The College of Nursing congratulates and recognizes its graduate students on their achievements.
March 2025 update
AWARDS
Congratulations to:
Congratulations to Oluwatoyin Margaret Adeleke, NP student (faculty advisor: Amber Hemminger) recipient of NPAM Student Scholarships, Nurse Practitioner Association of Manitoba awards.
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 Michaela Bourque, PhD student (faculty advisor: Dr. Mandy Archibald) received an honourable mention poster award at the 2nd Annual PRIME Research Day.
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 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 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.
RECOGNITION
Congratulations to:
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
Below are previously reported graduate student achievements for this year (April – July 2024):
AWARDS
Congratulations to:
Adam Brandt, MN student (faculty advisor: Dr. Lynn Scruby), recipient of the 2024-2025 Research Manitoba Masters Studentship Award for $20,000.
Michaela Bourque, IIS PhD student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Mandy Archibald), recipient of the Nancie J. Mauro (nee Tooley) Graduate Scholarship in Oncology Research for $7,250.
Michaela Bourque, PhD student (faculty advisor: Dr. Mandy Archibald) recipient of the Murphy Foundation Scholarship in Graduate Research in Oncology Nursing for $16,900.
Michaela Bourque, PhD student (faculty advisor: Dr. Mandy Archibald) recipient of a Graduate Nursing Students’ Association Scholarship PhD for $3,000.
Adam Brandt, MN student (faculty advisor: Dr. Lynn Scruby), recipient of the Margaret Elder Hart Graduate Study Award for $2,475.
Adam Brandt, MN student (faculty advisor: Dr. Lynn Scruby), recipient of the Dr. S.J. Winkler Memorial Award for $875.
Jaypee Buhisan, NP student, (faculty advisor: Terilyn Hunter) recipient of an Irene E. Nordwich Foundation Scholarship for $1,500.
Jaypee Buhisan, NP student (faculty advisor: Terilyn Hunter), recipient of a Dr. Margaret R. Francis Award for $1,075.
Jaypee Buhisan, NP student (faculty advisor: Terilyn Hunter), recipient of a Graduate Nursing Students Association Scholarship Nurse Practitioner Stream for $2,500.
Heather Campbell, NP student, (faculty advisor: Terilyn Hunter) recipient of an Irene E. Nordwich Foundation Scholarship for $1,500.
Ashley Cels, MN student (faculty advisor: Dr. Marnie Kramer) recipient of a University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship award for $28,000.
Raymond Chhun, PhD student, (faculty advisor: Dr. Marnie Kramer) recipient of an Irene E. Nordwich Foundation Scholarship for $1,500.
Jess Crawford, MN student (faculty advisor: Dr. Annette Schultz), recipient of the 2024-2025 2S/LGBTQ+ Health Hub Fellowship for $10,000. https://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/2slgbtq-health-hub/
Kristine Doell, PhD student (faculty advisor: Dr. Genevieve Thompson), recipient of a Graduate Nursing Students Association Scholarship PhD for $3,000.
Oluwatoyosi Fagbuyi, MN student, (faculty advisor: Dr. Mandy Archibald) recipient of an Irene E. Nordwich Foundation Scholarship for $1,500.
Anne-Marie Gauthier, MN student (faculty advisor: Dr. Els Duff) recipient of the 2024 University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship for $28,000.
Bariadora Gbara, NP student, (faculty advisor: Ashley Hardy) recipient of an Irene E. Nordwich Foundation Scholarship for $1,500.
Thomas Gyamerah, PhD student, (faculty advisor: Dr. Genevieve Thompson) recipient of an Irene E. Nordwich Foundation Scholarship for $1,500.
Ashley Hebert, MN student, (faculty advisor: Dr. Genevieve Thompson) recipient of an Irene E. Nordwich Foundation Scholarship for $1,500.
Ashley Hebert, MN student, (faculty advisor: Dr. Genevieve Thompson) recipient of a Peter and Dorothy Saydak Memorial Scholarship for $325.
Ashley Hebert, MN student, (faculty advisor: Dr. Genevieve Thompson) recipient of Graduate Nursing Students Association Scholarship Major Stream for $2,500.
Ashley Hebert, MN student, (faculty advisor: Dr. Genevieve Thompson) recipient of Elizabeth Galbraith (Black) Scholarship for $2,200.
