Myra Yazbeck, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Environmental Pollution, State Violence, and Mental Health: Evidence from Air Quality and Water Fluoridation in the United States
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$57,912
An economic evaluation of the health consequences of using assisted reproductive technologies using Australian and US databases
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$50,553
Determinants of Health
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$26,250

All 5 grants and awards

No publications available.

Environmental Pollution, State Violence, and Mental Health: Evidence from Air Quality and Water Fluoridation in the United States

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Yazbeck, Myra

$57,912

An economic evaluation of the health consequences of using assisted reproductive technologies using Australian and US databases

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Leroux, Marie-Louise

Keywords: Assisted reproductive technologies; In-vitro fertilization; infant health; health at birth; public health consequences

$50,553

Determinants of Health

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Beland, Louis-Philippe

Keywords: health; infant health; determinants of health

$26,250

Determinants of Health

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Beland, Louis-Philippe

Keywords: health; infant health; determinants of health

$47,813

Contributions to the measurement of socioeconomic inequalities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Yazbeck, Myra

Keywords: (1) Inequality Measurement; (2) Stochastic Dominance

$56,900

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 Dear Professor Yazbeck, 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 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 SSHRC-funded project "Environmental Pollution, State Violence, and Mental Health: Evidence from Air Quality and Water Fluoridation in the United States" (2026), 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]