Christine Cassidy, University of British Columbia

Research

Health Equity Knowledge Mobilization Youth

Latest funding

The SLeep solUtions to proMote Better Early childhood Relationships (SLUMBER) Program: Development of a program to helping families optimize infant mental health by supporting sleep health in early childhood.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$149,890
Identifying health research and knowledge mobilization priorities for promoting health equity in Canada's youth
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$100,000

The SLeep solUtions to proMote Better Early childhood Relationships (SLUMBER) Program: Development of a program to helping families optimize infant mental health by supporting sleep health in early childhood.

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health

Principal investigators: Keys, Elizabeth M

Keywords: Community Health; Ehealth; Infant; Intervention Development; Mental Health; Nursing; Parent-Child Interactions; Parenting; Perinatal; Sleep

$149,890

Identifying health research and knowledge mobilization priorities for promoting health equity in Canada's youth

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: Healthy Youth

Principal investigators: Hilario, Carla T; Amany, Raissa; Smith, Stacie; Boakye, Priscilla N; Cassidy, Christine E; Foster-Boucher, Caroline H

Keywords: Health Equity; Knowledge Mobilization; Youth

$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.

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Mention their CIHR grant from 2023

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Health Equity Dear Professor Cassidy, 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 health equity 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 "Identifying health research and knowledge mobilization priorities for promoting health equity in Canada's youth" (2023), 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]