Claire Tugault-Lafleur

Research

Child Nutrition Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial School Food Programs School-Aged Children School-Based Interventions Ultra-Processed Foods Underserved School Communities

Latest funding

Reducing ultra-processed food consumption among children in underserved communities: advancing measurement and evaluating equitable school-based interventions
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$9,999

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Reducing ultra-processed food consumption among children in underserved communities: advancing measurement and evaluating equitable school-based interventions

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Team Grant: Health Eff. of Ultra-Processed Foods-Structural Determinants - LOI

Principal investigators: Maximova, Katerina; Flynn, Jenn; Dabravolskaj, Julia; Tugault-Lafleur, Claire; Veugelers, Paul J

Keywords: Child Nutrition; Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial; School Food Programs; School-Aged Children; School-Based Interventions; Ultra-Processed Foods; Underserved School Communities

$9,999

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: Child Nutrition Dear Professor Tugault-Lafleur, 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 child nutrition 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 "Reducing ultra-processed food consumption among children in underserved communities: advancing measurement and evaluating equitable school-based interventions" (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]