Lesley Gray, University of the Fraser Valley

Research

Global Health Immunization Access And Uptake Immunization Communication Immunization Decision-Making Immunization Policies Migrants Refugees

Latest funding

Developing COVID-19 Risk Communication and Community Engagement Readiness Strategy Guidance for Travelers Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR)
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
The Monarch Collaboration: Improving the Health of Migrants and Refugees through Immunization
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$20,000

All 2 grants and awards

Developing COVID-19 Risk Communication and Community Engagement Readiness Strategy Guidance for Travelers Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR)

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: COVID-19 - Social dynamics, communication and trust

Principal investigators: Jardine, Cynthia; Choi, Alexandra; Henry, Bonnie J; Driedger, S. Michelle; Heywood, Anita E

Keywords: Community Engagement; Family Physicians; Health Belief Model; International Students; Novel Coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19); Pre-Travel Information And Advice; Risk Communication; Risk Information Seeking And Processing Model; Travelers Visiting Friends And Relatives (Vfr)

The Monarch Collaboration: Improving the Health of Migrants and Refugees through Immunization

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Jardine, Cynthia; Charania, Nadia A; Cooper, Elizabeth; Driedger, S. Michelle; Gray, Lesley; Heywood, Anita E; Rath, Barbara A; Turner, Nikki

Keywords: Global Health; Immunization Access And Uptake; Immunization Communication; Immunization Decision-Making; Immunization Policies; Migrants; Refugees

$20,000

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: Global Health Dear Professor Gray, 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 global health 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 Monarch Collaboration: Improving the Health of Migrants and Refugees through Immunization" (2019), 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]