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Kristy Wittmeier

ResearcherPediatrics and Child HealthUniversity of Manitoba

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Kristy Wittmeier

Researcher

Pediatrics and Child Health

Health Sciences

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
15 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2021.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2023.

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Research

Knowledge Translation Pediatric Mixed Methods Rehabilitation Social Network Analysis Canadian Obesity Network Clinical Tools Dissemination

Latest papers

Parent coaching program for children with emerging developmental disabilities while on a waitlist for services: cost analysis from a family payer perspective.
BMC pediatrics · 2026
Evaluating parent-led research: the power of partnership and arts-based knowledge mobilization.
Research involvement and engagement · 2026 · senior author
BRIGHT Coaching to empower caregivers of children with emerging developmental delays on waitlists for services: A randomized controlled trial.
Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2026

All 31 publications

Latest funding

CHILD-BRIGHT: Child Health Initiatives Limiting Disability- Brain Research Improving Growth and Health Trajectories
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$2,000,000
Co-designing cultural adaptations of the 'F-words for Child Development': Advancing knowledge and improving the cultural relevance, safety, and inclusivity of F-words-based services in two child/family health organizations in Ontario and Manitoba
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$108,500
Building relationships and co-learning: Researchers, service providers, and First Nations people in Ontario and Manitoba explore the relevance and cultural safety of 'Our Favourite Words'
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$9,999

All 17 grants and awards

31 publications.

Parent coaching program for children with emerging developmental disabilities while on a waitlist for services: cost analysis from a family payer perspective.

Jia XY, Moretti ME, Ungar WJ, Wittmeier K, Filliter JH, O'Donnell M, Khan F, Smith T, Zwicker J, Majnemer A

BMC pediatrics2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12887-026-06610-2 PMID: 41795079

Evaluating parent-led research: the power of partnership and arts-based knowledge mobilization.

van Rensburg CJ, Kim L, Costello C, Golding MA, Protudjer JLP, Wittmeier K

Research involvement and engagement2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-026-00883-8 PMID: 42057162

BRIGHT Coaching to empower caregivers of children with emerging developmental delays on waitlists for services: A randomized controlled trial.

Majnemer A, Ogourtsova T, O'Donnell M, Wittmeier K, Filliter J, Batara J, Yaskina M, BRIGHT Coaching Parent Advisory Group, BRIGHT Coaching Study Group

Developmental medicine and child neurology2026

DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.70432 PMID: 42528025

Exploring the barriers and facilitators of implementing family-focused child development programmes in real-world settings: a scoping review

Noyek S, Tomas V, Hanson J, Demers C, Pace N, Young M, Bussières A, Costello C, Majnemer A, Askin N

BMJ Paediatrics Open2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2025-003598

Creating accessible and inclusive undergraduate studentship opportunities: the ENRRICH experience.

Beattie R, Russell K, Wittmeier K, Mitchell-Dueck J, Cheung K, Rastegar M, Slike A, Williams V, Chan MK, Wilson M, Protudjer J

BMC medical education2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12909-025-06847-y PMID: 39956893

The Use of Remote Presence Robotic Tele-Presentation in Rural and Remote Canada: A Systematic Review.

Russell K, Sandron E, Normand H, Ellis M, Durcan A, Mendez I, Johnson R, Wittmeier K

Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2024.0293 PMID: 39373154

Determining Associations Among Health Orientation, Fitness Orientation, and Attitudes Toward Fatness in Physiotherapists and Physiotherapy Students Using Structural Equation Modeling.

Webber SC, Thille P, Liu K, Wittmeier K, Cain P

Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada2024

DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2022-0038 PMID: 38725602

Collaborating with a Youth Council to Improve Chronic Pain Resources.

Wittmeier K, Brown C, Diaz F, Pylypjuk H, Restall G, Anang P, Gerhold K

Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur2023First author

DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2023.2254358 PMID: 37908591

Determining the benefits and drawbacks of parents using personal connections and social networks for recruitment in research projects: a qualitative study.

Kim L, Costello C, Golding MA, Janse van Rensburg C, Protudjer JLP, Wittmeier K

Research involvement and engagement2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-023-00470-1 PMID: 37496063

The Language of Research: Creating Spaces to Better Understand How We Speak and How We Are Heard.

Curtis B, Wilson M, Wittmeier K, Hammond E, Costello C, Bannister L, Russell K

Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2023.01.024 PMID: 36889374

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Knowledge Translation Dear Professor Wittmeier, 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 "Parent coaching program for children with emerging developmental disabilities while on a waitlist for services: cost analysis from a family payer perspective." (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.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "A Mixed Methods Social Network Analysis Approach to Understand Knowledge Translation in Child Development and Rehabilitation" (2021), 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]

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Kristy Wittmeier

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Parent coaching program for children with emerging developmental disabilities while on a waitlist for services: cost analysis from a family payer perspective.

Evaluating parent-led research: the power of partnership and arts-based knowledge mobilization.

BRIGHT Coaching to empower caregivers of children with emerging developmental delays on waitlists for services: A&#xa0;randomized controlled trial.

Exploring the barriers and facilitators of implementing family-focused child development programmes in real-world settings: a scoping review

Creating accessible and inclusive undergraduate studentship opportunities: the ENRRICH experience.

The Use of Remote Presence Robotic Tele-Presentation in Rural and Remote Canada: A Systematic Review.

Determining Associations Among Health Orientation, Fitness Orientation, and Attitudes Toward Fatness in Physiotherapists and Physiotherapy Students Using Structural Equation Modeling.

Collaborating with a Youth Council to Improve Chronic Pain Resources.

Determining the benefits and drawbacks of parents using personal connections and social networks for recruitment in research projects: a qualitative study.

The Language of Research: Creating Spaces to Better Understand How We Speak and How We Are Heard.

Frequent collaborators

Annette Majnemer

Brandy Wicklow

Kelly Russell

Gayle Restall

Mary Wilson

Michael Ellis

Harminder Singh

Jillian Filliter

Jennifer Zwicker

Cara Brown

Patricia Thille

Carrie Costello

James Reynolds

Christine Cassidy

Joanne Parsons

Paula Robeson

Melanie Morris

Harminder Singh

Maryna Yaskina

Elizabeth Sellers

Tammie Dewan

Robert Beattie

Lucyna Lach

Samantha Noyek

Eyal Cohen

Patrick McGrath

Mayada Elsabbagh

Janet Curran

Richard Keijzer

Jonathan McGavock

Beverley Temple

Mojgan Rastegar

Ana Hanlon-Dearman

Olaf Kraus De Camargo

Todd Duhamel

Andrea Cross

Vanessa Tomas

BRIGHT Coaching to empower caregivers of children with emerging developmental delays on waitlists for services: A randomized controlled trial.