Research Seminars
Past Seminars
Gender in Narratives of Violence from Long-Term Residential Care Staff
DATE: Wednesday, April 17th, 2024, 12-1 p.m.
PRESENTER: Kirsten Brooks
Positive Mental Health for Men in Agriculture: Photovoice Project
DATE: Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024, 12-1 p.m.
PROJECT LINK: Photovoice Gallery
PRESENTERS: Dr. Philippe Roy & Bruno Letendre
SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants – An Overview of Research Partnerships and How to Apply for Funding
DATE: Thursday, March 21st, 2024, 12-1 pm
PRESENTER: Julia Herr
A Multi-level Approach to Health Promotion for Long-Haul Truck Drivers in Manitoba.
DATE: Thursday, March 7th, 2024, 12-1 p.m.
PRESENTER: Dr. Catherine Baxter
Promising Practice: Non-forced care as a harm reduction approach to violence prevention in personal care homes
DATE: Wednesday, Feb 28th, 2024, 12-1 p.m.
PRESENTER: MacGregor Goodman
Writing for peer-reviewed journals: Strategies, conversations, and an invitation
DATE: Wednesday, Feb 7th, 2024, 12-1 p.m.
PRESENTER: Dr. Rachel Herron
The Impact of Trauma Resiliency Training in Youth Mental Health Services
DATE: Dec 6, 2023
PRESENTER: Megan Hadley, MPN student
Educational Preparedness for Correctional Nurses as it Relates to the Legalities of Nursing Practice
DATE: Nov 29th, 2023
PRESENTER: Ashley Lemus, MPN student.
Mental Health Nurses Who Experience Disabilities: Barriers and Inclusive Practices
DATE: Thursday, Nov 16th, 2023, 12-1 p.m.
PRESENTERS: Andrea Thomson & Joanne Winsor Murray
Unmet Needs of Adults With Serious Mental Illness in Community From the Perspective of Their Parent Caregivers
DATE: Thursday, October 19, 2023
PRESENTER: Linda Muir, RPN, BScPN, MPN Student
Doing Public Scholarship: Some Practical Tips for Media Engagement
DATE: April 6th, 2023
PRESENTER: Dr. Christopher J. Schneider Professor of Sociology Brandon University
This presentation will draw from a forthcoming book manuscript titled Doing Public Scholarship: A Practical Guide to Media Engagement (Routledge). The principal aim of this talk is to outline a practical, media-centered approach to doing public scholarship that consists of, and brings together, interrelated forms of media engagement. Those interested in pursuing various forms of public scholarship, no matter their discipline, will find parallels with some key points outlined during the presentation.
Here is a link to the USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2023/02/24/police-reform-work-need-civilian-oversight-cops/11270140002/?gnt-cfr=1
You can access the piece for free here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/police-keep-killing-black-people-090002713.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNhLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADE8euvKkCCo-RX7AS86Eb2fb6whAVw42RvGb4fm7IGvm3VRiofUUWkgMgzriv60oylKkTh4uYV4aGKQ86tp7ZIe-pDyHZV26IERfHnt6OApqkmxDG6yva5QZmU9vAom2DBLJ2ZW8rx5L1OXBUsyh69rcbR5Y1Ou64IPn0NQAlBd
A Preliminary View of Violence in Long Term Care in Manitoba
DATE: Thursday, March 23, 2023, 12-1 p.m.
PRESENTER: Dr. Rachel Herron Associate Professor, Department of Geography & Environment Director, Centre for Critical Studies of Rural Mental Health Brandon University
Recognizing the Wrong: The Use of Sexual Violence Victims/Survivors Narratives and Historical Document Analysis to Inform Policy in Post-Secondary Institutions
DATE: Thursday, March 16, 2023, 12-1 p.m.
PRESENTER: Dr. Candice Waddell-Henowitch Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatric Nursing Brandon University
Re-Imagining the Relationship of Social Determinants to Mental Health and Eco-Poetics: Narratives of Depression in Decertified Spaces
DATE: Thursday, March 9, 2023, 12-1 p.m.
PRESENTER: Dr. Eftihia Mihelakis, Associate Professor and Chair Department of Francophone Studies and Languages Brandon University
Healing as a Warrior: Reflections of an Indigenous Student Research Assistant Navigating Two-Worlds
DATE: Thursday, March 2, 2023, 12-1 p.m.
PRESENTER:
Stephanie Spence, Psychiatric Nursing Student, Faculty of Health Studies
Research Assistant – CCSRMH & BU Cares
Brandon University
Roots and Routes of Rural Homelessness in Manitoba
DATE: Thursday, Dec 8, 2022, 12-1 p.m.
