Congratulations to the College of Nursing and MCNHR members on the following research and scholarly accomplishments that have been reported to us for June to September 2025.
NEW GRANTS
Dunsford, J., McEvoy, F., Fitzmaurice, K., Sefton, K., Neilson, C. (2025). Advancing Clinical Education for nursing and midwifery preceptors (ACE). University of Manitoba Libraries OER Project Grant, $10,000.
Rueda, Z., Cyr, M., Haworth-Brockman, M., Keynan, Y., Maier, K., (PIs), Arango-Uribe, M., Arroyave, L., Bullard, J., Card, C., Copete, A., Fowke, K., Gitau, Z., Herrera, D., Herrera Diaz, M., Ireland, L., Isaac, M., Johnston, C., Kasper, K., Lajoie, J., Loewen, P., MacKenzie, L., MacLennan, K., Pashe, H., Payne, M., Rafferty, E., Rourke, S., Schenkels, M., Sharp, A., Singh, A., Skinner, S., Suarez Ariza, C., Templeton, K., Thiessen, K. , Torabi, M., Whitecloud, T., & Woodhouse, F. (2025-2030). All Together 4 IDEAS: Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, to Address drivers and interventions to curtail the Syndemics experienced by people diagnosed with HIV and Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), $2,000,000.
Sadarangani, M. (co-PI), Quach-Thanh, C. (co-PI), ‘T Jong, G. W., Ali, S., Banerjee, A. T., Basta, N., Beltempo, M., Bhatt, M., Boucoiran, I., Buchanan, F., Carwana, M., Constantinescu, C. M., Drouin, O., Fontela, P. S., Foster, J., Gill, P. J., Isabel, S., Knisley, L., Lacaze¬Masmonteil, T., Lalgudi Ganesan, S., Li, P. T., Mater, A., Morris, S. K., Papenburg, J., Portales¬Casamar, E., Rufiange, M., Sehgal, A. V., Selvakumar, S., Shah, A. S., Singh, B., & Wright, B. (2025-2030). Better Outcomes in Babies with Bacterial meningitis, a randomized controlled trial: BOBBie. CIHR Project Grant. $401,202.
Thompson, G. (PI), Dunsford, J., Funk, L., Shariff, M., Novek, S. (Co-Is), O’Rourke, D., Dutiaume, K., Marek, V., Klaasen, K. (Collaborators) (2025). Ethical decision making regarding risk. UM/SSHRC Explore Grant, $6,670.
Woodgate R.L. (Nominated Principal Investigator), Horodecki, L. (Nominated Principal Knowledge User), Sveinson, P. (Nominated Principal Knowledge User), Gonzalez, M. (Principal Investigator), Hinds, A. (Principal Investigator), Bell, A., Bennett, M., Chiodo, D. G., Diffey, L. L., Dimitropoulos, G., Martin, D. , Melro, C. M., Mignone, J., Plourde, V., Tennent, P., Wozney, L. M. (Co-Investigators), Aleshka, C. A., Bromley, C., Johnson, B., Mesojednik, D., Monk, K., PhelpsDoran, M. M., Sankar, I., Sousa, S., & Wilson, M. (Knowledge Users). (2025-2029). Enhancing the usability and uptake of the Huddle integrated youth services (IYS) and the Federated PanCanadian IYS data platforms. Canadian Institutes of Health Research IYS-Net Phase 2: Provincial and Territorial Networks, $700,000.
PUBLICATIONS (BOOKS, BOOK CHAPTERS, PEER REVIEWED, PROFESSIONAL ARTICLES AND REPORTS)
Archibald, M., Dart, A., Wicklow, B., & Sellers, E. (2025). Beyond A1C: An interpretive descriptive qualitative study of youth experiences and perceptions of living with type 2 diabetes. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 0, 1-13. http://doi.org/10.1111/jan.70230
Arring, N. M., Kiernan, J. M., Langley-Brady, D. L., Keller, M. C., Reynolds, S. E., Pole, L., & Balneaves, L.G. (2025). Nursing in integrative oncology: Perspectives from the Society for Integrative Oncology Nursing SIG. J Integr Complement Med. https://doi.org/10.1177/27683605251379350. Epub ahead of print.
