Kyran Cupido, St. Francis Xavier University

Research

Life expectancy Mortality Life tables Spatial modelling Socioeconomic status Population composition

Latest funding

Local Investigations of Life Expectancy in Atlantic Canada
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$49,486

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Local Investigations of Life Expectancy in Atlantic Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Cupido, Kyran

Keywords: Life expectancy; Mortality; Life tables; Spatial modelling; Socioeconomic status; Population composition

$49,486

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: Life expectancy Dear Professor Cupido, 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 life expectancy 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 SSHRC-funded project "Local Investigations of Life Expectancy in Atlantic Canada" (2023), 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]