Professor
Max Rady College of Medicine
Community Health Sciences
S113-750 Bannatyne Ave
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0W2
Tracie Afifi, BSc, MSc, PhD
Cross appointments
Psychiatry, Max Rady College of Medicine
Research summary
Dr. Afifi’s primary research interests are in the areas of child maltreatment and mental health with a focus on resilience, intervention and prevention.
Her work focuses on protective factors related to better outcomes for children and adults following childhood adversity as well as primary prevention of child maltreatment. She has also conducted research to advance knowledge related harms and prevention of spanking.
In addition, Dr. Afifi is leader in the field of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Dr. Afifi has also conducted work to understand trauma among members of the Canadian Armed Forces and among public safety personnel.
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Research groups
Director, Childhood Adversity and Resilience (CARe) Research Team
Member, Manitoba Population Mental Health Research Group
Member, Childhood Adversity Research Program at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia
Member, Canadian Institute of Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT) Academic, Research and Clinical (ARC) Network
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Research affiliations
Research scientist, Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM)
Member, Canadian Consortium on Child and Youth Trauma
Past president, Canadian Academy of Psychiatric Epidemiology
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Research interests
- Canadian Armed Forces
- Child maltreatment
- intervention
- mental health
- prevention
- psychiatry epidemiology
- public safety personnel
- resilience
- veterans
Biography
Brief bio
Dr. Tracie Afifi is a professor in community health sciences and psychiatry at the University of Manitoba. She is also a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Childhood Adversity and Resilience. Her work has informed health policy and legislative changes at the national and international levels.
Dr. Afifi’s primary research interests are in the areas of child maltreatment and mental health with a focus on resilience, intervention and prevention. She has published over 200 peer-reviewed journal publications and has over 200 conference presentations at national and international conferences. Dr. Afifi is also an associate editor of Child Abuse & Neglect.
Dr. Afifi’s work has generated global media attention, including CNN, Headline News, CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, CBC, CTV, Global TV, Canada AM, TIME, USA Today, Washington Post, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, Globe and Mail.
Education
PhD, University of Manitoba (2009)
Master of Science, University of Manitoba (2003)
Bachelor of Science, University of Manitoba (1999)
Awards
2023:
- University of Manitoba Distinguished Alumni Award in Academic Innovation
2021:
- Merit Award in the Research, Scholarly Work, and Creative Activities Category from the University of Manitoba and University of Manitoba Faculty Association
- Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award in the Mercedes-Benz Emerging Leader Category from Women’s Executive Network’s Diversity Council of Canada
2020:
- The Alexander Leighton Award in Psychiatric Epidemiology from the Canadian Academy of Psychiatric Epidemiology (CAPE) and the Canadian Psychiatry Association
2019-20:
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Gold Leaf Prize for Early Investigator
2018:
- The Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research from The Royal’s Institute of Mental Health Research
2017:
- Article of the Year in Child Abuse & Neglect
- Merit Award in the Research, Scholarly Work, and Creative Activities Category from the University of Manitoba and University of Manitoba Faculty Association
2016:
- Inducted Member of the College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada
- 2016 CBC Manitoba Future 40
2014:
- Rh Award for Outstanding Contributions to Scholarship and Research in the Health Sciences category at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg Rh Institute Foundation
2013:
- Merit Award in the Research, Scholarly Work, and Creative Activities Category from the University of Manitoba and University of Manitoba Faculty Association
- The Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children, Children’s Rights Support Award. This award is presented to an individual or group who has demonstrated exemplary efforts to respect the rights of children as described in the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Tracie Afifi In the news
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Rady Faculty researchers receive more than $8.3 million in CIHR funding
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
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UM receives funding for child maltreatment and child welfare research
Faculty of Social Work, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Research and International, UM Today
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Six-part Canada Research Chair Symposium concludes, showcasing groundbreaking researchers
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, Price Faculty of Engineering, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Research and International, UM Today
Contact us
Community Health Sciences
Max Rady College of Medicine
Room S113 - 750 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W3 Canada
204-789-3473