James Ford, University of Alberta

Research

Climate Change Adaptation Food And Water Security Foodborne Disease Indigenous Ways Of Knowing Interdisciplinary Research Inuit Health And Wellness Mixed Qualitative And Quantitative Research Methods One Health / Ecohealth Approaches

Latest papers

Kaniuwatewara (when we get sick): understanding health-seeking behaviours among the Shawi of the Peruvian Amazon.
BMC public health · 2021
Understanding Weather and Hospital Admissions Patterns to Inform Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in the Healthcare Sector in Uganda.
International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018 · senior author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

The Water-Food-Health Nexus: A Nunavut-led Assessment
CIHR · 2018 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Evaluating food security interventions across geographically and culturally distinct Aboriginal communities
CIHR · 2012 · Co-investigator

All 2 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Kaniuwatewara (when we get sick): understanding health-seeking behaviours among the Shawi of the Peruvian Amazon.

Bussalleu A, Pizango P, King N, Ford J, Team IHACCR, Harper SL

BMC public health2021

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11574-2 PMID: 34399726

02

Understanding Weather and Hospital Admissions Patterns to Inform Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in the Healthcare Sector in Uganda.

Bishop-Williams KE, Berrang-Ford L, Sargeant JM, Pearl DL, Lwasa S, Namanya DB, Edge VL, Cunsolo A, IHACC Research Team, Bwindi Community Hospital, Huang Y, Ford J, Garcia P, Harper SL

International journal of environmental research and public health2018Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15112402 PMID: 30380686

The Water-Food-Health Nexus: A Nunavut-led Assessment

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Harper, Sherilee L; Ashbolt, Nicholas J; Ford, James D; Jamieson, Rob; LeBlanc-Havard, Michele; Shapiro, Karen

Keywords: Climate Change Adaptation; Food And Water Security; Foodborne Disease; Indigenous Ways Of Knowing; Interdisciplinary Research; Inuit Health And Wellness; Mixed Qualitative And Quantitative Research Methods; One Health / Ecohealth Approaches; Water-Food-Health Nexus; Waterborne Disease

$100,000

Evaluating food security interventions across geographically and culturally distinct Aboriginal communities

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant: Programmatic Grants in Food and Health - LOI

Principal investigators: Willows, Noreen D; Jardine, Cynthia

Keywords: Aboriginal Nutrition; Collective Case Study; Food Security; Intervention Evaluation; Participatory Research; Qualitative Research

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: Climate Change Adaptation Dear Professor Ford, 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]. I read your paper "Kaniuwatewara (when we get sick): understanding health-seeking behaviours among the Shawi of the Peruvian Amazon." (2021), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]