Catherine Wyndham-West, OCAD University

Research

Gender Aging Dementia Intersectionality Policy process Equity Comparative ethnography Co-design

Latest funding

Achieving Gender Equity in Aging: Co-Designing Gender-Based Analyses Frameworks Through the Case Study of Dementia Policy Development in Canada and Australia
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$53,873
Inclusive Design for Employment Access (IDEA)
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$3,244,429
Inclusive Design for Employment Access (IDEA)
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$2,092,290

Achieving Gender Equity in Aging: Co-Designing Gender-Based Analyses Frameworks Through the Case Study of Dementia Policy Development in Canada and Australia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Wyndham-West, Catherine

Keywords: Gender; Aging; Dementia; Intersectionality; Policy process; Equity; Comparative ethnography; Co-design; Canada; Australia

$53,873

Inclusive Design for Employment Access (IDEA)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation

Principal investigators: Tompa, Emile

Keywords: work disability management systems design thinking accessbility inclusion demand-side capacity workplace systems Inclusive design employment support systems transitions to work career development disability policy

$3,244,429

Inclusive Design for Employment Access (IDEA)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation

Principal investigators: Tompa, Emile

$2,092,290

Correlates of Healthy Aging in Geriatric HIV: CHANGE HIV STUDY

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Team Grant - HIV/AIDS Comorbidities Prevention and Healthy Living

Principal investigators: Walmsley, Sharon L; Rosenes, Ron; Taylor, Darien; Arbess, Gordon; Bowdish, Dawn M; Falutz, Julian; Guaraldi, Giovanni; Guillemi, Silvia A; Klein, Marina B; Loutfy, Mona R; O'Brien, Kelly K; Rachlis, Beth S; Rochon, Paula A; Tan, Darrell H; Wyndham-West, Catherine M

Keywords: Aging; Antiretroviral Therapy; Biomarkers; Comorbidity; Determinants Of Health; Geriatrics; Hiv; Microbiome; Sexually Transmitted And Blood Borne Infections

$2,487,249

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: Gender Dear Professor Wyndham-West, 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 gender 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 "Achieving Gender Equity in Aging: Co-Designing Gender-Based Analyses Frameworks Through the Case Study of Dementia Policy Development in Canada and Australia" (2021), 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]