Michelle D'Amico, University of Ottawa

Research

Covid-19 Pandemic Eating Disorders Economic Costs Health Systems Social Costs

Latest funding

The economic and social impact of eating disorders in youth across Canada: how much did the COVID-19 pandemic cost youth, families, and the system?
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$149,965

The economic and social impact of eating disorders in youth across Canada: how much did the COVID-19 pandemic cost youth, families, and the system?

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Op Gr:Understanding/mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on children, youth & families

Principal investigators: Obeid, Nicole; D'Amico, Michelle; Booij, Linda; Coelho, Jennifer S; Dimitropoulos, Gina; Katzman, Debra K

Keywords: Covid-19 Pandemic; Eating Disorders; Economic Costs; Health Systems; Social Costs

$149,965

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: Covid-19 Pandemic Dear Professor D'Amico, 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 covid-19 pandemic 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 economic and social impact of eating disorders in youth across Canada: how much did the COVID-19 pandemic cost youth, families, and the system?" (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]