Isabel Garces Davila, MA

Isabel is a graduate student in the Department of Community Health Sciences doctoral program at the University of Manitoba. Isabel joined the CARe Research Team in 2018 and has been helping with projects in various capacities, including literature searches and data analysis.

 

Education

2013-2017, Master of Arts, Applied Health Services Research, University of New Brunswick “Access to Mental Health Services among Youth: An Analysis of Survey and Census Data"

 

2017- ongoing Doctorate of Philosophy, Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba

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Research

Isabel’s primary research interests are to identify effective evidence-based interventions to prevent and reduce physical abuse in children. Isabel is also interested in looking at prenatal maternal exposures associated with mental disorders and educational challenges in children and adolescents. She is also enthusiastic about how using Real-World Data (RWD) can contribute to creating evidence that could further policies and programs for those in need.

 

Awards and Recognitions

• 2017-2018 Manitoba Training Program for Health Services Research

• 2017-2021 University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship

• 2017-2018 International Student Entrance Scholarship