Congratulations to the College of Nursing and MCNHR members on the following research and scholarly accomplishments that have been reported to us for November 2024 – February 2025.
NEW GRANTS
Ahmad, N., Chachula, K., Henriquez, N., & Salman, A. (2025). Examining the effects of psychological safety in the clinical learning environment on nursing students’ mental health and satisfaction. Brandon University Faculty of Health Studies & Centre for Critical Studies of Rural Mental Health Grant, $2,500.
Balneaves, L.G. (2024). Complementary medicine use and risk of death among individuals living with cancer: A secondary analysis. College of Nursing, Special Call Grant, $15,000.
Bochen, K., Kramer, M., Thompson, G., Jassal, D., & Fries, C. (2024). Beyond the diagnosis: Women’s experiences of cardiotoxicity secondary to breast cancer treatment. College of Nursing Endowment Fund Graduate Student Research Grant, $3,000.
Braun, C., Scanlan, J., Udod, S. & MacDonald, S. (2024). A nurse, is a nurse, is a nurse: A qualitative descriptive study of nurse redeployment during the COVID-19 pandemic. College of Nursing Endowment Fund Graduate Student Research Grant, $3,000.
Ahmad, N., Chachula, K., Henriquez, N., & Salman, A. (2025). Examining the effects of psychological safety in the clinical learning environment on nursing students’ mental health and satisfaction. Brandon University Faculty of Health Studies & Centre for Critical Studies of Rural Mental Health Grant, $2,500.
Carlson, L. E., Richardson, H., Balneaves, L. G., Bates, A. T., Burnell, M. J., Chochinov, H. M., Clements, D. M., Mathews, J., McKenzie, M. R., Shores, R. J., Soares, C. D., Tu, W., & Williams, M. (2025-2027). High dose mindfulness-based Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy (PAT) for Demoralisation Syndrome (DS) in people with advanced cancer: A phase II multi-site, randomized, controlled, double-blind, mixed-methods trial. CIHR Priority Announcement: Patient Oriented Research, $400,000.
Farthing, P.,Bally, J., Duff, E. (co-investigator), Entz, F., Farthing, M., Glines, J., Harper, C., Hubbard Murdoch, N., Spurr, S., Verishagen, N., & Walker, M. (2024). Helping teenagers with type 1 diabetes and their parents cope with the challenges of diabetes management. Align Grant, Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation, $10,000.
Gonzalez, M. (PI), Woodgate, R. L., Archambault, P., Barret, R., & Mendelsohn, L. (2024-2025). Engaging underserved caregivers of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and community organizations to identify priority supports and research questions to inform a grant proposal. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), 2024 Planning and Dissemination Grants (Institute Community Support), $50,000.00.
Oluwatoyin Oluwatoyin, J. (NPI), Barnes, K. (PKU-Principal Knowledge User), Piercey, M. (PKU), Horodecki, L. (PKU), Barbic, S. (PI-Principal Investigator). Chiodo, D. (PI), de Jong, K. (PI), Butler, S. (PI), Dimitropoulos, G. (PI), Hill, S. (PI), Langton, J. (PI), Healey, G. (PI), Hutt-MacLeod, D. (PI), Iyer, S. (PI), Mathias, S. (PI), Plourde, V. (PI), Leach, M. (PI), MacLachlan, J. (PI), Mushquash, C. (PI), Sveinson, P. (PI), Woodgate, R., (PI), with 19 co-investigators, 11 collaborators, and 3 knowledge users. (2024-2027). Laying the foundation for an Integrated Youth Services (IYS) Learning Health System (LHS): Building a youth and equity focused federated IYS data platform. CIHR Operating Grant: IYS LHS Data Platform, $9,471,694.00 (Operating Amount) and $8,268,140 (Equipment Amount), Total $17,739,834.
Henry, M. (NPA), Batist, G., Daneau, S., Gagnon, B., Gauthier, L., Guay D., Hajj, A., Horrill, T., Martin, W., McDonald, J., Nichols, N., Power, E., Prakesh, I., Rosberger, Z., Sanders, J., Sasseville, M., Sayani, A., Stajduhar, K., Urquhart, R., Wankah, P., & Weiss, M. (2025-2026). A program to address poverty, food insecurity, financial toxicity and intersecting cancer health inequalities in Canada. CIHR Planning & Dissemination Grant, $50,000.
