Jamie Pfau

Jamie Pfau and her partner have been treatment foster parents for over ten years to five children (and counting!). Throughout this time, Jamie has been dedicated to promoting positive outcomes for children in care. She went back to school and received her undergraduate honours degree in Psychology (2016), then her master’s degree in Social Work (2022). Jamie is currently a first year PhD student in Community Health Sciences. She has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) throughout her PhD to develop and evaluate a training program for Manitoba’s foster parents. In 2020, Jamie and her partner created a non-profit housing initiative called Peace For All of Us. This initiative houses youth aging out of foster care, and survivors of domestic violence and her children. Jamie became a Student Fellow in SPECTRUM in September of 2019. She has been involved in coordinating past workshops, paper writing, and is involved in SPECTRUM’s first Demonstration Project. Jamie loves being part of a multidisciplinary team and is grateful to have formed so many impactful relationships with other student fellows, mentors, core team members, and partners. In her spare time, Jamie enjoys passionately cheering on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Winnipeg Jets, hand building pottery, and spending time with her favourite human