Batac, A. L. R., Merrill, K. A., Golding, M. A., Harbottle, Z., Askin, N., Bégin, P., Ben-Shoshan, M., Ladouceur, E., Protudjer, V., & Protudjer, J.L.P. (2025). Fear, facts, and the future: An update on coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine–induced anaphylaxis and vaccine hesitancy among those living with allergy. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global, 4(4). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacig.2025.100522
Cusack, C. & Laurencelle, F. (2025). A public health nursing approach to health promotion and disease prevention. In R. Schofield & E. Courtney (Eds.), Public health nursing in Canada: A comprehensive perspective on population and community health. Toronto: Canadian Scholar.
Cusack, C. (2025). Foreward. In R. Schofield & E. Courtney (Eds.), Public health nursing in Canada: A comprehensive perspective on population and community health. Toronto: Canadian Scholar.
Duff, E., Pijl, E., Fehr, C., & Gudi, S. K. (2025). The impact of post‐COVID‐19 condition on frontline healthcare workers: A scoping review. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2025(1).
Duris, J. M., Martin, T. L., & Balneaves, L.G. (2025). A behavioural marker system for mindful care. Mindfulness. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-025-02678-6. Epub ahead of print.
Fan, H.S.L., Choi, E. P. H., Keys, E., Chooniedass, R., Masina, S., Halonen, A., Mantai, K., & Tarrant, M. (2025). COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Scale: Psychometric properties and validation among pregnant and breastfeeding persons and parents. Vaccine: X, 27, 100720. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2025.100720
Fan, H.S.L., Fong, D. Y. T., Lok, K. Y. W., Chooniedass, R., Wittenberg, K., & Tarrant, M. (In press). Effect of expressed human milk feeding on breastfeeding duration in term infants: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics.
Gonzalez, M., Yoo, P., Noyek, S.E., Macleod, B., Kee, M., Phoenix, M., Micsinszki, S. K., Knutson, M., Neilson, C. J., & Woodgate, R. L. (2025). Using photovoice to engage underserved children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) and their caregivers in health research: A mixed methods systematic review. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 6, 1638513. https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2025.1638513
Hallow, R. & Duff, E. (2025). Palliative care for unhoused clients: End-of-life care for vulnerable populations. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 21(10), 105543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2025.105543
Harder, N., Ali, F., Turner, S., Workum, K., & Gillman, L. (2025). Comparing artificial intelligence-enhanced virtual reality and simulated patient simulations in undergraduate nursing education. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2025.101780
Healy, T. L., Thompson, G., & Archibald, M. (2025). The Role of Reminiscence in Arts-Based Interventions for Dementia Care: A Scoping Review. Dementia, 24(7). https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012251355292
Horrill, T. C., Crawford, J., Beck, S., Bourgeois, A., Kaur, J., Lambert, L., McKenzie, M., Stajduhar, K. I., & Browne, A. J. (2025). “There’s just such a mismatch”: A qualitative exploration of health systems and organizational-level barriers to accessing cancer services among people experiencing structural marginalization. International Journal for Equity in Health, 24, Article 181. doi: 10.1186/s12939-025-02554-8
Kirk, M., Hill, M., Cusack, C., (2025). Theoretical and conceptual approaches to public health nursing. In R. Schofield & E. Courtney (Eds.), Public health nursing in Canada: A comprehensive perspective on population and community health. Toronto: Canadian Scholar.
