Vanessa Howard, University of British Columbia

Research

Climate Change Climate Health Community And System Resilience Community Engagement In Planning Emergency Management Equity Oriented Co-Design Health Services Planning Pacc Mapping

Latest funding

Inclusive Planning for Climate Emergency Readiness with First Nations Communities
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$748,967

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Inclusive Planning for Climate Emergency Readiness with First Nations Communities

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Team Grant: STEPS-Strengthening Public Health Systems for Pandemic Preparedness

Principal investigators: Price, Morgan Thomas M; Brody, Leah; Howard, Vanessa J; Maitland, Skye A; McCarthy, Paul; Minvielle, Kaitlin; Buxton-Carr, Caitlin; Linger, Colin

Keywords: Climate Change; Climate Health; Community And System Resilience; Community Engagement In Planning; Emergency Management; Equity Oriented Co-Design; Health Services Planning; Pacc Mapping; Public Health; Rural And Remote Communities

$748,967

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: Climate Change Dear Professor Howard, 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 climate change 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 "Inclusive Planning for Climate Emergency Readiness with First Nations Communities" (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]