Navindi De Silva, University of Alberta

Research

Community-Based Participatory Research Mental Health Policy Recommendations Racialized Youth Sexual Health Technology Facilitated Sexual Violence Youth Engagement

Latest funding

Supporting racialized youth experiencing technology-facilitated sexual violence and its impact on mental health: Engaging youth in co-designing policy and practice recommendations
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$100,000

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Supporting racialized youth experiencing technology-facilitated sexual violence and its impact on mental health: Engaging youth in co-designing policy and practice recommendations

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: Healthy Youth - Promoting Health Equity in Canada's Youth

Principal investigators: Punjani, Neelam S; De Silva, Navindi; Hirani, Saima

Keywords: Community-Based Participatory Research; Mental Health; Policy Recommendations; Racialized Youth; Sexual Health; Technology Facilitated Sexual Violence; Youth Engagement

$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: Community-Based Participatory Research Dear Professor De Silva, 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 community-based participatory research 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 "Supporting racialized youth experiencing technology-facilitated sexual violence and its impact on mental health: Engaging youth in co-designing policy and practice recommendations" (2023), 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]