Cheryl Balfour, University of Calgary

Research

Autism Co-Design Crisis Mental Health Patient-Engaged Research Suicide Youth

Latest funding

Partnering for Prevention: Strategies to Support Autistic Youth Following a Suicide Attempt
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$99,975

All 1 grants and awards

Partnering for Prevention: Strategies to Support Autistic Youth Following a Suicide Attempt

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: Healthy Youth

Principal investigators: Mcmorris, Carly A; Balfour, Cheryl; Alward, Myra; Schwartzman, Jessica

Keywords: Autism; Co-Design; Crisis; Mental Health; Patient-Engaged Research; Suicide; Youth

$99,975

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: Autism Dear Professor Balfour, 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 autism 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 "Partnering for Prevention: Strategies to Support Autistic Youth Following a Suicide Attempt" (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]