Samuel Harper, University of British Columbia

Research

Pregnancy Covid-19 Gender-Based Violence Health Inequalities Health Policy And Services Research Maternal Mental Health Population And Public Health Research Public Health Policy

Latest papers

Validation of population-based disease simulation models: a review of concepts and methods.
BMC public health · 2010

All 1 publications

Latest funding

The CART PREG-Epi Study: Pandemic Reproductive health and health Equity- Guidance from Epidemiology to improve reproductive, perinatal, and maternal mental health and substance use care
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Every maternal death counts: understanding driving safety in pregnant and post-partum women
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$75,000
Short term benefits but long term harm? Assessing the consequences of antenatal corticosteroid administration for child neurodevelopment
CIHR · 2017 · Principal investigator
$221,850

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Validation of population-based disease simulation models: a review of concepts and methods.

Kopec JA, Finès P, Manuel DG, Buckeridge DL, Flanagan WM, Oderkirk J, Abrahamowicz M, Harper S, Sharif B, Okhmatovskaia A, Sayre EC, Rahman MM, Wolfson MC

BMC public health2010

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-710 PMID: 21087466

The CART PREG-Epi Study: Pandemic Reproductive health and health Equity- Guidance from Epidemiology to improve reproductive, perinatal, and maternal mental health and substance use care

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant - PA: Population and Public Health - Public Health Systems

Principal investigators: Norman, Wendy V; Brownell, Marni D; Darling, Elizabeth K; Harper, Samuel; Henry, Bonnie J; Murray-Davis, Beth

Keywords: Covid-19; Gender-Based Violence; Health Inequalities; Health Policy And Services Research; Maternal Mental Health; Population And Public Health Research; Pregnancy; Public Health Policy; Sexual And Reproductive Health; Substance Use Disorder

$100,000

Every maternal death counts: understanding driving safety in pregnant and post-partum women

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant - PA: Data Analysis Using Existing Databases and Cohorts

Principal investigators: Hutcheon, Jennifer A

Keywords: Epidemiology; Maternal Mortality; Motor Vehicle Crash; Post-Partum; Pregnancy

$75,000

Short term benefits but long term harm? Assessing the consequences of antenatal corticosteroid administration for child neurodevelopment

Principal investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hutcheon, Jennifer A; Harper, Samuel; Strumpf, Erin C

Keywords: Antenatal Corticosteroids; Child Neurodevelopment; Clinical Practice Guidelines; Medication Safety; Pregnancy; Preterm Birth

$221,850

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: Pregnancy Dear Professor Harper, 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]. I read your paper "Validation of population-based disease simulation models: a review of concepts and methods." (2010), and it 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 "The CART PREG-Epi Study: Pandemic Reproductive health and health Equity- Guidance from Epidemiology to improve reproductive, perinatal, and maternal mental health and substance use care" (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]