Aniela dela Cruz, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

Capacity Building Community Resilience Evidence-Based Interventions Implementation Research Knowledge Uptake Stigma Reduction

Latest funding

Co-developing and implementing culturally informed, community-driven sexual health interventions for migrants and racialized communities (MRCs) in the prairies.
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,000,000
Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment (ACE) Intervention: Reducing HIV Stigma and Promoting Community Resilience Through Capacity Building
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$1,950,752
From Research to Practice: Addressing the Gaps in Entry-to-Practice HIV Nursing Competencies in Canada
CIHR · 2015 · Co-investigator
$14,000

All 3 grants and awards

Co-developing and implementing culturally informed, community-driven sexual health interventions for migrants and racialized communities (MRCs) in the prairies.

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Team Grant: HIV/AIDS and STBBI CBR - Racialized people and migrants

Principal investigators: Maina, Geoffrey M; Hasselback, Jasmine; Koyama, Amanda; Caine, Vera F; Etowa, Josephine B; Kamrul, Rejina; Wadams, Morgan L

Keywords: Art Based Methodologies; Community Based Research; Hiv And Stbbi; Immigrants; Racialised Communities; Sexual Health Interventions

$1,000,000

Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment (ACE) Intervention: Reducing HIV Stigma and Promoting Community Resilience Through Capacity Building

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wong, Josephine Pui-Hing; dela Cruz, Aniela M; Fung, Kenneth; Hilario, Carla T; Li, Alan T; Narushima, Miya; Vahabi, Mandana

Keywords: Capacity Building; Community Resilience; Evidence-Based Interventions; Implementation Research; Knowledge Uptake; Stigma Reduction

$1,950,752

From Research to Practice: Addressing the Gaps in Entry-to-Practice HIV Nursing Competencies in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Gagnon, Marilou; Caine, Vera F; Phillips, J. Craig

Keywords: Aids; Competencies; Educational Gaps; Hiv; Nursing; Research Gaps

$14,000

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: Capacity Building Dear Professor dela Cruz, 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 capacity building 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 "Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment (ACE) Intervention: Reducing HIV Stigma and Promoting Community Resilience Through Capacity Building" (2020), 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]