Tracie Afifi, BSc, MSc, PhD

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 175 peer-reviewed journal publications and has over 175 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

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 (2013).

Merit Award in the Research, Scholarly Work, and Creative Activities Category from the University of Manitoba and University of Manitoba Faculty Association (2013)

Rh Award for Outstanding Contributions to Scholarship and Research in the Health Sciences category at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg Rh Institute Foundation (2014)

2016 CBC Manitoba Future 40 (2016)

Inducted Member of the College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada (2017)

Merit Award in the Research, Scholarly Work, and Creative Activities Category from the University of Manitoba and University of Manitoba Faculty Association (2017)

Article of the Year in Child Abuse & Neglect (2017)          

The Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research from The Royal’s Institute of Mental Health Research (2018)

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Gold Leaf Prize for Early Investigator (2019-20)

The Alexander Leighton Award in Psychiatric Epidemiology from the Canadian Academy of Psychiatric Epidemiology (CAPE) and the Canadian Psychiatry Association (CPA)

Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award, Mercedes-Benz Emerging Leader Category, Women’s Executive Network’s Diversity Council of Canada (2021)