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Dr. Mandy Archibald is an Associate Professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Manitoba, where she holds cross-appointments as a Research Scientist at the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM) and as an Affiliate Academic at the Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University, South Australia. She also maintains studio space in the School of Art at the University of Manitoba, reflecting her interdisciplinary identity as a nurse-researcher, methodologist, and artist. Her work bridges health sciences, arts, and technology to innovate in family-centered and applied health research.
- College of Nursing, University of Manitoba
- Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM)
- Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University
- School of Art, University of Manitoba
Dr. Archibald holds a PhD from the University of Alberta (2016) and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing with Honours (2007). Her postdoctoral training was supported by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Fellowship at Flinders University (2016–2019).
Her research centers on mixed methods, arts-based methodologies, and knowledge translation, with a critical focus on child health, family mental health, youth-onset type 2 diabetes, and disability. She leads the Archibald ALIVE-LAB (Arts, Innovation and Lived Experience), a living lab platform that co-creates research with patients, families, clinicians, and artists. Her work emphasizes participatory, equitable, and creative research practices that challenge dominant medical narratives and center lived experience.
The most recent publications reflect a strong trend toward integrating arts and science in health research, particularly through living labs, narrative inquiry, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Her articles span methodological innovation, patient engagement, and knowledge mobilization, with recurring themes in pediatric chronic illness, family-centered care, and critical disability studies. The research is consistently interdisciplinary, blending qualitative depth with arts-based dissemination and real-world impact.
Dr. Archibald has received numerous scientific awards and recognitions, including:
- 2023: Terry G. Falconer Memorial RH Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Award (Health Sciences)
- 2022: CIHR/SickKids New Investigator Award
- 2022: Research Manitoba New Investigator Award
- 2018: Winner, Perform Your Science Competition (South Australia)
- 2016: Genevieve Gray PhD Medal in Nursing (University of Alberta)
- Multiple national scholarships and early-career honors from CIHR, CARNA, and ARNET
She actively mentors Master’s, PhD, and postdoctoral students, emphasizing scholarly writing, grant development, and interdisciplinary innovation. Her supervision is inclusive and tailored, fostering curiosity and real-world impact. She has secured funding from diverse sources including the Rady Innovation Fund, University Collaborative Research Grants, Australian Association of Gerontology, CIHR, and SickKids Foundation. Dr. Archibald serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Mixed Methods Research and the International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches.
She co-leads several research groups, including PRIME (Partnering for Research Innovation in Mental Health), DREAM (Diabetes Research Envisioned and Imagined in Manitoba), and ENRRICH (Excellence in Neurodevelopment and Rehabilitation Research in Child Health), and contributes to the Knowledge Translation Theme at Flinders University. Her lab, the Archibald ALIVE-LAB, is a creative hub for arts-informed health research that values collaboration, lived experience, and methodological innovation.
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