Rachel Herron, Brandon University

Research

Community-Based Research Health Geography Aging Care And Caregiving Prevention Strategies Settings Of Care Violence Crc

Latest papers

A Case Study of New Nurses' Transition from Education to Rural Practice in Times of Adversity.
Creative nursing · 2025 · first author
"Uncivilized children" or "victims of dementia": Interpretations of aggression in older assisted living tenants.
Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie · 2022 · senior author
Using a Flexible Diary Method Rigorously and Sensitively With Family Carers.
Qualitative health research · 2019 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Walking the walk in smaller cities: A collaborative approach to enhancing active transportation and public space
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$68,065
Canada Research Chair - Tier 2
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$500,000
Precarious Work and Mental Health: Exploring Uncertainty Through Research-Creation
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$44,255

All 10 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

A Case Study of New Nurses' Transition from Education to Rural Practice in Times of Adversity.

Herron R, Waddell-Henowitch C, Smith N, Pylypowich A, Lawrence B, Pellerin S

Creative nursing2025First author

DOI: 10.1177/10784535241255398 PMID: 38845338

02

"Uncivilized children" or "victims of dementia": Interpretations of aggression in older assisted living tenants.

Saj D, Funk LM, Gerbrandt E, Spencer D, Herron R

Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/cars.12367 PMID: 34904790

03

Using a Flexible Diary Method Rigorously and Sensitively With Family Carers.

Herron R, Dansereau L, Wrathall M, Funk L, Spencer D

Qualitative health research2019First author

DOI: 10.1177/1049732318816081 PMID: 30522393

Walking the walk in smaller cities: A collaborative approach to enhancing active transportation and public space

Nominated PICIHR2023Planning Grants for Implementing Healthy Urban Policy

Principal investigators: Herron, Rachel V

Keywords: Community-Based Research; Health Geography

$68,065

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2022Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Herron, Rachel V

Keywords: Cr

$500,000

Precarious Work and Mental Health: Exploring Uncertainty Through Research-Creation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Lawrence, Breanna

Keywords: Precarious Work; Decent Work; Mental Health; Family; Well-Being; Research Creation; Qualitative Methods; Career Development; Visual Artworks

$44,255

Connecting Indigenous men to culture through teaching, ceremony and land-based activities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Waddell, Candice M.

Keywords: Indigenous men; masculinities; culture; healing; wellness

$25,000

Safe places for aging and care? A site-specific analysis of features influencing violence in care for older adults

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Herron, Rachel V

Keywords: Aging; Care And Caregiving; Prevention Strategies; Settings Of Care; Violence

$260,101

Re-storying Autism in Education: Advancing the Cultures and Practices of Inclusion

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Douglas, Patricia N.

Keywords: disability studies in education; critical autism studies; qualitative and arts-based education research; critical policy studies; inclusive education; social justice education; feminist poststructuralism and embodiment

$287,576

Mental Health on the Prairies Conference and Community Gathering: Social Justice, Vulnerability, and Resilience

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Herron, Rachel V.

Keywords: mental health; community-based research; resilience; social justice; vulnerability; prairies

$12,000

Changing rural masculinities and mental wellness: A Prairie case study

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Herron, Rachel

Keywords: (1) Masculinity; (2) Rural; (3) Mental wellness; (4) Intersectionality; (5) Canada; (6) Prairies

$56,257

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2017Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Herron, Rachel V

Keywords: Crc

$500,000

An interpretive microsociology of violence, victimization and older adults

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Funk, Laura

Keywords: (1) Interpersonal violence; (2) Older adults; (3) Family violence; (4) Victimization; (5) Qualitative research; (6) Service work; (7) Workplace violence; (8) Congregate living

$67,139

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Rachel Herron

Community Health Sciences

3 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Community-Based Research Dear Professor Herron, 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 "A Case Study of New Nurses' Transition from Education to Rural Practice in Times of Adversity." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Walking the walk in smaller cities: A collaborative approach to enhancing active transportation and public space" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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]