Claire Checkland, University of Calgary

Research

Advocacy Capacity-Building Community Partnerships Empowerment Health Equity Network-Building Older People With Experiences Of Homelessness Participatory Action Research

Latest funding

Exchange & GROWTH: Generating Resilience Outcomes through community Wisdom - Transforming Homelessness in later life
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$149,828
Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia guidelines: Identification and Evaluation of Effective Knowledge Mobilization Strategies for Guideline Evidence in Seniors' Mental Health.
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$108,500

All 2 grants and awards

Exchange & GROWTH: Generating Resilience Outcomes through community Wisdom - Transforming Homelessness in later life

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Nixon, Lara; Checkland, Claire; Alston, Jillian; Holroyd-Leduc, Jayna M; Kelly, Martina; Straus, Sharon E

Keywords: Advocacy; Capacity-Building; Community Partnerships; Empowerment; Health Equity; Network-Building; Older People With Experiences Of Homelessness; Participatory Action Research; Policy Design; Transdisciplinary

$149,828

Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia guidelines: Identification and Evaluation of Effective Knowledge Mobilization Strategies for Guideline Evidence in Seniors' Mental Health.

SupervisorCIHR2023Health System Impact Fellowships - PostDoc Central Canada 2-year

Principal investigators: Hatch, Stacey E

Keywords: Aging; Clinical Guidelines; Implementation Strategies; Knowledge Mobilization Strategies; Older Adults Mental Health

$108,500

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: Advocacy Dear Professor Checkland, 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 advocacy 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 "Exchange & GROWTH: Generating Resilience Outcomes through community Wisdom - Transforming Homelessness in later life" (2025), 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]