Lumeto Inc., BlueDrop, ISANS, and University of Manitoba (co-leads Harder, N. & Workum, K.). (2024). AI-driven Internationally Educated Nurse (IEN) upskilling, integration, and onboarding. Digital – Global Innovation Clusters, $2,000,000.
MacMillan Gomez, J., West, C., Van Bewer, V., & McPhail, D. (2024). Dads’ experiences parenting gender diverse children and youth in Manitoba. College of Nursing Endowment Fund Graduate Student Research Grant, $3,000.
Mitchell, K. M., & Kramer, M. (2024). Can C-Tests predict early academic success? An exploratory study of performance and intersectionality in early program nursing students. College of Nursing, Special Call Grant, $15,000.
Munce, S. E., Jarrett, C., Younas, A., Archibald, M. M., Dainty, K. N., Fabregues, S., Hong, Q., Kiwanuka, F., Poth, C., & Tricco, A. C. (2025-2027). Updating the Good Reporting of Mixed Methods Study (GRAMMS) reporting guidelines. Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR), $309,826.
Udod, S. A. (PI), Warren, M., Duff, E., Gagnon, S., & Archibald, M. (2024). Co-creating a nurse retention framework for hospital sustainability in Manitoba. Research Manitoba, Research Connection, $ 7,000.
Udod, S. A. (NPA), Warren, M., Gagnon, S., Geerts, J., Archibald, M., & Ibrahim, J. (2024). Co-creating a nurse retention framework for hospital sustainability in Manitoba. CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grant – Institute Community Support, $15,000.
Van Bewer, V. & Bruce, A. (2024). Alaantoor de la taab: Exploring leadership practices of Métis women leaders in healthcare using a kitchen table methodology. College of Nursing, Special Call Grant, $15,000.
PUBLICATIONS BOOKS, BOOK CHAPTERS, PEER REVIEWED, PROFESSIONAL ARTICLES AND REPORTS
Archibald, M., Mazzon, S., & Bourque, M. (2024). Examining the integrative potential of timelines in mixed methods research. Journal of Mixed Method Research, https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898241303319
Cohen, B., Beach Ducharme, D., Fricke, M., Katz, A., MacDonald, L., Martin, D., Rachul, C., Restall, G., & Turcotte, D. (2024). Social justice and health equity in the teaching and learning environment: Perspectives of academic leaders in health profession education programmes. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 15(3). https://doi.org/10.5206/cjsotlrcacea.2024.3.15393
Crawford, J., Kramer, M., Ristock, J., & Schultz, A. S. H. (2025). “It’s very cisnormatively structured”: An interpretive description of undergraduate nursing students’ experiences of gender inclusive and affirming practices. Nursing Inquiry, 32(2), e12701 [open access]. https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12701
Elias, H., & Larios, L. (November 2024). Translating priorities into practice: Midwifery care for uninsured migrant populations across Canada. Birth. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12893
Elias, H., & Thiessen, K. (October 2024). Management of previable rupture of membranes with prolonged latency. Canadian Journal of Midwifery Research and Practice. 23(1). https://doi.org/10.22374/cjmrp.v23i2.17
Fleming, A., & Hardy, A. (2025). Endometriosis is more than a painful period. Period. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 21(1), 105232. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2024.105232.
Gerber, N., Hannes, K., Gemignani, M., Bioindo, J. Siegsmund, R., Carriera, L., Biffi, E., Centracchio, M., Archibald, M., Chilton, G., Kuknke, J., Dawson, A., Lucero, J., Haire, N., Shields, S. (2024) Sustaining life on earth: Arts-based research Exploration of collective lived experience of COVID-19. Methods in Psychology, 2024-10, p.100162, Article 100162 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metip.2024.100162.
