Emilia Connolly, University of British Columbia

Research

Health Services Research Infectious Diseases Low Income Countries Observational Data Outbreak Detection Surveillance

Latest funding

Utilizing Health System Data to Respond to COVID-19 in Seven Resource Poor Countries
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$341,941

Utilizing Health System Data to Respond to COVID-19 in Seven Resource Poor Countries

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Op Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Social Policy and Public Health Responses

Principal investigators: Law, Michael R; Bernal-Serrano, Daniel; Boley, Emma J; Connolly, Emilia; Hedt-Gauthier, Bethany L; Jeune, Marc Antoine; Kachimanga, Chiyembekezo; Kateera, Fredrick; Ndayizigiye, Melino

Keywords: Health Services Research; Infectious Diseases; Low Income Countries; Observational Data; Outbreak Detection; Surveillance

$341,941

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: Health Services Research Dear Professor Connolly, 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 services research 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 "Utilizing Health System Data to Respond to COVID-19 in Seven Resource Poor Countries" (2020), 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]