Heather Foulds, University of Manitoba

Research

Artificial Intelligence Community Health Workers Digital Health Health Equity Health Systems And Services Indigenous Health Public Health Systems Rural And Remote Health

Latest funding

AI-Enabled Stroke Prevention for Indigenous Community Health Workers in Rural/Remote Manitoba and Saskatchewan
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$258,832
The impact of Métis-specific spaces on the health and wellness of Métis women and Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer people
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,017,452

All 2 grants and awards

AI-Enabled Stroke Prevention for Indigenous Community Health Workers in Rural/Remote Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Team Grant: STEPS - Indigenous Communities for Cardiovascular Health

Principal investigators: Veras, Mirella M; Andkhoie, Mustafa; Birkham, Joelle; Bourgeault, Ivy L; Foulds, Heather; Jull, Janet E; Lovo, Stacey; Makar, Nadia M; Mansoor, Hamid; McKinney, Veronica; Nelson, Michelle L; O'Neil, Jennifer; Pratt, Evelyn; Sanchez Ramirez, Diana C; Singh, Nishita; Urbanowski, Reg

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Community Health Workers; Digital Health; Health Equity; Health Systems And Services; Indigenous Health; Public Health Systems; Rural And Remote Health; Social Justice; Stroke

$258,832

The impact of Métis-specific spaces on the health and wellness of Métis women and Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer people

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Delgado, Lucy; Forsythe, Laura

Keywords: Decolonization; Gathering; Indigenization; Métis Health And Wellness; Métis-Specific Spaces

$1,017,452

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: Artificial Intelligence Dear Professor Foulds, 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 artificial intelligence 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 "AI-Enabled Stroke Prevention for Indigenous Community Health Workers in Rural/Remote Manitoba and Saskatchewan" (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]