Jennifer Mills, Dalhousie University

Research

Digital Intervention Eating Disorder Prevention Social Media

Latest funding

BodyScreen: A Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating a Co-Designed Mobile Intervention Targeting Maladaptive Social Media Use and Psychological Risk Factors to Reduce Eating Disorder Risk in Youth
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$100,000

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BodyScreen: A Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating a Co-Designed Mobile Intervention Targeting Maladaptive Social Media Use and Psychological Risk Factors to Reduce Eating Disorder Risk in Youth

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant - PA: INMHA Health Effects of Digital Applications and AI

Principal investigators: Meier, Sandra M; Coelho, Jennifer S; Jones, Shaleen; Keshen, Aaron; Mills, Jennifer S

Keywords: Digital Intervention; Eating Disorder; Prevention; Social Media

$100,000

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: Digital Intervention Dear Professor Mills, 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 digital intervention 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 "BodyScreen: A Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating a Co-Designed Mobile Intervention Targeting Maladaptive Social Media Use and Psychological Risk Factors to Reduce Eating Disorder Risk in Youth" (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]