Dr. Tracie Afifi News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Spare the child
February 26, 2019 —
Dr. Tracie Afifi studies health data to understand child maltreatment and find ways to prevent it
Dr. Tracie O. Afifi is 2018 winner of $100,000 annual mental health research prize
October 15, 2018 —
Mental health research prize recipient links child maltreatment and mental illness, explores new pathways towards prevention
Duo inducted into RSC college
September 12, 2017 —
Professors Tracie Afifi and Salah Mahmud have been elected as members of the Royal Society of Canada’s (RSC) College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Almost half of all military personnel in Canada have a history of child abuse exposure, UM study finds
January 27, 2016 —
Study found that such exposure was associated with an increased risk of suicidal behaviour. The risk had a stronger effect on the general population than military personnel, and the effect of exposure to child abuse was stronger than the effect of actual deployment-related trauma.
Research and International
Supporting the best ideas in Canadian health research
July 30, 2015 —
Canadian Institutes of Health Research awards $9.45 million in funding
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
U of M professor receives national award
November 12, 2014 —
Community Health Science assistant professor Tracie Afifi [B.Sc./99, M.Sc./03, PhD/09] was recently awarded the Children’s Rights Supporter Award from the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children (CCRC).