Long before Kristine Cowley [PhD/98] received a prestigious Canada Research Chair at UM, she was a wheelchair track athlete at the 1992 Paralympics in Barcelona.
Issue 11 | Winter 2022
Digging into Data
Data can tell a story if you pay close attention to what it’s trying to say.
People Person
What Dieter Schönwetter [BA/87, MA/89, PhD/96] enjoys most about research isn’t collecting data or analyzing findings. It’s connecting with people.
Money Matters
Growing up in Regina, Dr. Lisa Engel had no aspirations for a PhD. But that changed after she started working as an occupational therapist at a regional hospital on Vancouver Island in 2007.
Safer Substance Use
When Dr. Em Pijl joined the College of Nursing as an assistant professor in 2021, she started to look at her research from a different perspective.
A Calling to Care
When Valerie Wiebe [BN/93, MN/99] became the first female president and chief operating officer of Concordia Hospital in 2015, she didn’t know the facility would soon be affected by a complete overhaul of Manitoba’s health-care system.
Breast Cancer Quest
When Yvonne Myal [M.Sc./83, PhD/89] was a young child in Trinidad, she was distressed by seeing an elderly neighbour in terrible pain.
Patient Safety Advocate
A passion for patient care took hold early for Susan Lessard-Friesen [B.Sc. Pharm/83]. While attending high school, she started a part-time job at a community pharmacy in Winnipeg’s Fort Richmond neighbourhood.
All Smiles
Carla Cohn [DMD/91] has spent her 30-year career making a difference in the lives of little ones.
Connecting with Youth
When Elizabeth Stoesz [MOT/09] completed a UM master’s degree in occupational therapy in 2009, she felt uncertain about her employment qualifications.