Rachel Herron, University of Manitoba

Research

Health Care Aides Personal Support Workers Qualitative Rural Workforce Planning

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

Uncovering colonial structures that cause inequities for First Nations people in urban trail implementation in cities in Canada
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Care workers of tomorrow: Health care aide experiences and education-to-work pathways to support retention and workforce planning
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$956,251

All 2 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

Uncovering colonial structures that cause inequities for First Nations people in urban trail implementation in cities in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: McGavock, Jonathan M

Keywords: Built Environment; Indigenous Health; Mixed Methods; Participatory Justice Research

$100,000

Care workers of tomorrow: Health care aide experiences and education-to-work pathways to support retention and workforce planning

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kelly, Christine; Herron, Rachel V; Lawrence, Breanna C

Keywords: Health Care Aides; Personal Support Workers; Qualitative; Rural; Workforce Planning

$956,251

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

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Rachel Herron

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3 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Health Care Aides 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 "Care workers of tomorrow: Health care aide experiences and education-to-work pathways to support retention and workforce planning" (2025), 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]