Jillianne Code | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48)[notes 1] Edmonton, Alberta |
| Spouse | Nick Zaparyniuk |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BEd, Secondary Education, 1999, MEd, Educational Psychology, 2002, University of Alberta PhD, Educational Psychology, 2010, Simon Fraser University |
| Thesis | Assessing Agency for Learning (2010) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of British Columbia University of Victoria |
| Main interests | Learning sciences Translational research |
| Website | jillianne heartfailuretoharvard |
Jillianne Reay Code (born 1976) is a Canadian researcher and learning scientist. She is an associate professor in the faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia and director of the Assessment for Learning in Immersion and Virtual Environments (ALIVE) research lab.
In addition to her academic scholarship, Code became a public health advocate following her diagnosis of heart failure in 2005 and subsequent surgeries for an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in 2010 and left ventricular assist device in 2014. She has received two heart transplants and writes about her experiences on her blog Heart Failure to Harvard.
Code co-founded the HeartLife Foundation with Marc Bains and Dr. Sean Virani in 2016 and received the Dr. Harold N. Segall Award of Merit from the Canadian Cardiovascular Society in 2019 in recognition of their significant contribution to the prevention of cardiovascular disease and promotion of cardiovascular health in Canadians.
- ^ Harnett, Cindy E. (February 3, 2016). "Heart failure patient: 'Without these people, I wouldn't be alive'". Times Colonist. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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