J. Renee Robinson

Biography

She has been successful in obtaining national scholarships in support of both graduate programs; was the founding Chair of the Research committee of the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Manitoba (CRPNM); received the CRPNM award for excellence in psychiatric nursing research; and was awarded the Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Canada Leadership Award in 2010. I’ve also been successful in obtaining national grant funding for research projects from bodies such as the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, Canadian Population Health Initiative, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, and Human Resources Social Development Canada. Findings have been presented at national and international conferences and published in journals such as the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry and the Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services. My research has been of interest to mental health policy makers and I believe the results have contributed to policy decisions in the province.

Research Interest

Community health; psychiatric epidemiology; mental health services research; population health; psychosocial rehabilitation; psychiatric nursing; and rural health. Dr. Robinson’s research focuses on mental health services, with an emphasis on rural services and services for people with severe and persistent mental illness.