Dr. Heather Campbell-Enns is an Associate Professor of Psychology and a Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Families and Aging.

As a social scientist specializing in families and human development, Heather employs collaborative qualitative methodologies in her research on older adults and their families. She specializes in intergenerational family-provided care, particularly in families living with dementia. 

Academic background

Heather holds a Bachelor of Education and taught for several years, primarily in early childhood classrooms. She later completed a Master of Science in Family Social Sciences, focusing on motherhood and decision-making after a cancer diagnosis. Following this, she earned an Interdisciplinary PhD, comparing the health decisions of younger and older women within the context of family life. After completing her doctorate, she was a post-doctoral fellow in palliative care and a CIHR Health Systems Impact Fellow in long-term care.

Teaching and mentorship

In addition to her research, Heather teaches courses on human development and research methods. She enjoys discussing lifelong attachment, regulation, and theories such as feminist theories, systems theories, and learning theories.

Heather mentors students in research at CMU and the University of Manitoba, where she is an Adjunct Professor in the College of Community and Global Health, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.

 

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

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

Research

Affiliation:

• Centre on Aging, University of Manitoba

Select Grants and Awards:

• Ethnocultural approaches to family-provided dementia care: A pilot study. Alzheimer Society Research Program New Investigator Operating Grant. Alzheimer Society of Canada and Research Manitoba. (2025-2027).
• Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Families and Aging. Canada Research Chairs program. (2024-2029, renewable).
• A Comparative analysis of Manitoba rural and urban hospital discharge policies for persons with dementia. Research Manitoba New Investigator Operating Grant. (2019-2021).
• Best practices: Transitions from hospital to community-based settings for rural and remote persons with dementia. CIHR Transitions in Care Best & Wise Practices Grant. (Nominated Principal Investigator). (2019-2020).
• Evaluating older adult care continuums in Alberta and Manitoba: A comparative analysis. CIHR SPOR PIHCI Network Operating Grant. Co-Applicant [NPI: M. Doupe]). (2018-2020). 
• Personal Care Home residents with few clinical needs: What do they need to remain in the community? CIHR Health Systems Impact Fellowship Grant. (2017-2018).

Select Publications:

Campbell-Enns, H.J., Brown, K., Dueck, C.L. & Thompson, G. (Submitted). The experiences and needs of adult siblings providing care for a parent living with dementia: A qualitative systematic review. 

Thompson, G., Lengyel, C., St. John, P., Smith, M., Webber, S., Roger, K., Luo, H., Penner, J., Campbell-Enns, H.J., Rabbani, R. (Submitted). Family and care provider perceptions: Openness to moving into a long-term care home.

Scott, E., Peckham, A., Finnegan, H. Campbell, M., Campbell-Enns, H.J., Halas, G., Hoben, M., Stewart, T., Wagg, A., Grabusic, C., & Doupe, M. (Submitted). A typology to compare older adult continuums of care.

Campbell-Enns, H.J. (2023). Utilizing a family sciences approach to inform integrated care research, practice, and policy. International Journal of Integrated Care, 23(S1): 672.

Campbell-Enns, H.J. (2023) Utilizing dyadic and triadic family interviews to better understand the integrated care needs of older adults: Examples from a Canadian study exploring the needs of older adults at risk of admission to long-term care facilities. International Journal of Integrated Care, 23(S1): 127.

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

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

 

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