Ashley Hebert, MN student, (faculty advisor: Dr. Genevieve Thompson) recipient of Mona McLeod Award for $3,025.
Hyon Jin Kee, NP student, (faculty advisor: Ashley Hardy) recipient of an Irene E. Nordwich Foundation Scholarship for $1,500.
Daphne Kennedy, PhD student (faculty advisor: Dr. Nicole Harder) recipient of a University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (UMGF) award for $72,000.
Allanah Morton, NP student, (faculty advisor: Terilyn Hunter) recipient of an Irene E. Nordwich Foundation Scholarship for $1,500.
Holly Okaluk, NP student, (faculty advisor: Terilyn Hunter) recipient of an Irene E. Nordwich Foundation Scholarship for $1,500.
Mariah Pankiewicz, NP student (faculty advisor: Ashley Hardy), recipient of the Graduate Nursing Students Association Scholarship Nurse Practitioner Stream for $2,500.
Mariah Pankiewicz, NP student (faculty advisor: Ashley Hardy), recipient of the Christina Gow Community Health Nursing Scholarship for $2,025.
Mariah Pankiewicz, NP student (faculty advisor: Ashley Hardy), recipient of the 2024 Manitoba Nurses Union Continuing Education Scholarship for $2,000.
Kristine Popik, PhD student (faculty advisor: Dr. Genevieve Thompson), recipient of the Dr. Ann C. Beckingham Award from the Canadian Nurses Foundation for $5,000
Nicole Prenovault, MN student (faculty advisor: Dr. Wanda Chernomas), recipient of the Dean of the RFHS Graduate Student Achievement Prize for $1,000$.
Tara Tourloukis, PhD student (faculty advisor: Dr. Els Duff) recipient of the 2024 University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship for $36,000.
Tara Tourloukis, PhD student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Els Duff) recipient of the College of Nursing Endowment Fund Graduate Student Conference Award for $1,000.
Stephanie Van Haute, PhD student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Roberta Woodgate) recipient of the 2024 Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Indigenous Graduate Fellowship for $24,000.
Stephanie Van Haute, PhD student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Roberta Woodgate) recipient of the 2024 Joan and Dean Sandham Scholarship in Aboriginal Health Professional Leadership for $10,612.50.
Ariel Wilcox, MN student (faculty advisor: Dr. Judith Scanlan), recipient of a Graduate Nursing Students Association Scholarship for $2,500.
Ariel Wilcox (faculty advisor: Dr. Judith Scanlan) recipient of a 2024-2025 Research Manitoba Masters Studentship Award for $20,000.
Helen Zhu, MN student (Faculty advisors: Dr. Suzanne Lennon & Dr. Donna Martin), recipient of the Research Data Centre Graduate Student Award for $5,000.
Helen Zhu, MN student (Faculty advisors: Dr. Suzanne Lennon and Dr. Donna Martin) recipient of the College of Nursing Endowment Fund Graduate Student Conference Award for $1,000.
Helen Zhu, MN student (Faculty advisors: Dr. Suzanne Lennon and Dr. Donna Martin) recipient of the Faculty of Graduate Studies Travel Award for $750.
Medals — congratulations to:
Spring 2024 Convocation Award Recipients:
- Kristen Gulbransen, ARNM Medal of Excellence, PhD in Nursing (advisor: Dr. Kellie Thiessen)
- Kristen Steinke, ARNM Medal of Excellence, Master of Nursing (advisor: Dr. Suzanne Lennon)
- Brooke Kempin, ARNM Medal of Excellence, Master of Nursing/Nurse Practitioner Program (advisor: Ashley Hardy)
- Andrea Toews, Dr. Shannon Scott Prize for Excellence in Nursing Research (advisor: Dr. Donna Martin)
Recognition — congratulations to:
Kerri-Ann Bochen (faculty advisor: Dr. Marnie Kramer; Internal member: Dr. Genevieve Thompson; External member: Dr. Christopher Fries; Additional committee member substantive area of focus: Dr. Davinder Jassal) for successfully defending her MN thesis proposal on September 26, entitled, ‘Beyond the Diagnosis: Women’s Experiences of Cardiotoxicity Secondary to Breast Cancer Treatment.’
