Alastair Summerlee, Carleton University

Research

Co-Design Community Engagement Food Fortification Gender-Responsive Intervention Implementation Iron Deficiency Nutrition Women'S Health

Latest funding

Bridging knowledge to action: Co-designing gender-responsive implementation strategies for iron deficiency prevention and treatment for women in Benin
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Bridging knowledge to action: Co-designing gender-responsive implementation strategies for iron deficiency prevention and treatment for women in Benin
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Convening for a Cause: using narrative and co-design to defeat iron deficiency
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$22,126

All 3 grants and awards

Bridging knowledge to action: Co-designing gender-responsive implementation strategies for iron deficiency prevention and treatment for women in Benin

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Connor, Kristin L; Summerlee, Alastair J

Keywords: Co-Design; Community Engagement; Food Fortification; Gender-Responsive; Intervention Implementation; Iron Deficiency; Nutrition; Women'S Health

$100,000

Bridging knowledge to action: Co-designing gender-responsive implementation strategies for iron deficiency prevention and treatment for women in Benin

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Pr.Gr.- PA: Sex/Gend. in Health Res.- Sex/gender sci. health equity pri. Comm.

Principal investigators: Connor, Kristin L; Summerlee, Alastair J

Keywords: Co-Design; Community Engagement; Food Fortification; Gender-Responsive; Intervention Implementation; Iron Deficiency; Nutrition; Women'S Health

$100,000

Convening for a Cause: using narrative and co-design to defeat iron deficiency

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Connor, Kristin L

Keywords: Dohad; Global Health; Interventions; Knowledge Mobilisation; Lifecycle And Family Nutrition; Malnutrition; Reproduction, Maternal, And Child Health; Social And Biological Determinants Of Health

$22,126

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: Co-Design Dear Professor Summerlee, 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 co-design 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 "Bridging knowledge to action: Co-designing gender-responsive implementation strategies for iron deficiency prevention and treatment for women in Benin" (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]