Hendrika Maltby, Ph.D., RN

Professor Emerita

Alma mater(s)
  • Ph.D., Public Health; Curtin University of Technology, Perth, W. Australia
  • M.Sc.N., Nursing Education; University of Western Ontario
  • B.Sc.N., Nursing; University of Windsor (Ontario)
  • B.A., Psychology; University of Windsor (Ontario)

BIO

Dr. Rycki Maltby's background is in public health nursing. She has taught in Canada, Australia, South Korea, and Malaysia; and has been at UVM since January 2000. Her research, publications, and conference presentations reflect cultural competency in nursing education, with current projects examining cultural immersion experiences; and differences and similarities in study abroad and domestic experiences. Dr. Maltby is a co-editor for the International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship.

Courses

  • HLTH 103 - Introduction to Global Health
  • HLTH 105 - Cultural Healthcare
  • HLTH 296 - Exploring Healthcare Systems (Study Abroad to the Netherlands)
  • HSCI 130 - Health Promotion
  • PRNU 246 - Public Health Nursing Clinical (Study Abroad to Belize)
  • PH 311 - Global Public Health
  • PH 396 - Analyzing Healthcare Systems (Study Abroad to the Netherlands)

Awards and Achievements

  • Sigma Theta Tau, Kappa Tau Chapter, Folta Deck Research Award, 2014

Bio

Dr. Rycki Maltby's background is in public health nursing. She has taught in Canada, Australia, South Korea, and Malaysia; and has been at UVM since January 2000. Her research, publications, and conference presentations reflect cultural competency in nursing education, with current projects examining cultural immersion experiences; and differences and similarities in study abroad and domestic experiences. Dr. Maltby is a co-editor for the International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship.

Courses

  • HLTH 103 - Introduction to Global Health
  • HLTH 105 - Cultural Healthcare
  • HLTH 296 - Exploring Healthcare Systems (Study Abroad to the Netherlands)
  • HSCI 130 - Health Promotion
  • PRNU 246 - Public Health Nursing Clinical (Study Abroad to Belize)
  • PH 311 - Global Public Health
  • PH 396 - Analyzing Healthcare Systems (Study Abroad to the Netherlands)

Awards and Achievements

  • Sigma Theta Tau, Kappa Tau Chapter, Folta Deck Research Award, 2014

Publications

Research and/or Creative Works

  • Maltby, H. J., de Vries, J., & Lund, K. (2018). Learning outcomes of nursing students who studied abroad in either low- or high-income countries: Lessons for health equity at home. Oral presentation; APHA Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA; November 10-14, 2018.
  • Maltby, H. J., Aitken, M., & Charles, L. (2018). Phenomenological analysis of learning outcomes between students who studied abroad and those who did not in a public health nursing clinical course. Oral presentation; Qualitative Health Research Conference, Halifax, NS, Canada; October 27-29, 2018.
  • Maltby, H. J. (2018). Study abroad: Is there a connection between application and post-trip reflection? Accepted for oral presentation at The National Nursing Forum: Diversity and Difference, Australia (declined to present)
  • Maltby, H. J. (2016). Specifications grading: How does it work? Invited workshop. 29th Annual Research Conference: Nursing research, the Path to Excellence; Western University/Iota Omicron Chapter, London, Ontario, Canada (Oct 28th).
  • Maltby, H. J. (2016). Study abroad and ethical photography: Changing the perspective. Poster. 29th Annual Research Conference: Nursing research, the Path to Excellence; Western University/Iota Omicron Chapter, London, Ontario, Canada (Oct 28th).
  • Maltby, H. J., Lund, K., & de Vries, J. (2015). Study abroad locations and the impact on students’ cultural awareness: Does place matter? International Qualitative Health Research conference in Toronto, Canada, Oct.
  • Maltby, H. J. (2015). Does the location of a study abroad trip impact students’ cultural awareness? 28th Annual Nursing Research Conference, Western University/Iota Omicron Chapter, London, Ontario, Canada (May 1st).
  • Westervelt, K. C., Ellis, C., Ellis, L., Quanstrom, A., Wallingford, K. D., Maltby, H. J., & Hing, W. (2015). International collaboration in manual physical therapy: An opening of ideas and opportunities. Poster presented at the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy Annual Conference in Louisville KY (Oct.).
  • Maltby, H. J. (2015). Does the location of a study abroad trip impact students’ cultural awareness? 28th Annual Nursing Research Conference, Western University/Iota Omicron Chapter, London, Ontario (May).

Publications

  • Maltby, H. J. (2017). Ethical photography while on study abroad. Nurse Educator, 42(3), 112-114.
  • Maltby, H. J. (2017). Service Learning. In M. J. Bradshaw & A. J. Lowenstein (Eds.), Innovative teaching strategies in nursing and related health professions (7h ed) (pp. 381-393). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
  • Westervelt, K. C., Ellis, C., Ellis, L., Quanstrom, A., Wallingford, K. D., Maltby, H. J., & Hing, W. (2016). International collaboration in manual physical therapy: An opening of ideas and opportunities. Journal of Physical Therapy Education, 30(4), 44-54.
  • Maltby, H. J., de Vries-Erich, J. M., & Lund, K. D. (2016). Being the stranger: Comparing study abroad experiences of nursing students in low and high income countries through hermeneutical phenomenology. Nurse Education Today, 40(2016), 114-119.
  • Charles, L., Maltby, H. J., Abrams, S. E., Shea, J., Brand, G., & Nicol, P. (2014). Expanding Worldview: Australian Nursing Students’ Experience of Cultural Immersion in India. Contemporary Nurse, 48(1), 67-75.

Associations and Affiliations

  • Association of Community Health Nurse Educators
  • American Public Health Association, Member Public Health Nursing; International Health
  • Australian College of Nurses, Fellow
  • Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
  • Transcultural Nursing Society 
  • Vermont State Nurses Association, American Nurses Association