Charlene Braun (faculty advisor: Dr. Judith Scanlan; Internal member: Dr. Sonia Udod; External member: Sean MacDonald) for successfully defending her MN Thesis Proposal on October 30, 2024, entitled, A nurse, is a nurse, is a nurse: A qualitative descriptive study of nurse redeployment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jess Crawford (faculty advisor: Dr. Annette Schultz; Internal member: Dr. Marnie Kramer; External member: Dr. Janice Ristock) for successfully defending their MN thesis on October 25, entitled, ‘Student and faculty perspectives of gender inclusive and affirming practices in undergraduate nursing education.’
Catherin Falvo (faculty advisor: Dr. Michelle Lobchuk; Internal member: Dr. Wanda Chernomas; External member: Dr. Renee El- Gabalawy) for successfully defending her MN thesis on June 18, entitled, ‘Secondary traumatic stress, job satisfaction, anxiety, depression and coping among pediatric perioperative nurses: A Descriptive, correlational study.’
Yael Gelfman (faculty advisor: Dr. Lynn Scruby; Internal member: Dr. Cheryl Cusack; External member: Dr. Nathan Nickel) for successfully defending her MN Thesis on July 5, 2024, entitled, Reducing barriers to Covid-19 vaccines among structurally disadvantaged populations: The role of public health nurses in promoting health equity.
Jennie MacMillan Gomez (faculty advisor: Dr. Christina West; Internal member: Dr. Vanessa Van Bewer; External member: Dr. Deborah McPhail) for successfully defending her MN thesis proposal on June 21, entitled, ‘Dads’ experiences parenting gender diverse children and youth in Manitoba.’
Congratulations to Hannah Mohammed (Faculty advisor: Dr. Nicole Harder; internal member: Dr. Dan Nagel; external member: Dr. Moni Fricke) for successfully defending their MN thesis on October 28, entitled, ‘Perspectives on the role of the nurse within the interprofessional team from senior practicum nursing students who received interprofessional education.’
Aniela Mora (faculty advisor: Dr. Mandy Archibald; internal member: Dr. Roberta Woodgate; external member: Dr. Kristy Wittmeier) for successfully defending her MN thesis proposal on May 6, ‘Mixed methods usability testing of family and clinician engagement with an interactive knowledge exchange platform in childhood neurodiversity.’
Trinh Nguyen-Lu (faculty co-advisors: Dr. Marnie Kramer & Dr. Nicole Harder; internal member: Dr. Em Pijl; external member: Dr. Dieter Schöwetter) for successfully defending her PhD thesis proposal on July 24, entitled, ‘Why so stressed? A proposed mixed methods study to explore stress and coping among newly graduated nurses in acute care clinical environments.’
Michael Rocan (primary advisor: Dr. Genevieve Thompson; secondary advisor: Dr. Lynn Scruby) for successfully defending his MN capstone project on August 20, entitled, ‘LGBTQ2S care in long-term care: Recommended practices for open and respectful patient communication.’
Kristen Valeri (faculty advisor: Dr. Judith Scanlan; internal member: Dr. Sonia Udod; external member: Dr. David Mandzuk; external examiner: Dr. Laurie Clune; Chair: Dr. Thomas Falkenberg) for successfully defending her PhD thesis on August 19, 2024, entitled, ‘First-line managers’ perspectives of employee engagement, burnout, and active disengagement during the COVID-19 pandemic.’
Stephanie Van Haute (faculty advisor: Dr. Roberta Woodgate; internal member: Dr. Wanda Phillips-Beck; external member: Dr. Linda Diffey; defense chair: Dr. Lynda Balneaves) for successfully defending her PhD thesis proposal on August 28, entitled, ‘Journey well together: The path to Churchill’s Indigenous wellness model.’
Stephanie Van Haute (faculty advisor: Dr. Roberta Woodgate; internal member: Dr. Wanda Philips-Beck; external member: Dr. Linda Diffey) for successfully completing the PhD written and oral components of the candidacy examination on June 26, entitled, ‘Tawâw- come in, you’re welcome, there’s room: A case study of Churchill Health Centre’s journey towards reconciliation, using Indigenous ways of knowing.’
Ariel Wilcox, MN student (faculty advisor: Dr. Judy Scanlan) for being accepted to the Asper School of Business’s President’s Student Leadership Program for the 2024-2025 year.