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Christina West, RN, PhD, is an Adjunct Professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Manitoba. She is affiliated with the Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba and conducts innovative research at the intersection of nursing, family systems, and the expressive arts. Her work focuses on supporting families navigating serious pediatric illness through creative, studio-based approaches to meaning-making and healing.
Her research is grounded in family systems theory and artistic inquiry, with a central aim of integrating expressive arts into clinical care. She developed the method of dialoguing with images as a tool for health research and has led mindfulness-based arts interventions in pediatric oncology. She is currently conducting a systematic review on digital storytelling in health research.
Dr. West’s work contributes to the growing field of health humanities, aiming to expand how emotional, psychological, and spiritual suffering are addressed in healthcare. Her research has implications for family-centered care, clinician-patient communication, and the development of arts-based clinical interventions.
She has received significant research funding, including support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), as part of broader initiatives within the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences. Her scholarship emphasizes patient and family voice, particularly of youth, in shaping health research and care practices.
Dr. West is also recognized for her teaching expertise in family health, qualitative research methods, evidence-informed practice, and the philosophical foundations of nursing science. She contributes to graduate education and research training in nursing, though specific advisees are not listed.
She is based at the Helen Glass Centre for Nursing on the Fort Garry Campus of the University of Manitoba and maintains an active research profile, including an ORCID record.
