Amanda Sheppard, University of Toronto

Research

Cancer Screening First Nations Métis Cultural Safety Health Communications Indigenous Health Organizational Theory Shared Decision Making

Latest funding

Link, monitor, strategize: First Nations, Inuit, Métis peoples' cancer burden in Canada
CIHR · 2018 · Nominated PI
$99,137
Improving Indigenous cultural safety in Ontario's cancer screening programs
CIHR · 2018 · Principal investigator
$1,510,875
Catching cancers early? How well do Ontario's organized screening programs perform for First Nations and Métis persons?
CIHR · 2017 · Principal investigator
$75,000

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Link, monitor, strategize: First Nations, Inuit, Métis peoples' cancer burden in Canada

Nominated PICIHR2018Operating Grant: Data Analysis Using Existing Databases and Cohorts

Principal investigators: Sheppard, Amanda J; Letendre, Angeline D

Keywords: Cancer Burden; Cancer Control; Census; Data Linkage; First Nations; Inuit; Métis

$99,137

Improving Indigenous cultural safety in Ontario's cancer screening programs

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tinmouth, Jill M; Berta, Whitney B; Jull, Janet E; Jumah, Naana A; Kewayosh, Alethea; Llovet, Diego N; Sheppard, Amanda J; Stewart, Suzanne L

Keywords: Cancer Screening; Cultural Safety; Health Communications; Indigenous Health; Organizational Theory; Shared Decision Making; Systems Change

$1,510,875

Catching cancers early? How well do Ontario's organized screening programs perform for First Nations and Métis persons?

Principal investigatorCIHR2017Operating Grant: Secondary Data Analysis for Cancer Prevention and Control

Principal investigators: Tinmouth, Jill M; Sheppard, Amanda J

Keywords: Breast Cancer; Cancer Screening; Cervical Cancer; Colorectal Cancer; First Nations; Lung Cancer; Métis

$75,000

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: Cancer Screening Dear Professor Sheppard, 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 cancer screening 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]