Blair Niblett, Trent University

Research

Food Insecurity Health Equity Indigenous Student Wellbeing Northern Communities Nutrition School Food Programs Student School Attendance Student Wellbeing

Latest funding

Nourishing Futures: A community-driven study of school food programs and their impact on student attendance and health equity among Indigenous and non-Indigenous students in Northwestern Ontario
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$148,921

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Nourishing Futures: A community-driven study of school food programs and their impact on student attendance and health equity among Indigenous and non-Indigenous students in Northwestern Ontario

Nominated PICIHR2025Cat. Gr.: Partnering for Impact - Impacts of School Food Prog. in Northern Comm.

Principal investigators: Niblett, Blair; Campbell, Heather; Buck-McFadyen, Ellen; Cameron, Erin M; LeBlanc, Joseph; Omar, Abeer

Keywords: Food Insecurity; Health Equity; Indigenous Student Wellbeing; Northern Communities; Nutrition; School Food Programs; Student School Attendance; Student Wellbeing

$148,921

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: Food Insecurity Dear Professor Niblett, 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 food insecurity 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 "Nourishing Futures: A community-driven study of school food programs and their impact on student attendance and health equity among Indigenous and non-Indigenous students in Northwestern Ontario" (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]