PRESENTERS/AUTHORS:
Candy Jones, Faculty of Education
Michelle Lam, BU Cares
Jan Marie Graham, Faculty of Health Studies
Grace Stone, Research Assistant
Brandon University
The Effects of Mattering, Adaptation, Social Support and Loneliness on Psychological Well-Being of International Students in Canada amidst COVID-19
DATE: Thursday, Dec 1, 2022, 12-1 p.m.
PRESENTER: Dr. Susan Chang Su, Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Science Brandon University
Piloting the Kritik platform: Faculty & student perspectives
Thursday, June 2nd 2022, 12:00 - 1:00 PM. All are welcome to attend via ZOOM. Stay tuned for the meeting link.
Speakers: Kim Ryan, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Brandon University
Kristen Hardy, Faculty of Health Studies, Brandon University
Martha Kovack, Faculty of Education, Brandon University
Curt Shoultz, Director, Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology, Brandon University
New graduates’ transitions to practice
May 25th 2022
Speakers: Dr. Kathryn Chachula, Department of Nursing, Brandon University
Debra Dusome & Nadine Smith, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Brandon University
Incivility in nursing education: Sources of bullying and their impact on nursing & psychiatric nursing students
May 18th, 2022
Speakers: Dr. Kathryn Chachula, Dr. Nora Ahmad, & Nadine Henriquez, Department of Nursing, Brandon University
Nadine Smith, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Brandon University
Belonging and mental well-being: Perspectives of Brandon University Students during COVID-19
April 27th, 2022
Speakers: Nadine Smith & Candice Waddell-Henowitch, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Brandon University
Jan Marie Graham, Department of Nursing, Brandon University
Michelle Lam, Director, BU Cares, Brandon University
Danielle De Moissac, Département des sciences expérimentales, Université de Saint-Boniface
Rural emergency medical responder mental health experiences during COVID-19: A study in burnout and moral injury
April 7th, 2022
Speaker: Madeleine Kruth, MSc BA BSc
Research Facilitator - Faculty of Health Studies & Centre for Critical Studies of Rural Mental Health
Brandon University
2021
Suicidality in Rural Communities: Stakeholder Conversations
December 16th, 2021
Speakers: Kyrra Rauch, Research Assistant, Centre for the Critical Studies of Rural Mental Health
Kim Ryan, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Brandon University
Andrea Thomson, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Brandon University
Health Inequities and Moral Distress Among Community Health Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic
December 8th, 2021
Speaker: Cathy Baxter, PhD, Assistant Professor - Faculty of Health Studies, Brandon University
Registered Nurses Experiences Regarding Recovery-Oriented Practices in Mental Health Care
December 1st, 2021
Speaker: Elizabeth Rowlands, Graduate Student, Masters in Psychiatric Nursing, Brandon University
Hearing their Voices: A Qualitative Study of the Housing Experiences of Youth Post-Care
November 24th, 2021
Speakers: Jocelyne Lalonde & Andrea Thomson, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Brandon University
Mapping the Policy Context of Violence in Long-Term Care in Manitoba and Nova Scotia
November 18th, 2021
Speaker: Shelia Novek, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Safe Spaces for Aging and Care Project, Department of Geography and Environment, Brandon University
Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba:
Rural Mental Health and MDAM Westman Region
November 10th, 2021
Speaker: Marian Goldstone, Regional Outreach, Mood Disorders Association Westman
How Families Functioned during COVID-19:
Insights into Pandemic Parenting and Resilience
October 27th, 2021
Speaker: Breanna Lawrence, PhD, Department of Educational Psychology and Student Services, Faculty of Education, Brandon University
Emotion Focused Family Therapy in Child and Youth Mental Care
October 15th, 2021
Speaker: Annette Greaves, MPN, Brandon University
Professional Quality of Life in Psychiatric Nursing & Nursing Students: Findings & Discussion
January 13th, 2021
Speaker: Kathryn Chachula, RN BN MN PhD, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Studies, Brandon University
2020
A Narrative Analysis of Filipino Nurses Experiences Living and Working in Rural Manitoba
November, 2020
Speaker: Cathy Baxter, PhD, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Studies, Brandon University
Re•Storying Autism and Resilience During COVID-19 through Creative Research
October 22nd, 2020
Speaker: Patty Douglas, PhD, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Brandon University
What can we learn about resilience and mental health from older adults during COVID-19?
September, 2020
Speaker: Rachel Herron, PhD, Director, Centre for the Critical Studies of Rural Mental Health
Examining the Mental Health Experiences and Resource Needs of “Frontline” Healthcare Workers in Rural Manitoba, Canada during COVID-19
September 17, 2020
Speaker: Kyrra Rauch, Research Assistant, Centre of Critical Studies of Rural Mental Health