Golding, M. A., Nishat, F., Merrill, K. A., Lacaille, D., Oğuzoğlu, U., Protudjer, J. LP., Woodgate, R. L., Stinson, J. N., Peschken, C., Touma, Z., & Lim, L. S. H. (2025). The lived employment experience of young adults with childhood and adult onset systemic lupus erythematosus: A multicentre Canadian qualitative study. Arthritis Care and Research. First published: 02 January 2025 https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.25495
Horrill, T. C., Beck, S., & Wiens, A. (2025). Toward an understanding of cancer as an issue of social justice: Perspectives and implications for oncology nursing. Current Oncology, 32(2), 104. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol32020104
Hunter, M., Lea, G., Hasan, S. M., Archibald, M., Rieger, K., West, C., Kreindler, S. A. (2024). “Enough reality that you took it seriously, enough humour that you kept watching”: A qualitative analysis of student reception of Larry Saves the Canadian Healthcare System. Arts & Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2024.2442910.
Knisley, L., Driedger, S. M., Hartling, L. et al. (2024). Engaging Red River Métis families in Manitoba in the development of child health resources – findings from a qualitative study. Res Involv Engagem 10, 128 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-024-00659-y
Kramer, M. (2024). Understanding the learning needs of national council licensure examination (NCLEX-RN®) repeat writers through an online program: A developmental design study. Journal of Nursing Education., 63(12). https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20240724-01
Krishnan. P., McClement. S., Thompson, G., Edwards, M., & St, John, P. (2025). Getting everyone on the same page: Long-term-care nurses’ experiences with advance care planning. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 20 (2), e70013. https://doi.org/10.1111/opn.70013
Le, T., Quill, Z., Crawford, J., Pearce, S., Seo, G. S., Stringer, J., Tough, R., Liu, Y., Frost, J., Biggar, K., Pratt, M., & Tso Deh, M. (2024). Canadian youth delegate recommendations on global health priorities (2023-2024) (pp. 1–92). Global Health Annual Review. https://journals.mcmaster.ca/ghar/issue/view/216/Issue9
Lelond, S., & Kim, C. A. (2025). Advanced practice nurse-led early palliative care: A novel model for improved access to care. Support Care Cancer 33, 168. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-025-09193-3
Lukewich, J., Ryan, D., Mathews, M., Hedden, L., Marshall, E. G., Vaughan, C., Idrees, S., Bulman, D., Moritz, L. R., Cusack, C., Martin-Misener, R., Bruneau, J., Wickett, J., Asghari, S., Meredith, L., Spencer, S., Young, G. (2024). Nurses leading the way: A qualitative study of nursing leadership, innovation, and opportunity in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership Special Issue.
Lyons, R., Mathews, M., Hedden, L., Lukewich, J., Marshall, E. G., Isenor, J. E., Wickett, J., Dufour, E., Meredith, L., Ryan, D., Spencer, S., Vaughan, C., & Cusack, C. (2024). Perspectives of primary care nurses on the organization of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout: A qualitative study. BMC Primary Care. DOI: 10.1111/jan.16468
Mitchell, K. M., Li, J., & Rabbani, R. (2025). Validation of the individual and collective self-efficacy scale for teaching writing in post-secondary faculty. Assessing Writing, 64(2025), Article 100923. Https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asw.2025.100923
Nesbitt, J. (2024). Weathering the storm: Adapting in palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 27(1):p 35-42, https://doi.org/10.1097/NJH.0000000000001069.
Oberoi, S., Huang, B., Rabbani, R., Askin, N., Okoli, G., Jain, R., Sung, L., Jeyaraman, M. M., Mahar, A., Woodgate, R., & Zarychanski, R. (2024). Prevalence and factors associated with cancer-related fatigue among children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancer medicine, 13(23), e70502. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70502
Parmar, J., L’Heureux, T., Lewanczuk, R., Lee, J., Charles, L., Sproule, L., Henderson, I., Chaudhuri, E. R., Berry, J., Shapkin, K., Powell, L., Nicholas, N., Tarnowski, G., Leslie, M., Lobchuk, M., Kaattari, J., Porter, A., Eva, V., Podlosky, L., Pei, J., Mosaico, S., Penner, J., Saunders, S., & Anderson, S. (2025). Transforming care through co-design: Developing inclusive caregiver-centered education in healthcare. Healthcare, 13, 254. https://doi.org/10.3390/ healthcare13030254. Open Access.
