Erin Michalak, University of Northern British Columbia

Research

Data Platform And Services Learning Health Systems Patient Engagement Patient-Oriented Research Training And Capacity Development Equity, Diversity And Inclusion Indigenous Health Research Sex And Gender Based Analysis

Latest funding

BC Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Support for People and Patient-Oriented Research and Trials (SUPPORT) Unit Phase II Extension
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$6,477,099
BC Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Support for People and Patient-Oriented Research and Trials (SUPPORT) Unit Phase II Application
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$16,192,748
Organizational Factors that Foster Engagement-Capable Environments: A Study of Health Research Networks
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$328,950

All 3 grants and awards

BC Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Support for People and Patient-Oriented Research and Trials (SUPPORT) Unit Phase II Extension

Principal investigatorCIHR2025SPOR SUPPORT Unit Extension

Principal investigators: Bryan, Stirling; McFarlane, Julia; Ridgway, Lisa K; Shah, Swapnil; Banner-Lukaris, Davina J; Ho, Kendall; Li, Linda C; Mamut, Monica V; Michalak, Erin; Stelkia, Krista M; Wong, Shirley

Keywords: Data Platform And Services; Equity, Diversity And Inclusion; Indigenous Health Research; Learning Health Systems; Patient Engagement; Patient-Oriented Research; Sex And Gender Based Analysis; Training And Capacity Development

$6,477,099

BC Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Support for People and Patient-Oriented Research and Trials (SUPPORT) Unit Phase II Application

Principal investigatorCIHR2020SPOR SUPPORT Unit Phase II - British Columbia

Principal investigators: Bryan, Stirling; Byres, David; Hoens, Alison A; MacNeil, Kathy; Downey, Minnie; Galea, Liisa A; Hedden, Lindsay K; Isaac-Mann, Sonia T; Lavallee, Danielle; Loppie, Charlotte J; Michalak, Erin; Ridgway, Lisa K

Keywords: Data Platform And Services; Learning Health Systems; Patient Engagement; Patient-Oriented Research; Training And Capacity Development

$16,192,748

Organizational Factors that Foster Engagement-Capable Environments: A Study of Health Research Networks

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Banner-Lukaris, Davina J; L'Espérance, Audrey

Keywords: Organization; Patient Engagement; Patient-Oriented Research; Research Networks

$328,950

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: Data Platform And Services Dear Professor Michalak, 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 data platform and 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 CIHR-funded project "BC Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Support for People and Patient-Oriented Research and Trials (SUPPORT) Unit Phase II Extension" (2025), 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]