Current Positions

Professor, University of Manitoba
Associate Editor, Child Abuse & Neglect
Inducted College Member, Royal Society of Canada
Past President, Canadian Academy of Psychiatric Epidemiology
Director, Childhood Adversity and Resilience (CARe) Research Team
Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Childhood Adversity and Resilience
Investigator, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba

Education

PhD (Community Health Sciences), University of Manitoba
MSc (Family Social Science), University of Manitoba
BSc (Botany and Zoology), University of Manitoba

Research Focus

Dr. Afifi’s primary research interests in the areas of child maltreatment and mental health with a focus on resilience, intervention, and prevention. She has published 113 peer-reviewed journal publications and has 128 conference presentations at national and international conferences.

Research Interests

- Child Maltreatment
- Mental Health
- Resilience
- Prevention