Sean Rourke, University of Calgary

Research

Co-Design Global Health Health Advocacy Health Policy Health Services Hiv/Aids Migrant Health People Living With Hiv

Latest funding

A Trauma Screening Program for People with HIV: Development of a patient-centered Trauma Screening Questionnaire and Implementation Guidance for HIV care programs.
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$302,174
Responding to Changing Global HIV Polices by Developing a Canadian HIV Strategy through a Co-Design Workshop
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$20,000
Trauma Related Experiences; evaluating Impact, enhancing Understanding and Mobilizing interventions to improve outcomes among People with HIV (TRIUMPH)
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$100,000

A Trauma Screening Program for People with HIV: Development of a patient-centered Trauma Screening Questionnaire and Implementation Guidance for HIV care programs.

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lang, Raynell; Gill, Michael J

Keywords: Hiv; Hiv Care Program; Mental Health; Mixed Methods; Patient-Centered; People Living With Hiv; Quality Improvement; Trauma; Trauma Informed Care; Trauma Screening Program

$302,174

Responding to Changing Global HIV Polices by Developing a Canadian HIV Strategy through a Co-Design Workshop

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grants - Institute/Initiative Community Support

Principal investigators: Lang, Raynell; Gill, Michael J; Rourke, Sean B

Keywords: Co-Design; Global Health; Health Advocacy; Health Policy; Health Services; Hiv/Aids; Migrant Health; People Living With Hiv; Population Health; Qualitative Methods

$20,000

Trauma Related Experiences; evaluating Impact, enhancing Understanding and Mobilizing interventions to improve outcomes among People with HIV (TRIUMPH)

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant - Priority Announcement: HIV/AIDS and STBBI

Principal investigators: Lang, Raynell; Carter-Snell, Catherine J; Gill, Michael J

Keywords: Epidemiology; Hiv; Mental Health; Mixed Methods; Outcomes; Ptsd; Quality Of Life; Risk Factors; Substance Use; Trauma

$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: Co-Design Dear Professor Rourke, 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 co-design 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 "Responding to Changing Global HIV Polices by Developing a Canadian HIV Strategy through a Co-Design Workshop" (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]