Sara Komarnisky, University of Alberta

Research

Indigenous Peoples Northern Canada Communityengaged Childhood Families Applied research Social change Cultural continuity

Latest funding

Ilaa negetsta-lia et'ii hoghagetoo xehoowi: Celebrating families in the Tlicho region
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$42,392
Implementing the "Patient's charter of tuberculosis care" in high incidence Indigenous communities and across jurisdictional borders
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$675,000
Implementing the "Patient's charter of tuberculosis care" in high incidence Indigenous communities and across jurisdictional borders
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$3,423

All 3 grants and awards

Ilaa negetsta-lia et'ii hoghagetoo xehoowi: Celebrating families in the Tlicho region

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Komarnisky, Sara V.

Keywords: Indigenous Peoples; Northern Canada; Communityengaged; Childhood; Families; Applied research; Social change; Cultural continuity; Tlicho; Anticolonial

$42,392

Implementing the "Patient's charter of tuberculosis care" in high incidence Indigenous communities and across jurisdictional borders

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Team Grant: Pathways IRT - Component 2 - Tuberculosis

Principal investigators: Long, Richard; Sack, Stephanie J

Keywords: Health Equity; Indigenous Health; Population Health; Tuberculosis

$675,000

Implementing the "Patient's charter of tuberculosis care" in high incidence Indigenous communities and across jurisdictional borders

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Team Grant: Pathways Implementation Research Team - Component 2 - LOI

Principal investigators: Long, Richard; Sack, Stephanie J

Keywords: Health Equity; Indigenous Health; Population Health; Tuberculosis

$3,423

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: Indigenous Peoples Dear Professor Komarnisky, 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 indigenous peoples 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 SSHRC-funded project "Ilaa negetsta-lia et'ii hoghagetoo xehoowi: Celebrating families in the Tlicho region" (2024), 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]