Our graduate students publish their thesis-based research, participate as members of faculty-led research teams and present their work at conferences around the world. To see some recent work, click here. (see pub list below)
Our students are also very successful in receiving honours, awards and scholarships. To see some of recent honours and awards, click here. (see awards list below)
Recent Grad Student Publications
Alho, E., Piotrowski, C. C., Warda, L, Briggs, G., & Tenenbein, M. (September, 2010). Household rules and child injury. Poster presented at the 10th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, London England.
Arbeau, K.A., Mills, R. S. L., & Lall, D. I. K. (May, 2010). The relation between shame and social anxiety in childhood. Paper presented as part of a symposium, “The study of social anxiety in childhood and adolescence: Bringing together multiple methods and perspectives” (M. Weeks, moderator), Development 2010, Ottawa.
Kawaguchi, M., & Duncan, K. A. (April, 2010). Adequacy of Canadian Women’s Financial Resources for Retirement. Poster presented at Statistics Canada 2010 Socioeconomic Conference, Ottawa.
Lall, D. I. K., Arbeau, K.A., Mills, R. S. L. (June, 2010). Predictive relations between shame in early childhood and depressogenic cognitions in middle childhood. Canadian Psychological Association 71st Annual Convention, Winnipeg.
Lemaire J, Shooshtari S, Sevenhuysen G, Cohen, B, Martens PJ. (March, 2010). An Evaluation of Community Health Asssessment in Manitoba through a Health Equity Lens. Poster presentation at the Applied Health Sciences Research Day. Winnipeg, MB.
Mills, R. S. L., Arbeau, K. A., Lall, D. I. K., & De Jaeger, A. E. (2010). Parenting and child characteristics in the prediction of shame in early and middle childhood. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 56, 500-528.
Piotrowski, C. C., McRae, S., Stewart-Tufescu, A., Warda, L., Briggs, G., & Tenenbein, M. (September, 2010). Developmental differences in family supervision of child injuries. Poster presented at the 10th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, London England.
Roger, K., Mary-Quigley, L., & Medved, M. (2010). Perceptions of Health Care and Familial in the Context of Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis. Journal of Communication in Healthcare, Vol. 3, Issue 2, pp.124-137.
Shuster, K. & Piotrowski, C. C. (March, 2010). Mama, don’t let your babies grow up to be officers? job stress in policing and its effects on relationships. Poster presented at the 2nd Annual Applied Health Sciences Research Day, Winnipeg MB.
Stewart-Tufescu, A., Skaftfeld, E., Winther, A., Anderson, J., & Durrant, J.E. (February, 2010). The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: What do early years professionals know? Presentation at the Early Years Conference 2010: The rights of the child. Victoria, BC.
Stewart-Tufescu, A., Taillieu, T., & Piotrowski, C. C. (March, 2010). Exploring trauma symptoms in siblings exposed to intimate partner violence. Poster presented at the 2nd Annual Applied Health Sciences Research Day, Winnipeg MB.*
Stewart-Tufescu, A., Hoffman, J., McLean, K., & Piotrowski, C. C. (June, 2010). Trauma symptoms in children exposed to intimate partner violence: the role of mother-child relationships. In C. C. Piotrowski & N. Letourneau (Co-chairs), The Effects of Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence on Children. Paper presented at the 71st Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Winnipeg MB.
Stewart-Tufescu, A., Skaftfeld, E., Winther, A., & Durrant, J.E. (September, 2010). Learning about children’s right to protection: An important step toward preventing child maltreatment. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. Honolulu, HI USA.
Stewart-Tufescu, A., Tailor, K., & Piotrowski, C. C. (September, 2010). Trauma symptoms in children exposed to intimate partner violence: The mediating role of mother-child relationships. Paper presented at the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Honolulu Hawaii USA.
Stewart-Tufescu, A., Skaftfeld, E., Winther, A., & Durrant, J.E. (November, 2010). In the best interests of the child: Social workers’ knowledge of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Paper presented at the RESOLVE Research Day. Calgary, AB.
Swift, A., Pettigrew, R., & Piotrowski, C. C. (November, 2010). Paid employment and physical and psychological well-being in urban Canadian women. Poster presented at the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health Conference, Toronto ON.
Taillieu, T. & Brownridge, D. A. (2010). Prevalence, patterns, and risk factors for experiencing intimate partner violence during pregnancy: A review of the literature and directions for future research. Aggression and Violent Behavior 15(1), 14-35.
Recent Grad Student Awards & Honours
Awards & Scholarships
Manitoba Graduate Scholarships 2011-12
• Maja Aziraj, Alexandra Fehr, Bonnie Land, Alexandra Lozada Gobea, Kendra Monk
Research Data Centre (RDC) Graduate Student Award ($5,000) •
SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s ($17,500)
• Ginelle Giacomin
University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowships 2011-12
• Rebecca Wood
International Year of the Family (1994) Legacy Award 2010-11
• Ginelle Giacomin, Angeline Tuesday & Rebecca Wood
Honours
Applied Health Sciences Research Day Best Student Poster Presentation Award
Stewart-Tufescu, A., Taillieu, T., & Piotrowski, C. C. (March, 2010). Exploring trauma symptoms in siblings exposed to intimate partner violence. Poster presented at the 2nd Annual Applied Health Sciences Research Day, Winnipeg MB.
Congratulations to All on Your Academic Excellence!
Recent & Ongoing MSc Theses in FSS
Developmental Health Area
Campbell-Enns, H. (2010). Decision-making in the Cancer Trajectory: Mothers with Cancer. Unpublished master’s thesis, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Koshyk, J. (Proposed August 2011). Understanding the Impact of a Post-Secondary Program Designed for Aboriginal Students: The Urban Circle Model.
Nurmi, M. A. (2011). Parenting Children Living with Type 1 Diabetes: A Qualitative Study. Unpublished master’s thesis, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Winther, A. (2010). Enrolling a Child in Centre-Based Care: The Parent’s Experience. Unpublished master’s thesis, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Family Resource Management Area
Kawaguchi, M. (2010). Adequacy of Canadian Women’s Financial Resources for Retirement and the Use of Financial Advice and Information. Unpublished master’s thesis, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Pettigrew, R. (Proposed May 2010). Parental Leave by Male Employees: Managerial Attitudes, Employees’ Perceptions and Corporate Culture. Individual Inter-disciplinary PhD program.
Family Violence and Conflict Resolution Area
Mayhew, J. (2011). Understanding Child Neglect: A Developmental Victimology Perspective Unpublished master’s thesis, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Stewart-Tufescu, A. (2010). Post-traumatic stress symptoms in children exposed to intimate partner violence: The role of mother-child relationships. Unpublished master’s thesis, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Tachie, R. M. (2010). Aggression in siblings exposed to domestic violence. Unpublished master’s thesis, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Taillieu, T. (2010). The Impact of Aggressive Parental Disciplinary Strategies Implemented in Childhood on Externalizing and Internalizing Problem Behaviour in Early Adulthood. Unpublished master’s thesis, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Social Development Area
Cheng, D. (Proposed September 2010). Female Youths at Risk of Sexual Exploitation in Winnipeg and Implications of Health Policy.
James, M. (2010). An Exploration of HIV Related Stigma Within the Context of Kerala, India. Unpublished master’s thesis, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Lozada, A. (Proposed December 2010). Elderly Immigrant Women’s Identity and Home.