Participate & Collaborate
Young People & familiesJoin a Research study
Share your voice in one of these featured research projects, now recruiting!
Young People & familiesSubmit a Research Topic
Inspire new research projects by telling us which issues matter most to you.
RESEARCHERSForm a research team
Produce stronger, more usable research evidence by engaging children, youth, and families.
IN•GAUGE RESEARCH PROJECTS
IN•GAUGE research projects are decided by the young people and families engaged as advisors and co-investigators in the program, who say their choices are ultimately motivated by a desire to help others.
Over the course of these projects, IN•GAUGE program participants share their lived experiences in hopes that you will either connect with their stories or be inspired by their work.
EXPLORE findings by subject area
Individual
Explore issues on the lived experiences of individuals, including lived experience of illness, health, and well-being.
Familial
Explore topics on relationships with family and important others, as well as family health.
social
Explore topics on interactions with social determinants such social relations, culture, and access to health systems.
environmental
Explore topics on interactions with the lived environment, such as community health.
PROJECT KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION PRODUCTS
WRITING
Read original pieces of creative writing including lyrics, poems, plays, and short stories.
ARTS
Browse original works of art including illustrations, designs, dance and paintings.
VIDEO
Play original videos including dramatic and musical performance art, documentary, and animation.
PHOTOGRAPHY
View original photographs and photovoice projects.
AWARDS BY INSTITUTIONS
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Tier 1 Canadian Research Chair (CIHR) Child and Family Engagement in Health Research and Healthcare. 2017-2025
CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health Talks Video Competition, special commendation prize for the videos “Metaphors of Youth Living with Anxiety: The Monster and Fighting to Stay on the Path.” 2019
CIHR Applied Chair Award in Reproductive, Child and Youth Health Services and Policy Research. 2012 - 2017
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University of Manitoba Faculty Association Merit Award for Research in Scholarly Work and Other Creative Activities. 2018
Faculty of Graduate Studies Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Nomination. 2017
Qualitative Research Group (QRG) Annual Faculty Award. 2011
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Women of Distinction Awards Nomination for outstanding achievement in the category of Science, Technology, and Research. 2015
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Manitoba Research Chair Award. 2009-2012
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CANR Nurse Researcher Award. 2008
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CNA Nurse to Know Centennial Achievement Award. 2008
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CRNM Professional Nursing Award: Excellence in Professional Nursing in recognition of contribution to research and scholarship. 2007
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2021 Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) Nursing Research Excellence Award. 2021
AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS & DISTINCTIONS
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2021 2021 Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) Nursing Research Excellence Award 2021
2020 Appointed Distinguished Professor at the University of Manitoba
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2019 CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) Talks Video Competition, special commendation prize $750.00, for the video titled “Metaphors of Youth Living with Anxiety: The Monster and Fighting to Stay on the Path.”
2018 UManitoba and the UM Faculty Association Merit Award for Research in Scholarly Work and Other Creative Activities, $3,000.00,2018
2017-2024 Tier 1 Canadian Research Chair (CIHR), Child and Family Engagement in Health Research and Healthcare, December 1, 2017-November 30, 2025, (Total= $1,911,000.00).
2017 Faculty of Graduate Studies Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring, University of Manitoba
2015 YMCA-YWCA of Winnipeg Women of Distinction Awards Nomination for outstanding achievement in the category of Science, Technology, and Research
2012-2017 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Applied Chair Award in Reproductive, Child and Youth Health Services and Policy Research, $925,000.00 over five years. RANKED #1 in the competition!
2011 Qualitative Research Group (QRG) Annual Faculty Award, University of Manitoba
2010-2015 Manitoba Research Chair Award. Awarded by the Manitoba Health Research Council. Awarded for the period of July 1, 2009-June 30, 2015, $100,000.00/year for five years, but held for two years dues to receiving a CIHR Applied Chair Award in 2012
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2019 CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) Talks Video Competition, special commendation prize $750.00, for the video titled “Metaphors of Youth Living with Anxiety: The Monster and Fighting to Stay on the Path.”
2018 UManitoba and the UM Faculty Association Merit Award for Research in Scholarly Work and Other Creative Activities, $3,000.00,2018
2017-2025 Tier 1 Canadian Research Chair (CIHR), Child and Family Engagement in Health Research and Healthcare, December 1, 2017-November 30, 2025, (Total= $1,911,000.00).
2017 Faculty of Graduate Studies Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring, University of Manitoba
2015 YMCA-YWCA of Winnipeg Women of Distinction Awards Nomination for outstanding achievement in the category of Science, Technology, and Research
2012-2017 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Applied Chair Award in Reproductive, Child and Youth Health Services and Policy Research, $925,000.00 over five years. RANKED #1 in the competition!
2011 Qualitative Research Group (QRG) Annual Faculty Award, University of Manitoba
2010-2015 Manitoba Research Chair Award. Awarded by the Manitoba Health Research Council. Awarded for the period of July 1, 2009-June 30, 2015, $100,000.00/year for five years, but held for two years dues to receiving a CIHR Applied Chair Award in 2012
2009 2009 MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing’s Best Research Paper, For the paper: Woodgate, R. L. The experience of dyspnea in school-age children with asthma. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child, 34(3), 154-163
2009 YMCA-YWCA of Winnipeg Women of Distinction Awards Nomination for outstanding achievement in the category of Research and Innovation
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1995 -1999 National Health and Research Development Program Doctoral Student (NHRDP) Fellowship, September 1995 - July 1999, $19,000.00 per annum.
1997 Dianne Fochtman New Author Award, Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses, September 1997
1997 -1998 Maurice Legault Clinical Cancer Nursing Fellowship, September 1997
- June 1998, $9,000.00
1995, 1997 Manitoba Health Research Council Studentship, awarded in 1995 and 1997, declined in lieu of NHRDP fellowship
1995 Toronto Sick Children's Hospital Fellowship: Canadian Nurses Doctoral Student Study Award, September 1995, $5,000.00
1994 Outstanding Qualitative Graduate Thesis Award in Nursing: Manitoba Nursing Research Institute/University of Manitoba, 1994
1989 -1991 University of Manitoba Graduate Student Fellowship, September 1989 - April 1991, $8,000.00 per annum.
1989 Manitoba Association of Registered Nurses Graduate Study Bursary, 1989, $1,200.00.