Christian Schütz, Dalhousie University

Research

Automatic Cognitive Biases Behavior Economics Cannabis Use Disorder Comorbidity Conditioned Craving Cue Reactivity Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Ptsd

Latest funding

CAN-P: A Team Engaged in Cognitive-Neuroscience Investigations of Cannabis and PTSD links.
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$2,387,367

All 1 grants and awards

CAN-P: A Team Engaged in Cognitive-Neuroscience Investigations of Cannabis and PTSD links.

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Team Grant: The Canadian Cannabis and Brain Health Consortium

Principal investigators: Stewart, Sherry H; Rudnick, Abraham; Jutras-Aswad, Didier; Le Foll, Bernard; MacKillop, James; Mayo, Leah M; Schütz, Christian G; Tibbo, Philip G; Wang, JianLi

Keywords: Automatic Cognitive Biases; Behavior Economics; Cannabis Use Disorder; Comorbidity; Conditioned Craving; Cue Reactivity; Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Ptsd; Sex Differences; Trauma

$2,387,367

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: Automatic Cognitive Biases Dear Professor Schütz, 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 automatic cognitive biases 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 "CAN-P: A Team Engaged in Cognitive-Neuroscience Investigations of Cannabis and PTSD links." (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]