Clayton Shirt, University of Toronto

Research

Indigenous Health Indigenous Knowledges Indigenous Mental Health Indigenous Addictions Indigenous Community Partners Indigenous Cultural Safety Indigenous Health Policy Indigenous Research Methodologies & Ethics

Latest funding

Holistic Indigenous Mental Health and Wellness: Transforming Health Care Strengths and Solutions
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$4,000,000
Holistic Indigenous Mental Health and Wellness: Transforming Health Care Strengths and Solutions
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$3,500,000

All 2 grants and awards

Holistic Indigenous Mental Health and Wellness: Transforming Health Care Strengths and Solutions

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Operating Grant: NEIHR - Ontario

Principal investigators: Stewart, Suzanne L; Shirt, Clayton

Keywords: Indigenous Addictions; Indigenous Community Partners; Indigenous Cultural Safety; Indigenous Health; Indigenous Health Policy; Indigenous Knowledges; Indigenous Mental Health; Indigenous Research Methodologies & Ethics; Indigenous Research Networks; Indigenous Suicide

$4,000,000

Holistic Indigenous Mental Health and Wellness: Transforming Health Care Strengths and Solutions

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Operating Grant: NEIHR - Ontario

Principal investigators: Stewart, Suzanne L; Shirt, Clayton

Keywords: Indigenous Community Partnerships; Indigenous Health; Indigenous Knowledges; Indigenous Mental Health; Indigenous Networks; Indigenous Research Methodologies

$3,500,000

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: Indigenous Health Dear Professor Shirt, 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 indigenous health 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 "Holistic Indigenous Mental Health and Wellness: Transforming Health Care Strengths and Solutions" (2024), 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]