Christopher Baker

Research

Cycling First Nations Gestational Diabetes Health Equity Healthy Lifestyle Natural Experiments Obesity Physical Activity

Latest funding

Finding the right "paths" to heart health for First Nations and Métis people living in Winnipeg Manitoba
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$99,583
From Equity to Economics: Tackling type 2 diabetes in urban settings by supporting physical activity with urban trails
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$24,944

All 2 grants and awards

Finding the right "paths" to heart health for First Nations and Métis people living in Winnipeg Manitoba

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Op. Gr.: Data Anal. Using Existing Data./Cohorts - HCIR Urban Indigenous Health

Principal investigators: McGavock, Jonathan M; Chartrand, Frances; Harrison, William J; Kloss, Olena; McLean, Alex; McRae, Heather; Perchotte, Chantal; Robinson, Jack; Roussin, Diane; Sanguins, Julianne; Sinclaire, Moneca

Keywords: Cardiovascular; Diabetes/Metabolism; Health Equity; Population Health

$99,583

From Equity to Economics: Tackling type 2 diabetes in urban settings by supporting physical activity with urban trails

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: HCIS - LOI - Type 2 diabetes prevention

Principal investigators: McGavock, Jonathan M; Baker, Christopher; Smith, Brendan

Keywords: Cycling; First Nations; Gestational Diabetes; Health Equity; Healthy Lifestyle; Natural Experiments; Obesity; Physical Activity; Population Intervention

$24,944

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: Cycling Dear Professor Baker, 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 cycling 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 Equity to Economics: Tackling type 2 diabetes in urban settings by supporting physical activity with urban trails" (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]