Carmen Tait, University of British Columbia

Research

Child Welfare Community Health Health Equity Indigenous Health Structural Determinants Of Health

Latest funding

Braiding Wisdoms: Coming Together to Co-Create Research Priorities and Research Capacity for Families Impacted by the Child Welfare System
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$149,630

All 1 grants and awards

Braiding Wisdoms: Coming Together to Co-Create Research Priorities and Research Capacity for Families Impacted by the Child Welfare System

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

Principal investigators: Carwana, Matthew; Norris, Candice R; Fast, Danya; Tait, Carmen

Keywords: Child Welfare; Community Health; Health Equity; Indigenous Health; Structural Determinants Of Health

$149,630

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 Welfare Dear Professor Tait, 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 welfare 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 "Braiding Wisdoms: Coming Together to Co-Create Research Priorities and Research Capacity for Families Impacted by the Child Welfare System" (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]