Alysha McFadden, Trinity Western University

Research

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Latest papers

Interrogating the philosophical grounds for advancing equity-oriented arts-based spiritual support in Canadian healthcare.
Journal of religion and health · 2026

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Arts-based Spiritual Care to Advance Equity in Healthcare: An Interdisciplinary, Cooperative Investigation
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Critical Explorations at the Nexus of Art and Spirituality: Sites for Equity and Reconciliation
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$48,686
Advancing Equity-oriented Arts-based Spiritual Care in Healthcare Services through an Interdisciplinary Investigation
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Interrogating the philosophical grounds for advancing equity-oriented arts-based spiritual support in Canadian healthcare.

Rieger KL, Reimer-Kirkham S, Penner MA, McFadden A, Tuppurainen A

Journal of religion and health2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10943-025-02553-7 PMID: 41548169

Arts-based Spiritual Care to Advance Equity in Healthcare: An Interdisciplinary, Cooperative Investigation

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant - PA: Research in First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis Health

Principal investigators: Rieger, Kendra L; Tuppurainen, Anne

Keywords: Arts; Arts-Based Knowledge Translation; Arts-Based Research Methods; Case Study; Cooperative Inquiry; Health Equity; Healthcare Services; Spiritual Care; Spiritual Care Practitioner; Traditional Healer

$100,000

Critical Explorations at the Nexus of Art and Spirituality: Sites for Equity and Reconciliation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Rieger, Kendra

Keywords: Art and Spirituality; Arts-based Knowledge Mobilization; Arts-based Research; Critical Disability Studies; Equity; Ethnography; Indigenous Research; Reconciliation; Substance Use; Spiritual Support; Spiritually and Religion; Unhoused; Qualitative Methods

$48,686

Advancing Equity-oriented Arts-based Spiritual Care in Healthcare Services through an Interdisciplinary Investigation

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Rieger, Kendra L; Tuppurainen, Anne

Keywords: Arts; Arts-Based Knowledge Translation; Case Study Research; Health Equity; Healthcare Services; Participatory Action Research; Realist Evaluation; Spiritual Care; Spiritual Care Practitioner; Traditional Healer

$100,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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School of Nursing

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Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham

School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Kendra Rieger

School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor McFadden, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Interrogating the philosophical grounds for advancing equity-oriented arts-based spiritual support in Canadian healthcare." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]