Phillips, E. K., Chudyk, A. M., Monnin, C., Schultz, A. S. H., Arora, R. C., Duhamel, T. A., & O’Keefe‐McCarthy, S. (2024). The use of arts‐based methods to enhance patient engagement in health research. Health Expectations, 27(e70127), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70127
Prestia, A. S., Udod, S. A., & Bacon, C. T. (2024). Leaders benefit from organizational membership: Perspectives from the United States and Canada. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 54(11), 583-584.
Reaume, M., Labossière, M. N., Batista, R., Van Haute, S., Tangri, N., Rigatto, C., Bohm, C., Prud’homme, D., Tanuseputro, P., & Lix, L. M. (2025). Patient-physician language concordance and cardiovascular outcomes among patients with hypertension. JAMA Network Open, 8(2), e2460551–e2460551. https://doi.org/10.1001/JAMANETWORKOPEN.2024.60551
Sefton, K., Harder, N., & Kramer, M. (2025). Mentorship outcomes for clinical nursing instructors: A scoping review. Teaching and Learning in Nursing (in press). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2025.02.021
Slemon, A., Handlovsky, I., Hubert, J., Zakher, B., Mussell, J., Crawford, J., Gan, D., & Schmied, S. (2025). Defining and characterizing the role of the liaison in supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ people to navigate health-service settings: A scoping review protocol. JBI Evidence Synthesis. https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-24-00261
Smyth, J., Jollard, J., Visvanathan, R., & Archibald, M. (2024). Perspectives on frailty among emergency physicians: a qualitative descriptive study. Cureus, 16(12): e75670. doi:10.7759/cureus.75670 10.7759/cureus.75670
Schofield, R., Chircop, A., Currie, G., Annamunthodo, M., Cusack, C., Groulx, D., Houston, J., Humphreys, J., & Tam, S. (November 2024). Building a strong public health nursing workforce in Canada: A continuing education solution. Public Health Nursing, 41(6) 1578-1587. Doi:10.1111/phn.13383
Thiessen, M., Jewitt, K., Stromberg, R., Lamontagne, J. M., Richardson Tanguay, G., Albo, A., Thurston, C., & McMillan, D. E. (2025). Constructing TheKeep.Ca with thrivers of cancer in Manitoba, Canada, in support of enhancing patient engagement: Protocol for a pragmatic multimethods study. JMIR Res Protoc;14:e63597 https://doi.org/10.2196/63597PMID: 39879620
Woodgate, R. L., Bell, A., Petrasko, J., Neilson, C., & Ayeni, O. (2025). Coping in youth living with chronic pain. Canadian Journal of Pain, 9(1),24 pages, https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2025.2455494
Woodgate, R. L., Isaak, C. A., Witt, J., Tennent, P., & Bell, A. (2025). The employment preferences of young people in Canada: A discrete choice experiment. BMC Public Health, 25:715, 15 pages, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21515-y
Zurba, M., Boyd, S., Lamoureux, B., Brimacombe, M., Morton-Ferguson, A., Mendritzki, E., Park, A., Busolo, D., Woodgate, R., & Binkley, L. (2025). Developing a typology of climate grief expressions in Canada: A scoping review. Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfclm/kgaf002
PRESENTATIONS (KEYNOTE, INVITED, CONFERENCES AND WEBINARS)
Balneaves, L.G. (November 2024). Cannabis and scleroderma: Is there a role? Virtual presentation to the Manitoba Scleroderma Support Group. Winnipeg, MB.
Balneaves, L.G. (November 2024). Where’s there’s smoke, there’s fire: Update on cannabis research and practice guidelines. Virtual presentation to the Institute for Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
Balneaves, L. G. (January 15, 2025). The role of complementary and integrative medicine in prostate cancer care. Presentation, Manitoba Prostate Cancer Support Group, Winnipeg, MB.
