Alfred Aziz, University of Alberta

Research

Diet Digital Marketing Food Food Environments Internet Misinformation Nutrition Online Food Purchasing

Latest funding

The impacts of digital food environments on health and nutrition: Setting research priorities
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$14,880

The impacts of digital food environments on health and nutrition: Setting research priorities

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Raine, Kim D; Aziz, Alfred

Keywords: Diet; Digital Marketing; Food; Food Environments; Internet; Misinformation; Nutrition; Online Food Purchasing; Social Media

$14,880

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: Diet Dear Professor Aziz, 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 diet 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 "The impacts of digital food environments on health and nutrition: Setting research priorities" (2019), 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]