Faculty profile
Caroline Ritter
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Research
Latest papers
Thriving or surviving? A latent profile analysis of resilience, psychological wellbeing and professional quality of life in early-career veterinarians in Canada.
The Veterinary record · 2026
"Wow, I Get It Now": Early Career Veterinarians' Perspectives on Their Educational Experiences and Perceived Impacts on Well-Being.
Journal of veterinary medical education · 2026 · senior author
Exploring heterogeneous motivations for adopting cow comfort practices among smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya - A best-worst scaling approach.
Preventive veterinary medicine · 2026
Latest funding
- $15,000
A cross-cultural collaboration to address the complex challenge of moral distress in the veterinary profession
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $64,576
An application of cognitive dissonance theory to decisions affecting animal welfare
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
- $25,128
An application of cognitive dissonance theory to decisions affecting animal welfare
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
24 publications.
Thriving or surviving? A latent profile analysis of resilience, psychological wellbeing and professional quality of life in early-career veterinarians in Canada.
Kittisiam T, Ritter C, Morabito E, Gillis D, Stacey A, Khosa D, Jones A
"Wow, I Get It Now": Early Career Veterinarians' Perspectives on Their Educational Experiences and Perceived Impacts on Well-Being.
Morabito E, Jones A, Kittisiam T, Orendain Pelka C, Cake M, Stacey A, Ritter C
Exploring heterogeneous motivations for adopting cow comfort practices among smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya - A best-worst scaling approach.
Muunda E, VanLeeuwen J, Ceballos MC, Ritter C, Rao EJO, Hall DC
Relevance of positive psychology in the veterinary profession: A narrative review.
Khattak A, Smith P, Jones A, McGrath AL, Proudfoot KL, Ritter C
Cultivating change: A study of Western Canadian dairy farmers- perspectives on mastitis-related antimicrobial stewardship and strategies for milk culturing adoption.
Ida JA, de Jong E, Smid AC, Reyher KK, Kelton DF, Ritter C, van der Velden I, Barkema HW
The Centre for Veterinary Epidemiological Research at the Atlantic Veterinary College.
VanLeeuwen J, Ritter C, Jia B, Stull J, Thakur K, Saksida S, Stryhn H, Dohoo I, Griffon D
Improved mental health, social support, and time outdoors are associated with higher emotional intelligence in early-career veterinarians: a longitudinal study.
Kittisiam T, Ritter C, Morabito E, Stacey A, Khosa D, Jones A
Mentoring matters to early-career veterinarians' confidence, clinical growth and career retention: A qualitative interview study.
Standage C, Smith P, Jones A, Ritter C
Validity evidence for communication skills assessment in health professions education: a scoping review.
Dorrestein L, Ritter C, De Mol Z, Wichtel M, Cary J, Vengrin C, Artemiou E, Adams CL, Ganshorn H, Coe JB, Barkema H, Hecker KG
A qualitative exploration of the emotional experiences and applications of emotional intelligence in early-career veterinarians.
Kittisiam T, Ritter C, Morabito E, Stacey A, Khosa D, Jones A
A cross-cultural collaboration to address the complex challenge of moral distress in the veterinary profession
Principal investigators: Ritter, Caroline
An application of cognitive dissonance theory to decisions affecting animal welfare
Principal investigators: Ritter, Caroline
Keywords: cognitive dissonance; animal welfare; qualitative research; mental health
An application of cognitive dissonance theory to decisions affecting animal welfare
Principal investigators: Ritter, Caroline
Keywords: cognitive dissonance; animal welfare; qualitative research; mental health
Social Epidemiology for Healthy Animals
Principal investigators: Ritter, Caroline
Keywords: Epidemiology; Dairy; Biosecurity; Agriculture; Extension; Veterinary advisory; Medical communication; Behaviour change theories; Social sciences
Social Epidemiology for Healthy Animals
Principal investigators: Ritter, Caroline
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
- Caroline Ritter and Andria Jones: 7 shared papers
- Kathryn Proudfoot and Caroline Ritter: 3 shared papers
- Caroline Ritter and Michael Halpin: 2 shared papers
- Jeroen De Buck and Caroline Ritter: 1 shared paper
- Kathryn Proudfoot and Jean Mitchell: 1 shared paper
- Krishna Thakur and Caroline Ritter: 1 shared paper
- Caroline Ritter and Jean Mitchell: 1 shared paper
- Health Management
- Social Psychology
- Epidemiology and Sociobehaviour
- Social Relations
- Social Anthropology
- Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of
Co-authors at University of Prince Edward Island, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Andria Jones
Epidemiology and Sociobehaviour
7 shared papers, latest 2026
Kathryn Proudfoot
Health Management
3 shared papers, latest 2025
Michael Halpin
Social Relations
2 shared papers, latest 2024
Jean Mitchell
Social Anthropology
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Jeroen De Buck
Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Krishna Thakur
Health Management
1 shared papers, latest 2026
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