Current Positions

Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Science and Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba
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