Heather Campbell-Enns

Associate Professor of Psychology

I am a social scientist with a background in family sciences. You will usually find me teaching in the areas of human development, health psychology, and qualitative research.

My program of research focuses on older adults and their families by examining family structures and interpersonal relationships during life transitions. I mainly use qualitative methodologies to carry out my research and I enjoy training students to think qualitatively - I like involving students in a variety of qualitative projects on campus, or just talking with curious students about their own research ideas.

I was raised in southern Manitoba (Altona) and was influenced by rural life, my family, our local church, and time spent at Camps Assiniboia and Koinonia. I am married to Phil Campbell-Enns and we have two adult daughters. Our family lives in a multi-generational house in Winnipeg and we attend Home Street Mennonite Church.

Areas of Teaching

Psychology

Education

PhD, Interdisciplinary Program, University of Manitoba (2016); Master of Science, Family Social Sciences, University of Manitoba (2011); Bachelor of Education, University of Manitoba (1994)

Work in Detail

Teaching

• Introduction to Psychology
• Adult Development
• Child Development
• Introduction to Qualitative Inquiry in the Social Sciences
• Health Psychology
• Identity and Intersectionality
• Psychology of Gender

Research

Current Projects:

• Understanding the needs of family caregivers of rural older adults with dementia
• Analyzing hopsital discharge policies for persons with dementia in rural settings
• Exploring family (patterns, structures, identity) when a person living with dementia increasingly needs more support

Select Grants:

• A Comparative analysis of Manitoba rural and urban hospital discharge policies for persons with dementia. Funding: $120,000; Research Manitoba New Investigator Operating Grant.
• Best practices: Transitions from hospital to community-based settings for rural and remote persons with dementia (Nominated Principal Investigator). Funding: $100,000; CIHR Transitions in Care Best & Wise Practices Grant.
• Evaluating older adult care continuums in Alberta and Manitoba: A comparative analysis (Co-Applicant [NPI: M. Doupe]). Funding: $272,500; CIHR SPOR PIHCI Network Operating Grant.
• Personal Care Home residents with few clinical needs: What do they need to remain in the community? (Principal Applicant). Funding: CIHR Health Systems Impact Fellowship Grant.
• The role of Assisted Living in the continuum of care: A scoping review (Principal Applicant). Funding: CIHR Health Systems Impact Fellowship Grant.
• The experience of mindfulness-based expressive arts among patients with cancer (Co-Principal Investigator [PI: K. Rieger]). Funding: $25,000; Manitoba Medical Service Foundation Operating Grant.

Select Publications:

Campbell-Enns, H.J., Bornstein, S.B., Hutchings, V., Janzen, M., Kampen, C., O'Brien, K., Rieger, K.L., Stewart, T., Zendel, B.R., & Doupe, M.B. (2023). The experiences and needs of unpaid family caregivers for persons living with dementia in rural settings: A systematic review of qualitative studies. PLoS ONE, 18(6), e0286548. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0286548 

Campbell, M., Stewart, T., Brunkert, T., Campbell-Enns, H.J., Grunier, A., Halas, G., Hoben, M., Scott E., Wagg, A., & Doupe, M. (2021). Prioritizing supports and services to help older adults age in place: A Delphi study comparing the perspectives of family/friend care partners and health care stakeholders. PLoS ONE, 16(11), e0259387. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0259387

Rieger, K.L, Lobchuk, M.M., Duff, M.A., Chernomas, W.M., Campbell-Enns, H..J., Demczuk, L., Zaborniak, A., Nweze, S., & West, C.H. (2021). Mindfulness-based arts interventions for cancer care: A systematic review of the effects on wellbeing and fatigue. Psycho-Oncology, 30: 240-251.

Campbell-Enns, H.J., Campbell, M., Rieger, K., Thompson, G., & Doupe, M. (2020). No other safe care option: Nursing home admission as a last resort strategy. The Gerontologist. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa077

Rieger, K.L, Lobchuk, M.M., Duff, M.A., Chernomas, W.M, Campbell-Enns, H.J., Demczuk, L., Zaborniak, A., Nweze, S., & West, C.H. (2020). Mindfulness-based arts interventions for cancer care: A systematic review of the effects on wellbeing and fatigue. Psycho-Oncology.

 

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