Janet Loebach, Dalhousie University

Research

Children'S Play Movement Behaviours Outdoor Play Schoolgrounds Thermal Comfort

Latest funding

Naturally, healthy schoolgrounds: Investigating the potential for school ground naturalization interventions to support children's outdoor play and movement behaviours, and moderate exposure to climatic stressors
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$524,026

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Naturally, healthy schoolgrounds: Investigating the potential for school ground naturalization interventions to support children's outdoor play and movement behaviours, and moderate exposure to climatic stressors

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Rainham, Daniel Gareth C; Loebach, Janet

Keywords: Children'S Play; Movement Behaviours; Outdoor Play; Schoolgrounds; Thermal Comfort

$524,026

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: Children'S Play Dear Professor Loebach, 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 children's play 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 "Naturally, healthy schoolgrounds: Investigating the potential for school ground naturalization interventions to support children's outdoor play and movement behaviours, and moderate exposure to climatic stressors" (2025), 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]