Sume Ndumbe-Eyoh, University of British Columbia

Research

Caregiving And Kinship Care Data Governance Health Equity Health Systems Research Indigenous Health Maternal And Child Health Participatory Action Research Research Co-Production

Latest funding

Measuring the Costs and Social Returns of Matriarchal Kinship Care: The Nita Survey
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$1,147,500

All 1 grants and awards

Measuring the Costs and Social Returns of Matriarchal Kinship Care: The Nita Survey

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Shahram, Sana; Bingham, Brittany L; Ndumbe-Eyoh, Sume; Urbanoski, Karen A

Keywords: Caregiving And Kinship Care; Data Governance; Health Equity; Health Systems Research; Indigenous Health; Maternal And Child Health; Participatory Action Research; Research Co-Production; Social Epidemiology; Social Return On Investment

$1,147,500

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: Caregiving And Kinship Care Dear Professor Ndumbe-Eyoh, 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 caregiving and kinship care 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 "Measuring the Costs and Social Returns of Matriarchal Kinship Care: The Nita Survey" (2026), 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]