Christopher Furgal

Research

Latest funding

Building the Autonomy of Indigenous Communities to Make their Data Work for Decision-Making
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$3,017,160
Climate Change and Indigenous Food System, Food Security, and Food Safety (Climate Change IFS3)
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$2,000,000
Climate Change and Indigenous Food Systems, Food Security, and Food Safety (Climate Change IFS3)
CIHR · 2015 · Co-investigator
$50,000

Building the Autonomy of Indigenous Communities to Make their Data Work for Decision-Making

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lewis, Diana M; Castleden, Heather E; Cormier, Stephania; Furgal, Christopher M; Jolly, Dyanna; O'Faircheallaigh, Ciaran; Orihel, Diane M; Parker, Beth; Prosser, Ryan; Vilcins, Dwan

Keywords: Environment; Health; Indigenous

$3,017,160

Climate Change and Indigenous Food System, Food Security, and Food Safety (Climate Change IFS3)

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Team Grant: Environments and Health: Intersectoral Prevention Research

Principal investigators: Harper, Sherilee L; Durand López-Hurtado, Eduardo J; Edge, Victoria L; Kokunda, Sylvia; Minaya Léon, Percy L; Namanya, Didacus B; Shiwak, Anthony; Snook, Jamie L; Wood, Michele; Berrang Ford, Lea; Carcamo, César; Cunsolo, Ashlee; Ford, James D; Garcia, Patricia; Llanos Cuentas, Elmer A; Lwasa, Shuaib; New, Mark; Sargeant, Janice M; Wolfrey, Charlotte

Keywords: Adaptation; Climate Change; Climate Policy; Community-Based, Participatory Research (Cbpr); Ecohealth And Onehealth; Food Safety; Food Security; Food Systems; Indigenous Peoples Health; Indigenous Ways Of Knowing

$2,000,000

Climate Change and Indigenous Food Systems, Food Security, and Food Safety (Climate Change IFS3)

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Team Grant : Environments and Health - LOI - IWK/TEK/TES

Principal investigators: Harper, Sherilee L; Edge, Victoria L; Namanya, Didacus B; Wolfrey, Charlotte; Berrang Ford, Lea; Carcamo, César; Ford, James D; Garcia, Patricia; Llanos Cuentas, Elmer A; Lwasa, Shuaib; Sargeant, Janice M

Keywords: Adaptation; Climate Change; Community-Based; Ecohealth And Onehealth; Food Safety; Food Security; Food Systems; Indigenous Peoples Health; Indigenous Ways Of Knowing; Participatory Research; Policy

$50,000

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: Environment Dear Professor Furgal, 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 environment 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 "Building the Autonomy of Indigenous Communities to Make their Data Work for Decision-Making" (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]