Jeannette Watts, Simon Fraser University

Research

Child Development Indigenous Health Cardio-Metabolic Conditions Child Health Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease Interventions Mental Health Peri-Conceptional Cohort

Latest funding

Team British Columbia [I-HeLTI NUU-CHAH-NULTH TRIBAL COUNCIL], of Indigenous Healthy Life Trajectory Initiative (I-HeLTI)
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$408,333
Hishuk-ish tsawalk (everything is one, everything is connected): Restoring healthy family systems in Indigenous communities
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$14,100,000
Hishuk-ish tsawalk (everything is one, everything is connected): Using two-eyed seeing to optimize healthy early life trajectories for Indigenous Peoples
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$1,012,500

All 3 grants and awards

Team British Columbia [I-HeLTI NUU-CHAH-NULTH TRIBAL COUNCIL], of Indigenous Healthy Life Trajectory Initiative (I-HeLTI)

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Directed Grant: Supplement to the I-HeLTI Teams

Principal investigators: Lucas, Lynnette J; Nepomnaschy, Pablo A; Reading, Jeffrey L; Venners, Scott; Watts, Jeannette C

Keywords: Cardio-Metabolic Conditions; Child Development; Child Health; Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease; Indigenous Health; Interventions; Mental Health; Peri-Conceptional Cohort; Program Evaluation; Two-Eyed Seeing

$408,333

Hishuk-ish tsawalk (everything is one, everything is connected): Restoring healthy family systems in Indigenous communities

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: I-HeLTI Cohort Research Study

Principal investigators: Lucas, Lynnette J; Bell, Rhonda C; Bill, Lea; Montesanti, Stephanie R; Nepomnaschy, Pablo A; Oster, Richard T; Reading, Jeffrey L; Titone, Sebastien; Venners, Scott; Waddell, Charlotte A; Watts, Jeannette C

Keywords: Child Development; Dohad; Indigenous Health; Life Course; Maternal And Child Health; Non-Communicable Diseases; Nutrition; Resilience; Social And Biological Determinants Of Health And Development; Stress And Trauma

$14,100,000

Hishuk-ish tsawalk (everything is one, everything is connected): Using two-eyed seeing to optimize healthy early life trajectories for Indigenous Peoples

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: Indigenous Component of Healthy Life Trajectories (I-HeLTI)

Principal investigators: Lucas, Lynnette J; Nepomnaschy, Pablo A; Reading, Jeffrey L; Venners, Scott; Waddell, Charlotte A; Watts, Jeannette C

Keywords: Cardio-Metabolic Conditions; Child Development; Child Health; Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease; Indigenous Health; Interventions; Mental Health; Peri-Conceptional Cohort; Program Evaluation; Two-Eyed Seeing

$1,012,500

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: Child Development Dear Professor Watts, 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 child development 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 "Team British Columbia [I-HeLTI NUU-CHAH-NULTH TRIBAL COUNCIL], of Indigenous Healthy Life Trajectory Initiative (I-HeLTI)" (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]