Kendra L Rieger, PhD, RN

• Rieger, K.L. (2021-2026). Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Award. $450,000.00 over five years (Principal Applicant)
• Rieger, K.L. (NPA), Bourque-Bearkskin, L. (co-principal applicant), Astle, B., Reimer-Kirkham, S., Johnson, S., Morin, F., & Lounsbury, K. (2022-2024). A decolonizing exploration of anti-racist, arts-based responses to the violence described in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Report across the context of higher education. SSHRC Insight Development Grant. (2022-2024). $73,869. (Nominated principal applicant)
• Reimer-Kirkham, S. (Nominated Principal Applicant), Principal Applicants: Astle, B., Ero, I., Mogale, S., Co-Applicants: Beaman, L., Buyco, M., de Waal, M., Ibhawoh, B., Imafidon, E., Kromberg, J., Leech, R., Miti-Drummond, Msipa, D., Pallangyo, E., Rieger, K.L., Senkoro, P., Sharma, S., Tettey, W., Collaborators: Ani-Amponsah, M., Aziato, L., Dixon, D., Lang, M., Mazibuko, N., Mgijima, I., Ohene, L., Terblanche, L., Thabede, M., Tjope, M., Wiafe, B. (2022-2026). A Human Rights and Equity-Oriented Response to the Birth Stories of Families Impacted by Albinism in Sub-Saharan Africa: Intersectoral Partnerships for Enhanced Health Professions’ Education. CIHR Project Grant. $489,600.00. (Co-applicant)
• Sawatzky, R. (nominated principal investigator), Rieger, K.L., (co-principal investigator), Sasaki, A., Lounsbury, L., Friesen, M. (trainees). (2022-2023). Social determinants and quality of life measurement framework for Indigenous digital health systems. Mitacs: $180,000. Partners: Mustimuhw Information Solutions Inc.: $70,000. Part of the Indigenous Digital Health Ecosystem (IDHE) - Digital Supercluster (https://www.digitalsupercluster.ca/projects/indigenous-digital-health-ecosystem/). (Co-principal investigator)
• Lounsbury, K., Rieger, K.L., Reimer-Kirkham, S., & Bennett, M. (2022-23). Gathering Ni Noxollas' stories about Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw birthing practices. First Peoples Cultural Council Braided Knowledge: Weaving Indigenous Knowledge through Generations Grant. $24,687.77 (Co-investigator)
• Rieger, K.L., Hack, T.F., Kenny, A., Archibald, M., Duff, M., Faucher, P., Dyck, T., Creighton, A., & West, C. (2020 – 2023). Evaluating the impact of an art-based knowledge translation strategy in oncology. Manitoba Centre for Nursing and Health Research Grant. $7,500.00 (Principal Investigator)
• Tricco, A. (NPI) & Abou-Setta, A., Clement, F., Colquhoun, H., Curran, J., Godfrey, C., Isaranuwatchai, W., LeBlanc, A., Li L., Moffitt, P., Moher, D., & Straus, S. (PIs).  Operating Grant: CIHR SPOR – Guidelines and Systematic Reviews. This SPOR network includes 76 co-investigators including Cepanec, D, Demzuk, L., Rieger, K.L, Temple, B., Woodgate, R. L. Amount of funding: $4,997,000.00 (CIHR), plus $10,829,000 in matched funds 2017-2022. (Co-Investigator)
• Rieger, K.L. (NPA), Gazan, S. (Principal Knowledge User), Bennett., M., Buss, M., Chudyk, A., Cook, L., Copenace, S., Garson, C., Hack, T.F., Hornan, B., Horrill, T., Horton, M., Howard, S., Linton, J., Martin, D.E., McPherson, K., Phillips-Beck, W., Rattray, J., & Schultz, A. (2020-2022). Elevating the uses of storytelling approaches within Indigenous health research: A patient-engaged scoping review study involving Indigenous people and settlers. CIHR Catalyst Grant - Patient-Oriented Research. $100,000.00 (Nominated Principal Applicant)
• Rieger, K.L., Bennett, M., Hack, T.F., & Martin, D.E. (2018 - 2019). Engaging patients and Elders in an exploration of Indigenous women’s experiences of breast cancer using digital storytelling. George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation Funding Award for Patient and Public Engagement. $2000 (Principal Investigator)
• Rieger, K.L., Hack, T.F., Campbell-Enns, H., Duff, M., & West, C. (2018 - 2019). The experience of mindfulness-based expressive arts among patients with cancer. The Manitoba Medical Service Foundation Operating Grant. $ 25,000 ($12,500 from the Manitoba Medical Service Foundation and $12,500 from The Winnipeg Foundation) (Principal Investigator)

