Theresa Garvin, University of Alberta

Research

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Latest papers

Everyday wild: Urban natural areas, health, and well-being
Health & Place · 2019
Modifying Photovoice for community-based participatory Indigenous research
Social Science & Medicine · 2008 · senior author
Community–company relations in gold mining in Ghana
Journal of Environmental Management · 2008 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Can we get old here? A Scoping Review of Suburban Aging-in-Place
CIHR · 2009 · Nominated PI
$47,290
Aging-in-place in the suburbs of Canada's major prairie cities: an Edmonton pilot project
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$39,980
Supporting social science protocols in the Tropi-Dry Network
SSHRC · 2005 · Principal investigator
$24,470

All 5 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Everyday wild: Urban natural areas, health, and well-being

Alison E. Cheesbrough, Theresa D. Garvin, Candace I. J. Nykiforuk

Health & Place201981 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.01.005 PMID: 30690281

02

Modifying Photovoice for community-based participatory Indigenous research

Heather E Castleden, Theresa D. Garvin, Huu-ay-aht First Nation

Social Science & Medicine2008672 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.11.030 PMID: 18191883

03

Community–company relations in gold mining in Ghana

Theresa D. Garvin, Tara K. McGee, Karen E. Smoyer‐Tomic, Emmanuel Ato Aubynn

Journal of Environmental Management2008210 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.12.014 PMID: 18242818

Can we get old here? A Scoping Review of Suburban Aging-in-Place

Nominated PICIHR2009Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Principal investigators: Garvin, Theresa D; Johnson, Sherrill A; Menec, Verena H; Nykiforuk, Candace

Keywords: Aging In Place; Built Environment; Healthy Aging; Older Adults; Suburbs; Urban Planning

$47,290

Aging-in-place in the suburbs of Canada's major prairie cities: an Edmonton pilot project

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Research Development Initiatives

Principal investigators: Garvin, Theresa D.

Keywords: aging; built environments; suburbs; aging-in-place; multidisciplinary research; multisectoral collaborations; seniors; communities

$39,980

Supporting social science protocols in the Tropi-Dry Network

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005International Opportunities Fund

Principal investigators: Garvin, Theresa D.

Keywords: collaborative pre-research activities; research support; international meeting; ecosystem services; sociology; anthropology; geography; latin america; tropical dry forests

$24,470

Making sense of sour gas

Principal investigatorSSHRC2000Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Garvin, Theresa

Keywords: resource development;community concern;environmental health;risk perception;public understandings of science

$68,092

Research Facility for the Multi-disciplinary Study of Community, Health and Environment.

Principal investigatorCFI2000John R. Evans Leaders Fund: On-going New Opportunities Fund

Principal investigators: Garvin, Theresa

Keywords: Health, Environment, Social Research, Community, Public Policy, Risk Issues, Global Change, Recreation and Leisure,

$89,582

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin
Center for Health Promotion
School of Public Administration

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Candace Nykiforuk

Center for Health Promotion

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Heather Castleden

School of Public Administration

1 shared papers, latest 2008

Tara McGee

Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin

1 shared papers, latest 2008

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Garvin, 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 "Everyday wild: Urban natural areas, health, and well-being" (2019), 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]