Betty Lai, Dalhousie University

Research

Climate Change And Disaster College-Aged Youth Cross-National Comparison Approach Disaster Mental Health Preparedness Halifax And Boston Higher Education Leadership And Resilience Mental Health And Overall Well-Being

Latest funding

Promoting Youth-Centric Disaster Mental Health Preparedness (DMHP) in Higher Education: A Cross-National Exploratory Study of Out-of-Province/State and International College Students (17-24 Years of Age) in Halifax, NS, Canada and Boston, MA, U.S.A.
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$97,817

All 1 grants and awards

Promoting Youth-Centric Disaster Mental Health Preparedness (DMHP) in Higher Education: A Cross-National Exploratory Study of Out-of-Province/State and International College Students (17-24 Years of Age) in Halifax, NS, Canada and Boston, MA, U.S.A.

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: Healthy Youth

Principal investigators: Wu, Haorui; Breen, Kyle; Lai, Betty

Keywords: Climate Change And Disaster; College-Aged Youth; Cross-National Comparison Approach; Disaster Mental Health Preparedness; Halifax And Boston; Higher Education; Leadership And Resilience; Mental Health And Overall Well-Being; Mixed-Method Research; Out-Of-Province/State And International Students Aged 17-24

$97,817

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: Climate Change And Disaster Dear Professor Lai, 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 climate change and disaster 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 "Promoting Youth-Centric Disaster Mental Health Preparedness (DMHP) in Higher Education: A Cross-National Exploratory Study of Out-of-Province/State and International College Students (17-24 Years of Age) in Halifax, NS, Canada and Boston, MA, U.S.A." (2023), 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]