The College of Nursing congratulates and recognizes its graduate students on their achievements.
November 2024
Awards:
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.’
Congratulations to Michaela Bourque, PhD student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Mandy Archibald) recipient of the Murphy Foundation Scholarship in Graduate Research in Oncology Nursing for $16,900.
Congratulations to Michaela Bourque, PhD student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Mandy Archibald) recipient of a Graduate Nursing Students’ Association Scholarship PhD for $3,000.
Congratulations to Adam Brandt, MN student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Lynn Scruby), recipient of the Margaret Elder Hart Graduate Study Award for $2,475.
Congratulations to Adam Brandt, MN student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Lynn Scruby), recipient of the Dr. S.J. Winkler Memorial Award for $875.
Congratulations to 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.
Congratulations to Jaypee Buhisan, NP student, (Faculty advisor: Terilyn Hunter) recipient of an Irene E. Nordwich Foundation Scholarship for $1,500.
Congratulations to Jaypee Buhisan, NP student (Faculty advisor: Terilyn Hunter), recipient of a Dr. Margaret R. Francis Award for $1,075.
Congratulations to Jaypee Buhisan, NP student (Faculty advisor: Terilyn Hunter), recipient of a Graduate Nursing Students Association Scholarship Nurse Practitioner Stream for $2,500.
Congratulations to Heather Campbell, NP student, (Faculty advisor: Terilyn Hunter) recipient of an Irene E. Nordwich Foundation Scholarship for $1,500.
Congratulations to Ashley Cels, MN student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Marnie Kramer) recipient of a University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship award for $28,000.
Congratulations to Raymond Chhun, PhD student, (Faculty advisor: Dr. Marnie Kramer) recipient of an Irene E. Nordwich Foundation Scholarship for $1,500.
Congratulations to 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.’
Congratulations to 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/
Congratulations to Kristine Doell, PhD student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Genevieve Thompson), recipient of a Graduate Nursing Students Association Scholarship PhD for $3,000.
Congratulations to Oluwatoyosi Fagbuyi, MN student, (Faculty advisor: Dr. Mandy Archibald) recipient of an Irene E. Nordwich Foundation Scholarship for $1,500.
Congratulations to Anne-Marie Gauthier, MN student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Els Duff) recipient of the 2024 University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship for $28,000.
Congratulations to Bariadora Gbara, NP student, (Faculty advisor: Ashley Hardy) recipient of an Irene E. Nordwich Foundation Scholarship for $1,500.
Congratulations to 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.
Congratulations to Thomas Gyamerah, PhD student, (Faculty advisor: Dr. Genevieve Thompson) recipient of an Irene E. Nordwich Foundation Scholarship for $1,500.
Congratulations to Ashley Hebert, MN student, (Faculty advisor: Dr. Genevieve Thompson) recipient of an Irene E. Nordwich Foundation Scholarship for $1,500.
Congratulations to Ashley Hebert, MN student, (Faculty advisor: Dr. Genevieve Thompson) recipient of a Peter and Dorothy Saydak Memorial Scholarship for $325.
Congratulations to Ashley Hebert, MN student, (Faculty advisor: Dr. Genevieve Thompson) recipient of Graduate Nursing Students Association Scholarship Major Stream for $2,500.
Congratulations to Ashley Hebert, MN student, (Faculty advisor: Dr. Genevieve Thompson) recipient of Elizabeth Galbraith (Black) Scholarship for $2,200.
Congratulations to Ashley Hebert, MN student, (Faculty advisor: Dr. Genevieve Thompson) recipient of Mona McLeod Award for $3,025.
Congratulations to Hyon Jin Kee, NP student, (Faculty advisor: Ashley Hardy) recipient of an Irene E. Nordwich Foundation Scholarship for $1,500.
Congratulations to Daphne Kennedy, PhD student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Nicole Harder) recipient of a University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (UMGF) award for $72,000.
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.’
Congratulations to Allanah Morton, NP student, (Faculty advisor: Terilyn Hunter) recipient of an Irene E. Nordwich Foundation Scholarship for $1,500.
Congratulations to 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.’
Congratulations to Holly Okaluk, NP student, (Faculty advisor: Terilyn Hunter) recipient of an Irene E. Nordwich Foundation Scholarship for $1,500.
Congratulations to Mariah Pankiewicz, NP student (Faculty advisor: Ashley Hardy), recipient of the Graduate Nursing Students Association Scholarship Nurse Practitioner Stream for $2,500.
Congratulations to Mariah Pankiewicz, NP student (Faculty advisor: Ashley Hardy), recipient of the Christina Gow Community Health Nursing Scholarship for $2,025.
Congratulations to Mariah Pankiewicz, NP student (Faculty advisor: Ashley Hardy), recipient of the 2024 Manitoba Nurses Union Continuing Education Scholarship for $2,000.
Congratulations to 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
Congratulations to Nicole Prenovault, MN student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Wanda Chernomas), recipient of the Dean of the RFHS Graduate Student Achievement Prize for $1,000$.
Congratulations to 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.’
Congratulations to Tara Tourloukis, PhD student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Els Duff) recipient of the 2024 University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship for $36,000.
Congratulations to 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.’
Congratulations to 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.’
Congratulations to Ariel Wilcox, MN student (Faculty advisor: Dr. Judith Scanlan), recipient of a Graduate Nursing Students Association Scholarship for $2,500.
Congratulations to Ariel Wilcox (Faculty advisor: Dr. Judith Scanlan) recipient of a 2024-2025 Research Manitoba Masters Studentship Award for $20,000.
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.
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.
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:
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.’
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.’
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.’
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.