Glen Hougan, NSCAD University

Research

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Latest funding

In-Home Dementia-Centred DIY Adaptations and Innovations
BRAIN · 2025 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Creating a sustainable community-based watershed monitoring program in Nova Scotia
SSHRC · 2008 · Co-investigator
$46,636

All 2 grants and awards

No publications available.

In-Home Dementia-Centred DIY Adaptations and Innovations

Principal investigatorBRAIN2025Alzheimer Society Research Program (ASRP)

Principal investigators: Hougan, Glen

Keywords: Neurodegeneration; Alzheimer's

$100,000

Creating a sustainable community-based watershed monitoring program in Nova Scotia

Co-investigatorSSHRC2008Public Outreach Grants - Canadian Environmental Issues

Principal investigators: Conrad, Catherine T.

Keywords: community-based; watershed; environment; monitoring; sustainability; citizen science

$46,636

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Hougan, 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 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 BRAIN-funded project "In-Home Dementia-Centred DIY Adaptations and Innovations" (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]