Fred Speck, Vancouver Island University

Research

Action-Oriented Community Based Research Culture And Health Indigenous Gender And Wellness Indigenous Health Indigenous Knowledge Indigenous-Led Research Land, Body And Spirit Connections Youth Mental Health

Latest funding

Engendering a Healthy Indigenous Identity: Focusing on Who We Are, Not What We Are
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$464,154

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Engendering a Healthy Indigenous Identity: Focusing on Who We Are, Not What We Are

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: Indigenous Gender and Wellness Team Grant

Principal investigators: Meijer Drees, Laurie; James, Florence; Norris, Joe; Speck, Fred

Keywords: Action-Oriented Community Based Research; Culture And Health; Indigenous Gender And Wellness; Indigenous Health; Indigenous Knowledge; Indigenous-Led Research; Land, Body And Spirit Connections; Youth Mental Health

$464,154

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: Action-Oriented Community Based Research Dear Professor Speck, 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 action-oriented community based 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 "Engendering a Healthy Indigenous Identity: Focusing on Who We Are, Not What We Are" (2021), 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]