College of Nursing

Research

Explore the exciting world of research and scholarly activity at the College of Nursing. Our diverse research interests touch many aspects of daily life, from enhancing child, youth, and maternal health to driving advancements in patient safety and population health. Our dedicated faculty members are passionate about making a positive impact, aiming to improve the quality of life for all Canadians. Join us in this journey toward better health and well-being.

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  • $12.67M

    in research funding in the past five years

  • 149

    grants and career awards

  • 25

    researchers supported

  • 492

    peer reviewed publications

  • 411

    awards and honours

Research strengths

Advocate and partner

Through our research activities we advocate and work with allies as partners in research to stand up for health equity and social justice.

Discover and engage

Our researchers discover new knowledge by engaging in research and scholarship to have a positive impact in the lives of patients, families and communities.

Inform and transform

Our researchers generate evidence to transform and inform nursing practice, the health-care system and health policy.

Discover and engage

Patients, families, and communities are at the heart of all we do. We listen to the voices less heard. We lend an ear to children and families to learn what they want for themselves and their loved ones, what they’re worried about, how they cope, and what they wish the people taking care of them knew.

Advocate and partner

We advocate for those at most risk for poor health outcomes and work tirelessly to improve access to care and to deliver care that is culturally safe.

Inform and transform

We are a catalyst for nursing-led research in Manitoba, leading collaborative teams to tackle the most pressing health issues of our time. We are here to enhance the health of Manitobans and our health care system.

Discover and engage

We are building strong methodological platforms from bench research to clinical, nursing and applied health services and policy research. We mentor and mold the next generation of researchers to be able to continue to drive innovation.

Advocate and partner

Our researchers collaborate with allies from diverse communities and populations including Indigenous communities and immigrant and refugee populations.

Inform and transform

We engage in research and scholarship that generates the latest evidence to transform and inform nursing and health care practice and education, the health care system and health policy. 

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Image of the interactive CAregiver Communication Research Environment (CAre) Lab
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A woman gently holds the wrist of an elderly patient who is seated and holding a ball.
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Joe Gordon sits at a desk using a microscope in a lab.
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Our researchers

Find out how our researchers push the boundaries of knowledge to provide real-time solutions to the most pressing challenges affecting patients, caregivers and decision-makers. 

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Research Chairs in the College of Nursing

Research funding

Funding is available for College of Nursing students and faculty. Head over to the Manitoba Centre for Nursing and Health Research (MCNHR) for a full list of grants and awards.

Summer opportunity

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Undergraduate Research Awards

As a research-intensive university, UM provides a multitude of unique learning opportunities for undergraduate students to interact with the best minds and research leaders in their fields. Learn which of our department members are accepting students for this summer’s program.

Student research

The Manitoba Centre for Nursing and Health Research (MCNHR) offers a research internship for undergraduate and graduate students. It's an exciting opportunity to work one-on one with a faculty researcher and gain hands-on research experience.

International research partnerships

At the College of Nursing, we are committed to building meaningful international partnerships that drive impactful research. By working alongside global institutions that share our values and vision, we create innovative solutions that benefit communities locally, nationally, and around the world.

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La Trobe University – Bendigo & Melbourne, Australia

Dr. Christina West shares an international partnership with Amanda Kenny, PhD, Emeritus Professor, La Trobe University. They are collaborating on arts-based research initiatives which focus on family experiences of pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant, partnership engagement, and digital storytelling.

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University of Central Lancashire, Preston, England

Dr. Thomas Hack collaborates with Professors Kinta Beaver and Susan Williamson at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK, partnering in projects examining the impact of consultation recording use in oncology, patient needs assessments in oncology, and patient satisfaction with their health care provider.

Helen Glass Research Symposium

The Helen Glass Research Symposium is an annual event where you get to hear from innovative researchers from the frontlines of nursing. The College of Nursing hosts the symposium in honour of Dr. Helen Glass, who was a dedicated pioneer of the nursing profession.

The 2025 Helen Glass Research Symposium will take place April 22 - 24 at Fort Garry campus. The Helen Glass Lecture will feature  researcher in residence Dr. Athena Sherman (assistant professor, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia) and Elder in residence Charlotte Nolin (Ongomiizwin – Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing). 

HGRS 2025 details and registration

2024 Helen Glass Research Symposium

The 2024 Helen Glass Research Symposium took place March 4 – 5 at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and Smartpark Innovation Hub. The symposium addressed the question “Canada’s Health Workforce Crisis: How can Research Address Solutions?”

Read a full recap on UM Today.

 

Researcher-in-residence
Ivy Bourgeault, PhD, is a professor in the School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies at the University of Ottawa and the University Research Chair in Gender, Diversity and the Professions. She leads the Canadian Health Workforce Network, the Empowering Women Leaders in Health initiative and co-leads the Team Primary Care: Training for Transformation project. Bourgeault has garnered an international reputation for her research on the health workforce, particularly from a gender lens.

Helen Glass Lecture

The 2024 Helen Glass Lecture featured researcher-in-residence Dr. Ivy Bourgeault, greetings from College of Nursing faculty and a tribute to Dr. Helen Glass by Dr. Diana McMillan (pictured).

Graduate Student Poster Competition

Congratulations to the 2024 Graduate Student Poster Competition winners:

Adam Brandt, Ashley Bell, Trinh Nguyen-Lu, Jocelyn Elias, Kristine Doell

Past research lectures

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Ivy Bourgeault speaks at a podium in front of a University of Manitoba College of Nursing banner.
Diana McMillan speaks at a podium in front of a University of Manitoba College of Nursing banner.
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Remembering Helen Glass

The Helen Glass Research Symposium is generously supported by the estate of Dr. Helen Glass, who was a dedicated pioneer of the nursing profession. Dr. Glass was named director of the School of Nursing in 1972, a position she held until 1979. She was instrumental in establishing a graduate program in nursing at the university and also in creating the Manitoba Nursing Research Institute — what we now know as the Manitoba Centre for Nursing Health Research (MCNHR).

Visitors to the University of Manitoba campus will note that the College of Nursing is housed in the Helen Glass Centre for Nursing, which was named in 1999 in her honour.

More about Dr. Glass' legacy on UM Today

Sigma Theta Tau - Xi Lambda Chapter

This organization - which spans across the world - brings together nursing leaders, scholars, and researchers committed to improving health by advancing nursing science.

For information on membership, research awards, upcoming events and the executive team, visit the Sigma Theta Tau - Xi Lambda Chapter website.

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College of Nursing
Helen Glass Centre for Nursing
89 Curry Place
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry Campus) 
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada

nursing@umanitoba.ca
204-474-7452
204-474-7682