Tara Stewart, PhD

Research summary

Dr. Tara Stewart's research focuses on evaluating health-care services, programs, systems, and policies using mixed methods. Her expertise includes community mental health, the continuum of care for older adults, and patient flow in acute care settings.

Research interests

• Applied research
• Evaluation science
• Health services research
• Mixed methods research
• Social epidemiology

Research affiliations

• George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation (CHI)

Dr. Tara Stewart is an assistant professor in the College of Community and Global Health at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences. Her postdoctoral experience includes a two-year SSHRC-funded fellowship in health psychology at the University of Manitoba and a CIHR-funded postdoctoral fellowship at the School of Public Health, Yale University.

Before returning to Winnipeg, Stewart was an assistant professor in the department of psychology at Idaho State University. She is currently with the George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation and the department of community health sciences. Dr. Stewart specializes in applied research and evaluation science in healthcare settings.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Social Psychology, University of Manitoba (2010)

Master of Arts (MA) in Social Psychology, University of Manitoba (2006)

Bachelor of Arts (BA) with Honours, University of Manitoba (2002)

Awards

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)-funded Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Psychology

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)-funded Postdoctoral Fellowship, School of Public Health, Yale University