Ashley Quinn, University of Ottawa

Research

Child Welfare Health Outcomes Health Of Children And Youth In Foster Care First Nations Healthcare Use First Nations, Métis, Inuit Foster Care

Latest funding

CanFos: Improving the Health of Canadian Children in Foster Homes.
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$638,776
Better Health for First Nations Children In Foster Homes.
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$24,589
CanFos: Improving the Health of Canadian First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Children in Foster Homes.
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$148,710

All 3 grants and awards

CanFos: Improving the Health of Canadian Children in Foster Homes.

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Evans, Andrea; Manuel, Douglas G; Quinn, Ashley L

Keywords: Health Of Children And Youth In Foster Care

$638,776

Better Health for First Nations Children In Foster Homes.

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Evans, Andrea; Quinn, Ashley L; Trocme, Nico

Keywords: Child Welfare; First Nations; Health Outcomes; Healthcare Use

$24,589

CanFos: Improving the Health of Canadian First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Children in Foster Homes.

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Op. Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health - Indigenous

Principal investigators: Evans, Andrea; Quinn, Ashley L; Racine, Nicole M; Trocme, Nico

Keywords: Child Welfare; First Nations, Métis, Inuit; Foster Care; Health Outcomes

$148,710

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: Child Welfare Dear Professor Quinn, 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 child welfare 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 "CanFos: Improving the Health of Canadian Children in Foster Homes." (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]