Academic Staff

Sandra Cosgrove Kluka, RN, PhD
Senior Instructor
Coordinator, Four-Year Baccalaureate Nursing Program

E: Sandy_Kluka@umanitoba.ca
P: 204.474.9519
F: 204.474.7682

 

 

 Education
 
PhD, University of British Columbia
MN, University of Manitoba
BN, University of Manitoba
 
 Specialty/Clinical/Teaching Areas

 
Clinical Interests: Breastfeeding duration; Transition to parenthood

Teaching Areas: Perinatal nursing; Research methods; women's health
 

 Current Research
  
Instrument development, testing of a breastfeeding related yeast infection screening tool, breastfeeding duration, perinatal and women’s health
 
 Recent Grants
 
University of Manitoba-Development and validation of a screening tool (CANDEX) to identify breastfeeding related yeast infections (Principal Investigator)

Dr. Paul H.T. Thorlakson Foundation Fund-Development and testing of the CANDEX Screening Tool (Principal Investigator)

HSC Research Foundation-Development and testing of the CANDEX Screening Tool (Principal Investigator) AWHONN Canada-Development and testing of the CANDEX screening tool - Pilot Test (Principal Investigator)