Kimberley Van Herk, University of Ottawa

Research

Comparative Effectiveness Implementation Science

Latest funding

Improving discharges of people experiencing homelessness from hospital: a quality improvement project embedded in a stepped wedge design
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$196,807
Adapting a holistic program to support the mental health and wellness of front line workers providing care to homeless and street communities
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$197,250
Trauma Informed Narrative Exposure Therapy Study: Using the Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) to develop a framework for a complex intervention to treat PTSD among homeless and vulnerably housed populations in Ottawa.
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 3 grants and awards

Improving discharges of people experiencing homelessness from hospital: a quality improvement project embedded in a stepped wedge design

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trials (iCT)

Principal investigators: Hatcher, Simon; Forster, Alan J; Van Herk, Kimberley; White, Tracy

Keywords: Comparative Effectiveness; Implementation Science

$196,807

Adapting a holistic program to support the mental health and wellness of front line workers providing care to homeless and street communities

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op Gr: COVID-19 MH/SU - Developing Innovative Adaptations of Services/Delivery

Principal investigators: Gifford, Wendy A; Muckle, Wendy L; Almost, Joan; Phillips, J. Craig

Keywords: Burnout; Compassion Fatigue; Frontline Workers; Homeless Communities; Mental Health; Secondary Trauma; Service Adaptation

$197,250

Trauma Informed Narrative Exposure Therapy Study: Using the Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) to develop a framework for a complex intervention to treat PTSD among homeless and vulnerably housed populations in Ottawa.

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Catalyst Grant: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Hatcher, Simon

Keywords: Homless Populations; Innovative Methodologies; Multiphase Optimization Strategy; Proof Of Concept; Ptsd; Theoretical Model; Vulnerably Housed Populations

$100,000

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Comparative Effectiveness Dear Professor Van Herk, 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]. Your research on comparative effectiveness 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 "Improving discharges of people experiencing homelessness from hospital: a quality improvement project embedded in a stepped wedge design" (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]