Joe Gallagher, University of Victoria

Research

Indigenous Health Research

Latest funding

'Fixing Ourselves': Evidence-informed Eradication of Indigenous-specific Racism to Advance True Reconciliation in Settler Population and Public Health Systems
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$223,653
From Knowledge to Healing: Pathways to Sustaining First Nations Health Knowledge Systems
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$1,461,150

All 2 grants and awards

'Fixing Ourselves': Evidence-informed Eradication of Indigenous-specific Racism to Advance True Reconciliation in Settler Population and Public Health Systems

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Team Grant: STEPS - Strengthening Public Health Systems in British Columbia

Principal investigators: Jongbloed, Kate; Behn Smith, Daniele M; Erickson, Janene

Keywords: Indigenous-Specific Anti-Racism; Public Health Systems; Truth And Reconciliation; Workforce Capacity

$223,653

From Knowledge to Healing: Pathways to Sustaining First Nations Health Knowledge Systems

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bourque Bearskin, Lisa; Edge, Lois E; Ermine, William J; Gallagher, Joe; Mishak, Brenda; Proulx, Jeffrey; Smylie, Janet K

Keywords: Indigenous Health Research

$1,461,150

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: Indigenous Health Research Dear Professor Gallagher, 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 indigenous health research 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 "From Knowledge to Healing: Pathways to Sustaining First Nations Health Knowledge Systems" (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]