Lauren Grant, University of Guelph

Research

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Latest funding

Tails of Connection: A Mixed-Methods Study of Human-Animal Bonds, Social Engagement, and Loneliness in Middle-aged and Older Adults
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$30,100
Shared Lives, Shared Welfare: The Family Dog's Role in Family Wellbeing and Functioning
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$54,820
Climate Change Competencies for Public Health in Canada
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$125,000

All 6 grants and awards

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Tails of Connection: A Mixed-Methods Study of Human-Animal Bonds, Social Engagement, and Loneliness in Middle-aged and Older Adults

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Haghighi, Paniz

$30,100

Shared Lives, Shared Welfare: The Family Dog's Role in Family Wellbeing and Functioning

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Packull-McCormick, Sara

$54,820

Climate Change Competencies for Public Health in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Catalyst Grant: CPHO Report - General Pool

Principal investigators: McWhirter, Jennifer E

Keywords: Built Environment; Climate Adaptaion; Climate Change; Competencies; Education; Environmental Health; Nature; Public Health; Public Health Systems; Workforce Development

$125,000

Conceptualizing Gender-Based Countertransference, Empathy and Boundaries: A Simulation-Based Study on Women Social Workers and Incel Clients

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Gheorghe, Ruxandra Mihaela

Keywords: social work; countertransference; incels; sexism; empathy; feminism; gender; care work; simulation-based research; mental health; social justice

$64,440

Modernizing and Strengthening Communication Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals to Transform Canadian Public Health Practice

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Catalyst Grant: CPHO Report - General Pool

Principal investigators: McWhirter, Jennifer E

Keywords: Communication; Core Competencies; Education; Health Communication; Public Health Pedagogy; Public Health Practice; Public Health Workforce; Training

$100,000

Planning tools to inform interventions to reduce avoidable hospitalization and premature mortality in Canadian cities

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Op Gr: Data Analysis Using Existing Databases and Cohorts - Pop n Public Health

Principal investigators: Rosella, Laura C

Keywords: Avoidable Hospitalizations; Planning Tool; Prediction Models; Premature Mortality; Urban Environment; Urban Health

$100,000

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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