Lalchun, K. & Duff, E. (2025). Early identification and management of pain catastrophizing in primary care. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 21(8):105436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2025.105436
Lawless, M. T., Oster, C., Block, H., Cash, B., Bulto, L. N., Pinero de Plaza, M. A., George, S., Ambagtsheer, R., Archibald, M., & Battersby, M. (2025). Self-management support interventions for socioeconomically disadvantaged older adults with chronic conditions: A systematic review. Patient Education and Counseling, 141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.109305
Mackie, A. S., Kovacs, A. H., Martin-Feeney, D. S., Ley, A. V.-D., McCrindle, B. W., Harris, K. C., Fournier, A., Chappell, A., Gingrich, J., Dimitropoulos, G., Allemang, B., Gill, N., Aiello, S., Rolland, M., O’Shea, S., Legge, L., Collins, J. A., Casey, S., Breault, F., Provencher, F., Balmir, R., Rojas, R., Yaskina, M., Klarenbach, S., Zwicker, J., Brophy, J., Woodgate, R.L., & Marelli, A. J. (In press). A Cluster Randomized Trial of an mHealth Intervention for Adolescents With Congenital Heart Disease: Rationale and Design of the READYorNot CHD Study. CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjcpc.2025.06.001
Nagel, D.A., Charlton, P., Azar, R., Koenig, L., Fadare, O., Burns, K. & Kean, T. (In press). RADAR – ES: A methodological framework for conducting environmental scans in health services delivery research. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health.
Oberoi, S., Huang, B., Mahar, A. L., Shamloo, M., Esbenshade, A. J., Gibson, F., Schulte, F., Sung, L., Jeyaraman, M., & Woodgate, R.L. (2025). Management of fatigue in children with cancer: A survey of pediatric hematology-oncology professionals’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices in the United States and Canada. Supportive Care in Cancer, 33(8). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-025-09742-w
Parmar, J., L’Heureux, T., Anderson, S., Lobchuk, M., Charles, L., Pollard, C., Powell, L., Chaudhuri, E. R., Fawcett-Arsenault, J., Mosaico, S., Sim, C., Walker, P., Shapkin, K., Weir, C., Sproule, L., Strickfaden, M., Tarnowski, G., Lee, J., & Cameron, C. (2025). Bridging the care gap: Integrating family caregiver partnerships into healthcare provider education. Healthcare, 13(15), 1899. https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/13/15/1899.
Phillips, J. C., Cornelius, J. B., Neira, P. M., Hein, L., Ducar, D., Rose, C. D., Rosa, W. E., Ballout, S., Nagel, D. A., Millender, E. I. F., Neft, M. W., Jablonski, R. A., Murray, T. A., Stamps, D. C., Brous, E., & Keepnews, D. M. (2025). Advancing human rights, health equity, and equitable health policy with LGBTQ+ people: An American Academy of Nursing consensus paper. Nursing Outlook 73(5):102496. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2025.102496
Simpson, K. M., McHardy, R. J. W., Zhou, J. G., Levasseur-Puhach, S., Côté, C. M., Braun, M., Clement, F., MacKinnon, A. L., Nickel, N., Afifi, T. O., Giesbrecht, G. F., Giuliano, R., Katz, L. Y., Kelly, L. E., Klassen, T. P., Lebel, C., Mushquash, A., Reynolds, K., Decaire, E., Mughal, W., Chartrand, F., Kloss, O., Hensel, J., Bolton, J., Unger, J. A. M., Archibald, M., Fisher, P., Pharazyn, A., Tomfohr-Madsen, L., & Roos, L. E. (2025). Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM): Study protocol for a hybrid implementation-effectiveness trial of the BEAM app-based program for parents with clinical mental health problems. BMC Psychiatry, 25(1), 567. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06964-4
Stirling, M., Borque, M., Hunter, M., Queenan, J., Ludwig, C., Ristock, J., Harrison, L., Ross White, A., Nickel, N., Schultz, A., Banerji, V., Gahagan, J., & Mahar A. (2025). A scoping review mapping trans* and gender diverse people’s representation in cancer research. Cancer Medicine, 14(15). https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70774
PRESENTATIONS (KEYNOTE, INVITED, CONFERENCES AND WEBINARS)
Adeyemi, B., Abegglen, A., Akinwale, O., Bourque, M.A., Parvin, S., Wittmeier, K., Hammond, E., & Archibald, M. (2025, September 19). Collaboration Station: Utilizing the power of storytelling through lived experiences for the co-creation of a family-centered living lab in pediatric rehabilitation and research [Oral presentation]. Excellence in Neurodevelopment and Rehabilitation Research in Child Health (ENRRICH) 2nd Annual Research Day, Winnipeg, MB.
