Dr. Cheryl Forchuk is a Professor and Associate Director of Nursing Research at the Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, with a cross appointment to the Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario.

She is a Scientist and Assistant Director at Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario. Dr Forchuk is also currently Group Leader, Mental Health/Health Outcomes Research.

She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Windsor. She received her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Toronto with a clinical specialty in mental health-psychiatric nursing and her Ph. D. from the college of nursing at Wayne State.

Dr. Forchuk has published on many topics including: denial, therapeutic relationships, sexuality, transitional discharge and housing. She has published a book through Sage on Peplau's interpersonal theory of nursing. Her current research includes exploring the capacity of the community to create, support, and evaluate housing for psychiatric consumers/survivors, nurse-client relationship, recovery from psychosis, the transition from hospital to community, housing issues related to mental health, and diversity issues related to homelessness.

A summary of Dr. Forchuk's work can also be found on her CV.