John Puxty, University of Ottawa

Research

Alcohol Consumption Older Adults Prevalence Risk Factors

Latest funding

A Scoping Review to Assess the Effects of Medical and Non-Medical Cannabis Use in Older Adults
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
Patterns of alcohol consumption among older Canadian adults: exploring prevalence, risk and protective factors and associated chronic health issues
CIHR · 2016 · Principal investigator
$66,980

A Scoping Review to Assess the Effects of Medical and Non-Medical Cannabis Use in Older Adults

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Cat Grant: Cannabis Research in Urgent Priority Areas-Cannabis and Mental Health

Principal investigators: Hutton, Brian E; Conn, David K; Willows, Melanie; Corace, Kimberly M

Keywords: Behavior Effects; Cannabis; Health Effects; Medical And Non-Medical Cannabis Use; Mental Health; Neurologic Effects; Older Adults; Scoping Review; Seniors; Systematic Review

Patterns of alcohol consumption among older Canadian adults: exploring prevalence, risk and protective factors and associated chronic health issues

Principal investigatorCIHR2016Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data

Principal investigators: Merali, Zulfiquar; Puxty, John

Keywords: Alcohol Consumption; Older Adults; Prevalence; Risk Factors

$66,980

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: Alcohol Consumption Dear Professor Puxty, 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 alcohol consumption connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]