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Assistant ProfessorNursing SciencesUniversity of Ottawa

Wendy Gifford

Assistant Professor

Nursing Sciences

Faculty of Health Sciences

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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14 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 9 research grants (9 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Publications

140

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Grants

Publications by year

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Research

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First Nations Indigenous Knowledge Translation Knowledge Translation Cancer Survivorship Community Based Participatory Research Culturally Safe Care Implementation Science Integrated Knowledge Translation

Latest papers

How Formal and Informal Nurse Leaders Enact Shared Implementation Leadership in a Hospital Setting.
Journal of advanced nursing · 2026
A Good Life with Impairment: Illuminating and Supporting the Experiences of Women Living With Cancer through Community-Based Art Workshops.
Health promotion practice · 2026
Exploring Shared Implementation Leadership of Point of Care Nursing Leadership Teams on Inpatient Hospital Units: Protocol for a Collective Case Study.
JMIR research protocols · 2024

All 55 publications

Latest funding

Understanding First Nations ways of knowing and doing for cancer care in the Yukon
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$432,226
Galvanizing a Movement: The Pan-Canadian Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) Forum
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$58,869
Equitable Maternal-Newborn Care (Mom2New Co-Care) for New Migrant Women from the Middle East in Canada: A Co-produced Research Partnership with Social, Legal, and Wellbeing Services
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$73,060

All 17 grants and awards

55 publications.

How Formal and Informal Nurse Leaders Enact Shared Implementation Leadership in a Hospital Setting.

Castiglione SA, Lavoie-Tremblay M, Kilpatrick K, Gifford W, Semenic SE

Journal of advanced nursing2026

DOI: 10.1111/jan.70374 PMID: 41220187

A Good Life with Impairment: Illuminating and Supporting the Experiences of Women Living With Cancer through Community-Based Art Workshops.

Thomas R, Houle S, Egan M, Gifford W, Grassau P, King J, Boulanger J, Rheault A, Séguin K

Health promotion practice2026

DOI: 10.1177/15248399251340410 PMID: 40534583

Exploring Shared Implementation Leadership of Point of Care Nursing Leadership Teams on Inpatient Hospital Units: Protocol for a Collective Case Study.

Castiglione SA, Lavoie-Tremblay M, Kilpatrick K, Gifford W, Semenic SE

JMIR research protocols2024

DOI: 10.2196/54681 PMID: 38373024

Nurse managers' perceptions of the prospective acceptability of an implementation leadership training programme: A qualitative descriptive study.

Chen W, Graham ID, Hu J, Lewis KB, Gifford W

Journal of advanced nursing2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/jan.16047 PMID: 38186229

A visionary platform for decolonization: The Red Deal.

Al-Chami MH, Gifford W, Coburn V

Nursing philosophy : an international journal for healthcare professionals2024

DOI: 10.1111/nup.12471 PMID: 38014606

Development of a training program prototype to enhance implementation leadership competencies and behaviours of Chinese unit nurse managers: a qualitative descriptive study.

Chen W, Graham ID, Hu J, Lewis KB, Zhao J, Gifford W

BMC nursing2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12912-024-01989-8 PMID: 38816867

Understanding How and Under What Circumstances Social Media Supports Health Care Providers' Knowledge Use in Clinical Practice: A Realist Review.

Zhao J, Harvey G, Vandyk A, Huang M, Hu J, Modanloo S, Gifford W

Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2022.0213 PMID: 35994025

Examining structural factors influencing cancer care experienced by Inuit in Canada: a scoping review.

Huang WQM, Gifford W, Phillips JC, Coburn V

International journal of circumpolar health2023

DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2023.2253604 PMID: 37677103

Understanding the Physical Health Problems of People with Psychotic Disorders Using Digital Storytelling.

Wazni L, Gifford W, Perron A, Vandyk A

Issues in mental health nursing2023

DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2023.2229435 PMID: 37549316

Relational Care, Dementia, and Communication Challenges in Long-Term Care: A Meta-Ethnography.

Novy C, Thomas R, Grassau P, Gifford W, Hosseini M

Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement2023

DOI: 10.1017/s0714980822000253 PMID: 35817789

Understanding First Nations ways of knowing and doing for cancer care in the Yukon

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Gifford, Wendy A; Smith, Liris P

Keywords: Cancer Care; First Nations; Indigenous Health Research

$432,226

Galvanizing a Movement: The Pan-Canadian Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) Forum

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Smith-Carrier, Tracy A.

