Lindsay Heyland, Dalhousie University

Research

Disaster And Emergency Management Older Adults Community Engagement Leadership Empowerment Resilience Climate Change And Climate-Induced Disasters Emergency Preparedness And Response Health And Well-Being

Latest funding

Engaging and Empowering Older Adults in Disaster Settings: Innovative Educational Strategies for Older-Adult-Specific Disaster Literacy
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$50,000
From Wisdom to Wellness: Initiating an Innovative Health Promotion Strategy of Older-Adult-Led Wellness Check Network (OALWCN) in Emergency Preparedness and Response
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$125,000
Uniting Community Services for Older Adults in Disaster Settings: Initiating a Transdisciplinary Community Asset Mapping Approach
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$125,000

All 3 grants and awards

Engaging and Empowering Older Adults in Disaster Settings: Innovative Educational Strategies for Older-Adult-Specific Disaster Literacy

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Wu, Haorui; Farhat, Lama; Heyland, Lindsay

Keywords: Climate Change And Climate-Induced Disasters; Community Engagement; Disaster And Emergency Management; Health & Wellness Promotion; Healthcare And Social Service Organizations; Leadership Empowerment; Older Adults; Professional Training; Public Education; Resilience

$50,000

From Wisdom to Wellness: Initiating an Innovative Health Promotion Strategy of Older-Adult-Led Wellness Check Network (OALWCN) in Emergency Preparedness and Response

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Cat. Gr.:CPHO Report - Centre for Res. on Pand. Prepar. and Health Emerg.

Principal investigators: Wu, Haorui; Farhat, Lama; Heyland, Lindsay

Keywords: Community Engagement; Disaster And Emergency Management; Emergency Preparedness And Response; Health And Well-Being; Health Promotion; Leadership Empowerment; Older Adults; Peer-Support; Resilience; Wellness Check Network

$125,000

Uniting Community Services for Older Adults in Disaster Settings: Initiating a Transdisciplinary Community Asset Mapping Approach

Principal investigatorCIHR2024CG: CBR in Climate Change Pri. Areas-Health Imp. of Climate Change Older Adults

Principal investigators: Wu, Haorui; Heyland, Lindsay

Keywords: Climate Change And Climate-Induced Disasters; Community Asset Mapping; Community Participatory Research; Community-Based Service Sectors; Cross-Sectoral Cooperation; Disaster And Emergency Management; Healthcare And Social Service System Improvement; Nova Scotia; Older Adults; Transdiciplinary

$125,000

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: Disaster And Emergency Management Dear Professor Heyland, 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 disaster and emergency management 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 "Engaging and Empowering Older Adults in Disaster Settings: Innovative Educational Strategies for Older-Adult-Specific Disaster Literacy" (2024), 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]