Brian Cook, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

Food Environments Population Health Intervention Research Capacity Building Network Economic And Dietary Outcomes Impact Evaluation International Comparisons Policy Analysis Retail Food Businesses

Latest funding

Healthy Corner Stores NL 2020
CIHR · 2015 · Principal investigator
$49,953
FRESH-IT: Implementing a PHAC/Health Canada Local Government Toolkit in Smaller Jurisdictions to Develop Evidence-Informed Food Retail Environment Interventions
CIHR · 2014 · Nominated PI
$200,000

All 2 grants and awards

Healthy Corner Stores NL 2020

Principal investigatorCIHR2015Team Grant: Environments and Health - LOI - Agri-food

Principal investigators: Mah, Catherine L; Cook, Brian; Brimblecombe, Julie; Minaker, Leia

Keywords: Capacity Building Network; Economic And Dietary Outcomes; Food Environments; Impact Evaluation; International Comparisons; Policy Analysis; Population Health Intervention Research; Retail Food Businesses; Rural And Remote Communities; Stepped Wedge Design

$49,953

FRESH-IT: Implementing a PHAC/Health Canada Local Government Toolkit in Smaller Jurisdictions to Develop Evidence-Informed Food Retail Environment Interventions

Nominated PICIHR2014Operating Grant: Knowledge to Action

Principal investigators: Cook, Brian; Minaker, Leia; Mah, Catherine L

Keywords: Evidence In Practice; Food Environments; Knowledge-To-Action; Municipal Government; Policy Readiness; Population Health Intervention Research; Systems Thinking; Toolkit Implementation

$200,000

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: Food Environments Dear Professor Cook, 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 food environments connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]