Catherine Mah, University of Ottawa

Research

Adolescents Children Digital Media Exposure Food Marketing Gender Impact Policy

Latest funding

The Digital Marketing of Unhealthy Food and Beverages to Children and Youth: Examining Gendered Differences in Exposure and Impact
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$405,451
Unhealthy food and beverage sponsorship of children's sports clubs in two policy environments
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$393,976

All 2 grants and awards

The Digital Marketing of Unhealthy Food and Beverages to Children and Youth: Examining Gendered Differences in Exposure and Impact

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Potvin Kent, Monique C; Mah, Catherine L; Olstad, Dana Lee

Keywords: Adolescents; Children; Digital Media; Exposure; Food Marketing; Gender; Impact; Policy; Youth

$405,451

Unhealthy food and beverage sponsorship of children's sports clubs in two policy environments

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Potvin Kent, Monique C

Keywords: Adolescents; Children; Food Marketing; Obesity Prevention; Policy; Sponsorship

$393,976

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: Adolescents Dear Professor Mah, 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 adolescents 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 "The Digital Marketing of Unhealthy Food and Beverages to Children and Youth: Examining Gendered Differences in Exposure and Impact" (2021), 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]