Andrew Perrotta, University of British Columbia

Research

Carving Cultural Health Indigenous Traditional Wellness Youth

Latest funding

Stronger Hearts, Stronger Communities: First Nations Approaches to Cardiovascular Health and Wellness
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$262,500
The Multifaceted Consequences of Iron Deficiency in Active Individuals Across a Competitive Season: Assessing Academic Success, Health, Well-Being, and Athletic Performance
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
A Strengths-Based Pathway to Addressing Air Quality and Wholistic Health and Wellness Among Indigenous Elders and Older Adults
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$124,544

Stronger Hearts, Stronger Communities: First Nations Approaches to Cardiovascular Health and Wellness

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Team Grant: STEPS - Indigenous Communities for Cardiovascular Health

Principal investigators: Warburton, Darren E; Horn-Miller, Waneek K; Bredin, Shannon S; Miles, Rosalin; Robinson, David J

Keywords: Cardiovascular; Indigenous; Strengths-Based; Well-Being; Wellness; Wholistic

$262,500

The Multifaceted Consequences of Iron Deficiency in Active Individuals Across a Competitive Season: Assessing Academic Success, Health, Well-Being, and Athletic Performance

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Adam, Natalie

Keywords: Academic Success; Blood Analysis; Cardiorespiratory Fitness; Chronic Symptoms; Early Detection; Ferritin; Low Iron; Sex Differences; University Athletes; Wellbeing

$120,000

A Strengths-Based Pathway to Addressing Air Quality and Wholistic Health and Wellness Among Indigenous Elders and Older Adults

Co-investigatorCIHR2024CG: CBR in Climate Change Pri. Areas-Health Imp. of Climate Change Older Adults

Principal investigators: Warburton, Darren E; Miles, Rosalin

Keywords: Air Quality; Climate Change; Community; Elder; First Nations; Health; Indigenous; Inuit; Métis; Older Adult

$124,544

Empowering Indigenous Youth with KIJIKATIG Carving to Strengthen Wholistic Health and Wellness ("KIJIKATIG")

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Cat. Grant: Healthy Youth - Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit, Urban Ind.)

Principal investigators: Warburton, Darren E; Robinson, David J; Bredin, Shannon S; Perrotta, Andrew S

Keywords: Carving; Cultural; Health; Indigenous; Traditional; Wellness; Youth

$99,881

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: Carving Dear Professor Perrotta, 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 carving 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 "Empowering Indigenous Youth with KIJIKATIG Carving to Strengthen Wholistic Health and Wellness ("KIJIKATIG")" (2022), 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]