Keywords: artistic expressions; basic income; movement building; multi-media contests; podcasts; policy briefs; policy dialogue; skills workshops

$58,869

Equitable Maternal-Newborn Care (Mom2New Co-Care) for New Migrant Women from the Middle East in Canada: A Co-produced Research Partnership with Social, Legal, and Wellbeing Services

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Modanloo, Shokoufeh

Keywords: community development; cross-sectoral partnership; knowledge coproduction; migrant women; equitable social services; maternal-newborn care

$73,060

Equitable Maternal-Newborn Care (Mom2New Co-Care) for New Migrant Women from the Middle East in Canada: A Co-produced Research Partnership with Social, Legal, and Wellbeing Services

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Modanloo, Shokoufeh

Keywords: community development; cross-sectoral partnership; knowledge coproduction; migrant women; equitable social services; maternal-newborn care

$107,285

Bridging the ethical gaps: Health care aides, ethics and the provision of home care

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lanoix, Monique

Keywords: ethics; health care aide; home care; bioethics; elderly; work; workaround

$71,335

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

Nominated PICIHR2020Op 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

How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the mental and physical health of Indigenous people in Canada: Taking stock of challenges, needs and factors of resilience in the context of a global crisis

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: COVID-19 - Project Grant

Principal investigators: Robillard, Rébecca

Keywords: Covid-19 Pandemic; Indigenous Mental And Physical Health

$168,300

Community-based creative practices and visual research methods: Developing new understandings of a good life for people experiencing impairment

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Thomas, Roanne L.

Keywords: well-being; impairment; arts-based inquiry; narrative; visual research methods; video

$141,907

Developing wise practices for a culturally safe rapid public health response to COVID-19 with Pikwàkanagàn First Nation

Nominated PICIHR2020Indigenous COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity - Evaluation/Assessment

Principal investigators: Gifford, Wendy A; Dick, Peggy F; Coburn, Veldon; Phillips, J. Craig

Keywords: Community Based Participatory Research; Covid-19; Culturally Safe Care; First Nations; Indigenous Knowledge Translation; Indigenous Methodologies; Public Health Responses

$200,000

Adapting transitions-in-care (TiC) strategies for cancer to be culturally relevant with First Nations communities

Nominated PICIHR2019Operating Grant: Transitions in Care - Evaluation Grants

Principal investigators: Gifford, Wendy A; Dick, Peggy F; Dick, Natasha; Thomas, Roanne Leigh

Keywords: Cancer Survivorship; Community Based Participatory Research; First Nations; Indigenous Knowledge Translation; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Patient And System Navigation; Transition In Care

$200,000

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

Profile data last refreshed on September 25, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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Wendy Gifford

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

How Formal and Informal Nurse Leaders Enact Shared Implementation Leadership in a Hospital Setting.

A Good Life with Impairment: Illuminating and Supporting the Experiences of Women Living With Cancer through Community-Based Art Workshops.

Exploring Shared Implementation Leadership of Point of Care Nursing Leadership Teams on Inpatient Hospital Units: Protocol for a Collective Case Study.

Nurse managers' perceptions of the prospective acceptability of an implementation leadership training programme: A qualitative descriptive study.

A visionary platform for decolonization: The Red Deal.

Development of a training program prototype to enhance implementation leadership competencies and behaviours of Chinese unit nurse managers: a qualitative descriptive study.

Understanding How and Under What Circumstances Social Media Supports Health Care Providers' Knowledge Use in Clinical Practice: A Realist Review.

Examining structural factors influencing cancer care experienced by Inuit in Canada: a scoping review.

Understanding the Physical Health Problems of People with Psychotic Disorders Using Digital Storytelling.

Relational Care, Dementia, and Communication Challenges in Long-Term Care: A Meta-Ethnography.

Understanding First Nations ways of knowing and doing for cancer care in the Yukon

Galvanizing a Movement: The Pan-Canadian Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) Forum

Equitable Maternal-Newborn Care (Mom2New Co-Care) for New Migrant Women from the Middle East in Canada: A Co-produced Research Partnership with Social, Legal, and Wellbeing Services

Equitable Maternal-Newborn Care (Mom2New Co-Care) for New Migrant Women from the Middle East in Canada: A Co-produced Research Partnership with Social, Legal, and Wellbeing Services

Bridging the ethical gaps: Health care aides, ethics and the provision of home care

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

How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the mental and physical health of Indigenous people in Canada: Taking stock of challenges, needs and factors of resilience in the context of a global crisis

Community-based creative practices and visual research methods: Developing new understandings of a good life for people experiencing impairment

Developing wise practices for a culturally safe rapid public health response to COVID-19 with Pikwàkanagàn First Nation

Adapting transitions-in-care (TiC) strategies for cancer to be culturally relevant with First Nations communities

Frequent collaborators

Roanne Thomas

Karine Toupin April

Amanda Vandyk

Lucie Brosseau

Marie Westby

Denise Harrison

Dawn Stacey

Linda McLean

Shokoufeh Modanloo

Mary Egan

Lorraine Holtslander

Chad Hammond

Claire Ludwig

Judy King

Pamela Grassau

Stephanie Saunders

Jean Jacob

Janet Squires

Brian Feldman

Gwen Barton

Lena Quilty

Sharon Johnston

Katharina Kovacs Burns

Savanah Ashton

Sabrina Lue

Linda Garcia

Shelley Doucet

George Wells

Joan Almost