Alcock, S., Ayroso, M., Blackwood, B., Marin, R., Huang, B., Alcock, A., Trivedi, R., Ghrooda, E., Singh, N., Trivedi, A., McMillan, D., & Shankar, J. (2025, June 9-12). Safety and effectiveness of intravenous thrombolysis for Acute Stroke patients in the Manitoba TeleStroke Program [Oral presentation]. Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation Congress, Ottawa, ON.
Assem-Erhaze, E. (2025, June 9-13). Thriving as a recent graduate with a learning disability: A proposed mixed methods study [Oral presentation] and Ties that bind: Navigating predominantly white academic institutions as a black woman [Poster presentation]. International Council of Nurses Congress, Helsinki, Finland.
Assem-Erhaze, E., Harder, N., & Chernomas, W. (2025, July 18). Thriving as a recent graduate with a learning disability: A proposed mixed methods study [Rising star poster presentation]. Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Research Congress, Seattle, WA, USA.
Balneaves, L.G. (2025, July 2). Keynote: The role of nursing in the administration and care of cannabinoids in palliative care [Virtual presentation]. Times of Care: New Perspectives in Palliative and Oncology Nursing Conference Series, Bogota, Colombia.
Balneaves, L.G. (2025, September 26). High standards: Canadian nurses and cannabis care. [Keynote speaker]. Canadian Nursing Student Association (CNSA)’s Prairie Regional Conference, Winnipeg, MB.
Bell, A. & Woodgate, R.L. (2025, July 18). The neonatal intensive care unit care experiences of 2SLGBTQIA+ parents in Canada: Preliminary findings [Rising star poster presentation]. Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Research Congress, Seattle, WA, USA.
Buhisan, J.B. Martin, D., Duff, E., & Hunter, T. (2025, July 18). Best practices for nurse practitioners caring for patients with non-English language preference in primary care [Rising star poster presentation]. Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Research Congress, Seattle, WA, USA.
Chachula, K., Betihavas, V., Ahmad, N., & Pinkney, R. (2025, June 9-13). Practice readiness and resilience of senior students and new graduates entering practice in Canada and Australia [E-poster]. International Council of Nurses Congress, Helsinki, Finland.
Chepil, J., Cariou, J., Pagee, K., Campbell, R., Turman, T., Garson, L. (2025, June 9-13). Nursing student-led Orange Shirt Day to advance truth and reconciliation in Manitoba, Canada [E-poster]. International Council of Nurses Congress, Helsinki, Finland.
Crawford, J. (2025). Celebrating queerness and/in nature – The past, present, and future [Invited oral presentation]. Rady Pride Get Together II – Celebrating Pride Month, 2SLGBTQIA+ and Health: Engaging with the Past, Present, and Future in Canada, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.
Crawford, J., Arnold, T., Kramer, M. L., Ristock, J.L., & Schultz, A.S.H. (2025, March 27-30). Moving from cisnormativity to gender inclusive & affirming practices [Video abstract]. Moving Trans History Forward Conference, University of Victoria, BC.
Crawford, J., Courtney, K., Davison, K., & Hunter, M. (2025, March). Anatomical Inventories 101 [Video abstract]. Moving Trans History Forward Conference, University of Victoria, BC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pKxQ_7yDXs
Dyck, N., Harder, N. , Martin, D. , & Balneaves, L. (2025, June 9-13). Addressing Manitoba’s critical nursing shortage: Expansion of the Bachelor of Nursing Program at the University of Manitoba [E-poster]. International Council of Nurses Congress, Helsinki, Finland.
