evaluation of Feeding Tube Migration in ICU Patients, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Conference, 2024
• Grand Award in Writing Category, 2023 APEX Awards for Publication Excellence, for “Difficult Times Without Easy Solutions: Nurses Want to Be Heard!” editorial in Critical Care Nurse
• Research Abstract Award, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, 2021
• Phoebe Kandel Rohrer Distinguished Alumna Award, Augusta University College of Nursing, 2020

Selected Professional Activities

• Invited Member, American Association of Critical Care Nurses Evidence-Based Resource Work Group
• Past chair, Mid-Career Special Interest Group, Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science
• Member, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
• Member, International Academy of Nurse Editors