Dr. Roberta L. Woodgate

r. Roberta L. Woodgate is a Professor in the Faculty of Nursing, University of Manitoba. She has an interdisciplinary PhD in the fields of nursing, sociology, and psychology. She has a nil appointment in the Faculty of Medicine for The Department of Pediatrics and Child Health (University of Manitoba) and a scientist appointment with the Manitoba Institute of Child Health. The overall objective of Dr. Woodgate’s research program is directed at understanding and improving the quality of life and health care in children and youth, as well as advancing the ethics of child health research. In all her work, Dr. Woodgate has applied innovative methods to researching children/youth and their families and has strived to ensure that their voices are accurately represented. The importance of her overall research program has been recognized through her receiving a Manitoba Health Research Council Establishment Award (2003-2006), a Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) Research Scientist Award (accepted) in 2004, and CIHR New Investigator Award (declined in lieu of the CCS award). In 2005 she was given an Rh award for outstanding contributions to scholarship and research in the interdisciplinary category from the Winnipeg Rh Institute Foundation Inc which is a significant career distinction. Dr. Woodgate has disseminated research findings to clinical and scientific audiences (over 50 peer reviewed publications, over 80 conference and scholarly presentations) at the local, national and international levels.