Dyck, N., Harder, N., Martin, D., & Balneaves, L. (2025, June 9-13). Leading a major program expansion: Key leadership insights and strategies [E-poster]. International Council of Nurses Congress, Helsinki, Finland.
Empson, L., Gagnon, S., Bolden, R., Carroll, B., Ferry, N., Guthey, E., Spoelstra, S., Udod, S.A., & Uhl-Bien, M. (2025, July 27). Researching collective leadership: Controversies and contexts [Professional development workshop]. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Gelfman, Y., Scruby, L., Cusack, C., & Nickel, N. (2025, June 16). Reducing barriers to Covid-19 vaccines among structurally disadvantaged populations: The role of public health nurses in promoting health equity [Poster presentation]. 2025 Manitoba Student Health Research Forum, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.
Gelfman, Y., Scruby, L., Cusack, C., & Nickel, N. (2025, June 9-13). Reducing barriers to Covid-19 vaccines among structurally disadvantaged populations: The role of public health nurses in promoting health equity [E-poster]. International Council of Nurses Congress, Helsinki, Finland.
Harder, N. (2025, May 23). The cognitive revolution: AI, simulation, and the future of healthcare training [Keynote presentation]. Mount Royal University Symposium on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Calgary, AB.
Harder, N. (2025, May 24). What’s next? Opportunities for innovations in simulation in nursing education [Plenary panel presentation]. WNRCASN Annual Conference, Kelowna, BC.
Heppner, K., Scruby, L., & Martin. D. (2025, June 9-13). Facilitating nursing students’ understanding of health equity: A critical literature review [E-poster]. International Council of Nurses Congress, Helsinki, Finland.
Horrill, T.C., Crawford, J., Beck, S. M., Bourgeois, A., Kaur, J., Lambert, L. K., McKenzie, M., Browne, A. J., & Stajduhar, K. I. (2025, June). Equity in cancer care as an upstream public health approach to palliative care: Findings from a qualitative study [Oral presentation]. 4th International Research Seminar EAPC Reference Group on Public Health and Palliative Care, Victoria, BC.
Martin, D., Boily, R., Kaur, K. & Sandy, C. (2025, June 9-13). Graduate nursing students’ perspectives of the Turtle Island Project experiential exercise: Preparing future advanced practice nurses for reconcili-action [E-poster]. International Council of Nurses Congress, Helsinki, Finland.
Martin, D., Dyck, N., Shaw, J., Olfert, C., Duff, E., & Harder, N. (2025, June 9-13). Educating nurse practitioners of tomorrow: Expansion of the Nurse Practitioner Program, University of Manitoba, Canada [E-poster]. International Council of Nurses Congress, Helsinki, Finland.
McLeod, A. & Mordoch, E. (2025, August 20). Between the Pipes – a graphic novel exploring evolving youth identity as a 2Spirit person [Presentation]. Roots of Hope Service Provider Symposium, Selkirk, MB.
Mitchell, K., & Kramer, M. (2025, June). An exploratory study of threshold concepts in nursing education: Examining student and faculty perspectives about the troublesome nature of learning concepts of health and illness [E-poster]. International Council of Nurses Congress 2025, Helsinki, Finland.
Mitchell, K., & Kramer, M. (2025, May). An exploratory study of threshold concepts in nursing education: Examining student and faculty perspectives about the troublesome nature of learning concepts of health and illness. SOTL Symposium, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.
Mitchell, K., & Kramer, M. (2025, July). An exploratory study of threshold concepts in nursing education: Examining student and faculty perspectives about the troublesome nature of learning concepts of health and illness [Presentation]. 10th Biennial Threshold Concepts Conference, Vancouver, BC.
