Melissa McHale, University of British Columbia

Research

Ecosystem services Green infrastructure Increased urban heating Land cover composition Land cover configuration Landscape pattern Thermal comfort Urban ecology

Latest funding

Increased Urban Heating and Thermal Comfort in Canadian Cities as a Model for Advancing Urban Ecosystem Service Assessments
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$78,000
Networks of Care for Green, Healthy Cities
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$63,550
Understanding the spectrum of Misogynist Terrorism: Who are Incels?
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$92,533

All 3 grants and awards

Increased Urban Heating and Thermal Comfort in Canadian Cities as a Model for Advancing Urban Ecosystem Service Assessments

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: McHale, Melissa

Keywords: urban ecology; land cover composition; land cover configuration; ecosystem services; landscape pattern; urban ecosystem structure; urban ecosystem function; increased urban heating; thermal comfort; green infrastructure

$78,000

Networks of Care for Green, Healthy Cities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Nesbitt, Lorien H.C.

Keywords: environmental justice; environmental health; human health; participatory action research; nature-based solutions; climate change

$63,550

Understanding the spectrum of Misogynist Terrorism: Who are Incels?

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Zdjelar, Vanja

Keywords: extremism; terrorism; misogynist terrorism; incels

$92,533

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: Ecosystem services Dear Professor McHale, 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 ecosystem services 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 NSERC-funded project "Increased Urban Heating and Thermal Comfort in Canadian Cities as a Model for Advancing Urban Ecosystem Service Assessments" (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]