Awards & Honors

• Society for Integrative Oncology New Investigators’ Forum Award (2019)
• Association of Registered Nurses of Manitoba Medal of Excellence (2018)
• Sir Gordon Wu Graduate Student Scholarship ($55,000) (2014-2018)
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships Doctoral Award ($105,000). Declined last six months of funding to accept a tenure-track Assistant Professor position 92014-2017)
• Canadian Association for Nursing Research Rising Star Graduate Student Award (2016)
• Manitoba Health Research Council Studentship Award ($35,700). Declined second year of funding to accept a CIHR Doctoral Award (2013-2015)
• Joanne Greene Memorial Scholarship ($3,000) (2014-2015)
• Irene E. Nordwich Foundation Graduate Student Award ($3,000) (2013-2014)
• Foundation for Registered Nurses Graduate Scholarship ($2,175) (2013-2014)
• University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship Renewal ($12,000) (2012-2013)
• Foundation for Registered Nurses of Manitoba Graduate Award ($2,040) (2012-2013)
• Irene E. Nordwich Foundation PhD Award ($5,000) (2012-2013)
• Margaret Elder Hart Graduate Study Award ($1,625) (2012-2013)
• University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship ($12,000) (2011-2012)

Recent Publications

See Curriculum Vitae

For a full list of publications see Google Scholar

Selected publications:

• Rieger, K.L., Reimer-Kirkham, S., Burton, B., Howell, B., Liuta, N., Sharma, S., Smoker, S., Tuppurainen, A., Lounsbury, K., Kreiter, E., Dixon, D., Anthony, R., Bradbury, S., Heimstra, D., Wilkonson, Hilton, M., & Slavutskiy, O. (2023; in-press). Arts-based spiritual care in healthcare: A participatory, scoping Review. Arts in Psychotherapy.
• West, C.H.**, Rieger, K.L.**, Kenny, A., Zaborniak, A., Klippenstein, A.W., Chooniedass, R., Mitchell,  & Scott, S.D. (2022). Digital storytelling as a method in health research: A systematic review. International Journal for Qualitative Methods, 21. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069221111118 **shared first authorship
• Rieger, K.L.**, Bennett, M.**, Martin, D.E., Hack, T.F., Cook, L., & Hornan, B. (2021). Digital storytelling as a patient engagement tool with Indigenous women: How the medicine wheel guided our Debwewin journey. Qualitative Health Research, 31(12), 2163–2175.doi:10.1177/10497323211027529**shared first authorship
• Rieger, K.L., Mitchell, K., Bolianatz, J., Rabbani, R., Harder, N., Balneaves, L., Armah, N. & Martin, D. (2021). Evaluating the impact of an arts-based multimedia knowledge translation assignment on undergraduate nursing students. Nurse Education Today, 105(2021), 1-10.
• Rieger, K.L, Lobchuk, M.M., Duff, M.A., Chernomas, W.M, Demczuk, L., Campbell-Enns, H.J.,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, 2021(30), 240–251.
• Rieger, K.L., Gazan, S., Bennett., M., Buss, M., Chudyk, A., Cook, L., Copenace, S., Garson, C., Hack, T.F., Hornan, B., Horrill, T., Horton, M., Howard, S., Linton, J., Martin, D.E., McPherson, K., Phillips-Beck, W., Rattray, J., & Schultz, A. (2020). Elevating the uses of storytelling approaches within Indigenous health research: A critical and participatory scoping review protocol involving Indigenous people and settlers. BMC Systematic Reviews, (9)257, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-020-01503-6
• Rieger, K.L., Chernomas, W.M., McMillan, D.E., & Morin, F.L. (2020). Navigating creativity within arts-based pedagogy: Implications of a constructivist grounded theory study. Nurse Education Today, 91(2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104465
• Rieger, K.L., Chernomas, W.M., McMillan, D.E., & Morin, F.L. (2020). The arts as a catalyst for learning with undergraduate nursing students: Findings from a constructivist grounded theory study. Arts and Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice, 12(3), 250-269. DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2019.160856
• Rieger, K.L. (2019). Discriminating among grounded theory approaches. Nursing Inquiry, 26(e12261). https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12261
• **West, C., **Rieger, K.L., **Chooniedass, R., Adekoya, B., Isse, A., Karpa, J., Waldman, C., Peters-Watral, B., Chernomas, W., Scruby, L., & Martin, D. (2018). Enlivening a community of authentic scholarship: A faculty-mentored experience for graduate students at the 2016 Qualitative Health Research Conference. International Journal of Qualitative Methods,17(1-15) . doi: 10.1177/1609406918808122 **shared first authorship

Affiliations & Memberships

• Adjunct Professor, School of Graduate Studies, Dalhousie University (2022-Present)
• Member, The Expressive Arts Studio: Healing Children and Families through the Arts. Led by Dr. Tina West in Winnipeg, Manitoba (2021-Present)
•  Adjunct Professor, College of Nursing, University of Manitoba (2020-Present)
• Adjunct Professor, School of Graduate Studies, Brandon University, Manitoba, Canada (2019-Present)
• Core Member, Queen’s Collaboration for Health Care Quality: A JBI Centre of Excellence, Queen’s University, Canada (2019-Present)
• Member, Psychosocial Oncology and Cancer Nursing Research Group, I.H. Asper Clinical Research Institute, Winnipeg, Manitoba (2019-Present)
• Member, SPOR Evidence Alliance (2017-Present)
• Member, Manitoba Center for Nursing and Health Research, College of Nursing, University of Manitoba (2011-Present)