Zena Sharman recieved an M.A. in Communication from Simon Fraser University. Her Master's thesis explored the relationships among gender, technology and nurses' caring work in relation to a Patient Care Information System. Zena was a member of the ATIC Lab from 2002 to 2004. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate at UBC's Interdisciplinary Studies program and the Assistant Director of CIHR’s Institute of Gender and Health.