Jason Gilliland, Athabasca University

Research

Geospatial Health Behaviours Health Inequities Health Outcomes Healthy Cities Measurement Neighbourhoods Socioeconomic Indices

Latest funding

Examining the impact of exposure to climate change-related extreme events on adolescent health
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$150,000
Climate change and adolescent health and wellbeing: understanding impacts to support long-term monitoring
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$125,000
Comparing Canadian area-based socioeconomic indices to advance healthy cities research
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$100,000

All 3 grants and awards

Examining the impact of exposure to climate change-related extreme events on adolescent health

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health

Principal investigators: Martin, Gina

Keywords: Adolescence; Climate Change; Extreme Weather; Population Health

$150,000

Climate change and adolescent health and wellbeing: understanding impacts to support long-term monitoring

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: CPHO Report - General Pool

Principal investigators: Martin, Gina

Keywords: Adolescents; Climate Change; Extreme Weather Events; Health Behaviors; Health Inequities; Health Outcomes; Multi-Level Models; Natural Experimental Design; Propensity Score Matching; Social Cohesion

$125,000

Comparing Canadian area-based socioeconomic indices to advance healthy cities research

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Op. Gr.: Data Anal. Using Existing Data./Cohorts - HC Interv. Res. General Pool

Principal investigators: Martin, Gina; Gilliland, Jason A

Keywords: Geospatial; Health Behaviours; Health Inequities; Health Outcomes; Healthy Cities; Measurement; Neighbourhoods; Socioeconomic Indices

$100,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Geospatial Dear Professor Gilliland, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on geospatial connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Comparing Canadian area-based socioeconomic indices to advance healthy cities research" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]