Brandt, A., & Crawford, J. (February 10, 2025). Queer experiences: In nursing practice and research. Lecture for Brigitte DeCosse’s community health undergraduate nursing class, Université de Saint-Boniface, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. [Invited oral presentation]
Farthing, P.,Bally, J., Duff, E., Spurr, S., Walker, M., Entz, F., Hubbard Murdoch, N., Verishagen, N., & Farthing, M. (Oct. 16-19, 2024). Helping teenagers with type 1 diabetes and their parents cope with the challenges of diabetes management: A delphi study. Virtual poster presentation, 50th Anniversary International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) Inclusion & Innovation in Pediatric Diabetes, Lisbon, Portugal.
Horrill, T., Horton, M., Longclaws, B., Keeper, F., & Crawford, J. (February 2025). Sharing Circles with Indigenous cancer survivors and Elders as an approach to patient engagement, relationship building and priority setting. Lunchtime Learning Series, virtual, Center for Healthcare Innovation, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.
Kostal, K., Martin, D., Hamilton, J., Thille, P., Monnin, C., Jones, J., Williams, V., Gruber, J., Espada, A., & Raman-Wilms, L., (Nov. 29, 2024). “Swimming against the current”: Perceptions of bias in advancement in the academic health sciences. Panel presentation, 10th Anniversary Canadian Health Workforce Conference, Ottawa, ON.
McMillan, D. E. (February 10, 2025). Sleep across the lifespan: The science, the impact and key strategies. THRiVE Discovery Lab Research Team (Dr. M. Azad, Lead), & Children’s Hospital Research Institute (CHRIM) members, Winnipeg, MB.
McMillan, D. E. (February 20, 2025). Your best “You” through better sleep. Self-care and peak performance, EURKA Science Innovation Hub, Faculty of Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.
Nowak, H., Scanlan, J., Martin, D., & Neville, L. (Nov. 28, 2024). Path to leadership in the north. Poster presentation, 10th Anniversary Canadian Health Workforce Conference, Ottawa, ON.
Van Haute, S., & Eastveld, M. (February 6-7, 2025). Circle of life, circle of care – A living medicine wheel exploration of cultural safety in nursing and healthcare throughout the lifespan. Conference presentation, 3rd Annual Manitoba Collaborative Indigenous Education Blueprint Gathering, Winnipeg, MB.
Workum, K., San Miguel, J., & Klayh, V. (Nov. 25, 2024). Enhancing nursing professional development through virtual reality simulation. Poster presentation, Sim Expo, Banff, AB.
Workum, K. (Nov. 14, 2024). Exploring use cases for VR in the health professions. Invited speaker/presentation, International Virtual Reality Healthcare Association -VR and Healthcare symposium, Geneva, Switzerland.
Workum, K. & Harder, N. (January 13, 2025). Virtual reality IPE program- build it and they will come. Presentation, 25th International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH 2025), Orlando, Florida, USA.
Zhu, H., Martin, D., & Lennon, S. (Nov. 14-15, 2024). Are current prenatal education programs equitable? A narrative review. Poster presentation, Canadian Association of Perinatal and Women’s Health Nurses (CAPWHN) 2024 Annual Clinical, Education, Research Conference, Montreal, QC.
AWARDS, HONOURS AND DISTINCTIONS
Congratulations to Oluwatoyin Margaret Adeleke, NP student (Faculty advisor: Amber Hemminger) recipient of NPAM Student Scholarships, Nurse Practitioner Association of Manitoba awards.
Congratulations to Elizabeth Agnew (Faculty advisor: Dr. Lynda Balneaves; Internal member: Dr. Tara Horrill; External member: Dr. Marshall Pitz) for successfully defending her MN Thesis on December 5, 2024, entitled,Bridging the gap: Evaluating the impact of cancer patient navigation on time to CancerCare referral and first treatment for lung cancer.
Congratulations to Elson Alvarez (Primary advisor: Dr. Judith Scanlan; Secondary advisor: Dr. Els Duff) for successfully defending his MN Capstone Project on December 9, 2024, entitled,Building team resilience capacity: A workshop for front-line nurse leaders.
Congratulations to Eunice Korkor Assem-Erhaze, PhD. student (Faculty co-advisors: Dr. Nicole Harder and Dr. Wanda Chernomas), who will be representing the College of Nursing as a Rising Star and presenting their poster at the 36th International Nursing Research Congress in Seattle, Washington July 17-20, 2025.
