Aleah Fontaine, University of Manitoba

Research

Cultural Adaptation Ehealth Indigenous Health Mental Health Systems Navigation

Latest funding

Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Wellbeing for Indigenous Families: Cultural adaptation of a scalable digital mental health program to support intergenerational wellness
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$489,600

All 1 grants and awards

Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Wellbeing for Indigenous Families: Cultural adaptation of a scalable digital mental health program to support intergenerational wellness

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Roos, Leslie E; Fontaine, Aleah S

Keywords: Cultural Adaptation; Ehealth; Indigenous Health; Mental Health; Systems Navigation

$489,600

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: Cultural Adaptation Dear Professor Fontaine, 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 cultural adaptation 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 "Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Wellbeing for Indigenous Families: Cultural adaptation of a scalable digital mental health program to support intergenerational wellness" (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]