Nagel, D.A. (2025, July 9). RADAR-ES: Development of a methodological framework for environmental scans – Roadmap for future research in digital health [Webinar]. Centre for Digital Transformation of Health, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Pereira, A., Talsma, A., Thongpriwan, V., Lobchuk, M., Cahill, S. (2025, September 16-18). Satisfaction with care and coping: Nursing’s role to support intensive caring [Oral poster presentation]. 17th World Congress of Intensive and Critical Care, Vancouver, BC.
Reedy, G., Harder, N., & Nestel, D. (2025, June 23) [Writing retreat invited facilitators]. Society for Simulation in Europe SESAM2025 Conference, Valencia, Spain.
Reedy, G., Harder, N., & Nestel, D. (2025, June 24). AI in academic writing and peer review [Invited presentation]. SiReN Research Summit, Society for Simulation in Europe SESAM2025 Conference, Valencia, Spain.
Scruby, L.S., Alessi-Severini, S., Frike, M., Harder, N., & Isse, A. (2025, June 9-13). Research evidence empowers the design of interprofessional simulation education for students in the practice of holistic health care for refugees [E-poster]. International Council of Nurses Congress, Helsinki, Finland.
Sparkes, C., Parker, N., Tallman, B., & Marchinko, S. (2025, May). Winnipeg suicide prevention network. Supporting community mental health initiatives to reduce the risk of suicide [Poster presentation]. 2025 Canadian Gerontological Nurses Association (CGNA), Winnipeg, MB.
Timlin, U., Magga, R., Eriksen, H., Woodgate, R.L., & Rautio, A. (2025, June 9-13). An arts-based study on Sámi reindeer herders in Finnish Lapland [E-poster]. International Council of Nurses Congress, Helsinki, Finland.
Timlin, U., Magga, R., Eriksen, H., Woodgate, R.L., & Rautio, A. (2025, June 4-6). “When a reindeer is feeling well, people are feeling well too” – A project focusing on Sámi reindeer herders’ well-being, strengths and challenges. The 47th Association for Interdisciplinary Studies Conference: Shaping the Future in the Era of Polycrisis (One Health approach to study the health of humans, animals and environment in the Arctic), Oulu, Finland.
Tittlemier, B. J., Cooper, J., Li, L., Woodgate, R.L., & Sibley, K. M. (2025, June 16-18). A qualitative descriptive study to explore evaluation and effects of partnered rehabilitation research in Canada [Presentation]. Manitoba Student Health Research Forum, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.
INNOVATIVE KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION PRODUCTS/ACTIVITIES
Balneaves, L. (2025, July 29). Why Ontario’s emergency rooms are seeing more youth with cannabis-related illnesses. Interview with Janice Ramsay, Guelph Mercury Tribune. https://www.guelphmercury.com/news/cannabis-vomiting-ontario-youth/article_b9eaaeeb-9e4e-54ea-a072-159144b7a869.html
Bell, A. (2025, September 23). Nursing grad student seeks to close gaps for 2SLGBTQIA+ families with infants in intensive care. Interview with Alan MacKenzie, UMToday. https://news.umanitoba.ca/nursing-grad-student-seeks-to-close-gaps-for-2slgbtqia-families-with-infants-in-intensive-care/
Dunsford, J. (2025, September 15). ‘Not the best way to go’: Advocates say permanent police to Winnipeg hospital may not curb violence. Interview with Alex Karpa, CTV News Winnipeg, online and TV news. https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/not-the-best-way-to-go-advocates-say-permanent-police-to-winnipeg-hospital-may-not-curb-violence/
Woodgate, R. (2025, September 3). New research to inform better youth mental health and wellness services across Canada. Interview with RFHS Staff, UMToday. https://news.umanitoba.ca/new-research-to-inform-better-youth-mental-health-and-wellness-services-across-canada/
Woodgate, R.L. (2025). Beyond Survival: Life after Childhood Brain Tumour. [Video]. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CLWvppTFLS2xholt3au5cSyaO3rxVurs/view?usp=drive_link