Amer Burhan, Ontario Tech University

Research

Aging Alzheimer'S Disease Caregiving Co-Designing Community-Based Research Dementia Knowledge Dissemination Neuroscience

Latest funding

Co-Designing and Participatory Approaches to Building Partnerships: Advancement for Dementia Care Centre
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$24,998
Examining the physical, social and educational benefits of CLEAN exergame for persons with dementia to promote hand hygiene and influenza vaccine uptake: A feasibility study
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$52,665
Examining the physical, social and educational benefits of CLEAN exergame for persons with dementia to promote hand hygiene and influenza vaccine uptake: A feasibility study
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$47,300

All 3 grants and awards

Co-Designing and Participatory Approaches to Building Partnerships: Advancement for Dementia Care Centre

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Sun, Winnie W; Burhan, Amer M

Keywords: Aging; Alzheimer'S Disease; Caregiving; Co-Designing; Community-Based Research; Dementia; Knowledge Dissemination; Neuroscience; Participatory Approach; Stakeholder Engagement

$24,998

Examining the physical, social and educational benefits of CLEAN exergame for persons with dementia to promote hand hygiene and influenza vaccine uptake: A feasibility study

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sun, Winnie L.

Keywords: exergaming; cooperative gaming; dementia care; vaccine uptake; hand hygiene; educational intervention; feasibility evaluation; social connectedness; infection control; cognitive stimulation

$52,665

Examining the physical, social and educational benefits of CLEAN exergame for persons with dementia to promote hand hygiene and influenza vaccine uptake: A feasibility study

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sun, Winnie L.

Keywords: exergaming; cooperative gaming; dementia care; vaccine uptake; hand hygiene; educational intervention; feasibility evaluation; social connectedness; infection control; cognitive stimulation

$47,300

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: Aging Dear Professor Burhan, 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 aging 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 "Co-Designing and Participatory Approaches to Building Partnerships: Advancement for Dementia Care Centre" (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]