Congratulations to Eunice Korkor Assem-Erhaze, PhD student (Faculty advisors: Dr. Nicole Harder and Dr. Wanda Chernomas), recipient of The Dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Student Achievement Prize.
Congratulations to Ashley Bell, MN student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Roberta Woodgate), who will be representing the College of Nursing as a Rising Star and presenting their poster at the 36th International Nursing Research Congress in Seattle, Washington July 17-20, 2025.
Congratulations to Michaela Bourque, PhD student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Mandy Archibald) received an honourable mention poster award at the 2nd Annual PRIME Research Day.
Congratulations to Jaypee Buhisan, NP student (Faculty advisor: Terilyn Hunter) who will be representing the College of Nursing as a Rising Star and presenting their poster at the 36th International Nursing Research Congress in Seattle, Washington July 17-20, 2025.
Congratulations to Ashley Carruthers, recipient of the Excellence in NP Leadership award, Nurse Practitioner Association of Manitoba awards.
Congratulations to Kristine Doell, PhD student (Faculty advisor Dr. Genevieve Thompson), recipient of the Foundation for Registered Nurses of Manitoba PhD Scholarship for $3,550.
Congratulations to Kristine Doell (Faculty advisor: Dr. Genevieve Thompson; Internal member: Dr. Roberta Woodgate; External member: Dr. Kerstin Roger) for successfully completing the PhD written and oral components of the candidacy examination on January 13, 2025, entitled, Exploring the lived experiences of older adults who are separated from their partner during the transition into long-term care: A phenomenological study.
Congratulations to Jennifer Dunsford (Faculty advisors: Dr. Jessica Senehi, Peace and Conflict Studies, Dr. Douglas Brownridge, Community Health Sciences, Dr. Christy Simpson, Dalhousie University, and Dr. Lisa Schwartz, McMaster, external examiner, invited guest: Dr. Annette Schultz, College of Nursing) for successfully defending her dissertation on January 7, 2025, entitled, Salient vulnerability theory: A grounded theory study of nurses’ ethical decisions in the context of workplace violence.
Congratulations to Dr. Nicole Harder recipient of the SIM Citizenship Award from Simulation Canada, presented in Banff, AB, November 25-26, 2024.
Congratulations to the RadyVerse Team (led by Dr. Nicole Harder and Kim Workum) recipients of the SIM Innovator Award from Simulation Canada, presented in Banff, AB, November 25-26, 2024.
Congratulations to Sara Johnson (Faculty advisor: Dr. Roberta Woodgate; Internal member: Dr. Marie Edwards; External member: Dr. Elinor Simons; External examiner: Dr. Rebecca Knibb; Chair: Dr. Lisa Engel) for successfully defending her PhD Thesis on December 19, 2024, entitled,Preserving a sense of self: Young people’s experiences living with food allergy.
Congratulations to Dr. Marnie Kramer, recipient of the SOTL teaching scholar award for 2024-2025 for her study entitled Exploring threshold concept integration supported by flipped mastery learning to address troublesome knowledge in an evidence-informed practice course.
Congratulations to Belinda Mayer (Faculty advisor: Dr. Genevieve Thompson; Internal member: Dr. Sonia Udod; External member: Dr. Laura Funk) for successfully completing the PhD written and oral components of the candidacy examination on December 3, 2024, entitled, Family engagement with long-term care advisory councils: A mixed methods study.
Congratulations to Nicole Prenovault, MN student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Wanda Chernomas), recipient of The Dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Student Achievement Prize.
Congratulations to Sophie Rebizant, NP student (Faculty advisor: Amber Hemminger), recipient of NPAM Student Scholarships, Nurse Practitioner Association of Manitoba awards.
Congratulations to Alyson Rodewald (Faculty advisor: Dr. Christine Ateah; Internal member: Dr. Suzanne Lennon; External member: Dr. Nadine Bartlett) for successfully defending her MN Thesis on December 10, 2024, entitled,Adaptation of the positive discipline in everyday parenting program for expectant parents: A pilot study.
Congratulations to Jessica Smart, MN Student (Faculty co-advisors: Dr. Donna Martin and Dr. Judith Scanlan), recipient of the Rose Mary and Frederick Allan Johnson scholarship for $16,487.50.
Congratulations to Tara Tourloukis (Faculty advisor: Dr. Els Duff; Internal member: Dr. Kim Mitchell; External member: Dr. Laura MacDonald) for successfully completing the PhD written and oral components of the candidacy examination on December 9, 2024, for a proposed study entitled, Using mixed methods to explore facilitators and barriers to continuing education among registered psychiatric nurses in Canada.
Congratulations to Helen Zhu (Primary advisor: Dr. Donna Martin; Secondary advisor: Dr. Suzanne Lennon) for successfully defending her MN Capstone Project on December 10, 2024, entitled,Equity-focused frameworks and prenatal education: A narrative review.
INNOVATIVE KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION PRODUCTS/ACTIVITIES
Assem-Erhaze, E. K. & Prenovault, N. (January 23, 2025). Outstanding Rady Faculty grad students earn Dean’s Prize. Feature story by Matthew Kruchak in UMToday News, Winnipeg, MB. https://news.umanitoba.ca/outstanding-rady-faculty-grad-students-earn-deans-prize/
Balneaves, L. (December 13, 2024). What to know about complementary therapies for Prostate Cancer. Interview with Markham Heid, Time. https://time.com/7200892/prostate-cancer-complementary-treatments/
Balneaves, L. G. (January 3, 2025). Changes to Manitoba’s regulations related to residential cultivation of cannabis. Afternoon Show with Richard Cloutier, CJOB 680 AM (radio).
Brandt, A. (2025) Taking off my rainbow badge before work: a queer nurse’s call for allyship, Opinion piece, Canadian Nurse https://www.canadian-nurse.com/blogs/cn-content/2025/02/03/queer-nurses-call-for-allyship?_zs=PNL9O1&_zl=l6ED3
McMillan, D. E. (February 6, 2025). Is napping good for you? Interview with Richard Cloutier, CJOB Radio, Winnipeg, MB.
Mordoch, E. (January 2025). Between the pipes. Interview for short documentary film on the production and thinking behind the graphic novel by Albert McLeod with Elaine Mordoch and Sonia Ballantyne, with art by Alice RL. Winnipeg Indigenous Filmmakers Collective.
Udod, S. A. (December 16, 2024). 3 Manitoba nurses punished for denying they had criminal records despite impaired driving convictions. Interview with Ozten Shebahkeget, CBC. 3 Manitoba nurses punished for denying they had criminal records despite impaired driving convictions | CBC News
Udod, S. A. (February 12, 2025). Audit’s advice for Manitoba health-care agencies surprising, ‘ridiculous,’ says health finance prof. Interview with Ozten Shebahkeget, news reporter, CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-health-audits-reax-1.7455179#:~:text=The%20audits%20recommend%20that%20if,a%20crisis%2C%22%20Mawani%20said.
Woodgate, R.L. (2024). Dr. Roberta Woodgate and her research team along with youth created a virtual art gallery depicting findings from her CIHR funded study Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) among Youth: Perspectives of youth who self-harm, their families and service providers. In addition to being interviewed, youth were invited to take part in creating their own artwork that more fully articulates their experiences. Through this virtual art gallery, the aim is to reduce the stigma experienced by youth as well as increase understanding of what it is like to be a youth experiencing NSSI. To access the virtual art gallery, go to https://www.ingauge.ca/ and click-on VR Gallery tab or go to https://www.ingauge.ca/gallery
Woodgate, R. (January 13, 2025). Research snapshot: Indigenous care leavers aging out of care in Manitoba (highlights from Dr. Woodgate’s SSHRC funded study ‘Indigenous youth aging out of the child welfare system in Manitoba: Where do we go from here?’). The Vanier Institute of the Family (English, Cree, and French Webpages), https://vanierinstitute.ca/resource/research-snapshot-indigenous-care-leavers-aging-out-of-care-in-manitoba/
APPOINTMENTS AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Dr. Nicole Harder assumed the role, for a 5-year term, of Editor-in-Chief for the peer-reviewed journal Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, a multidisciplinary publication encompassing all areas of applications and research in healthcare simulation technology.
Dr. Kim Mitchell has been appointed to the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing Student and Faculty Survey Advisory Committee.