Colin Johnson, University of Toronto

Research

Capacity Building Community Based Research Hiv/Stbbi Knowledge Transfer Policy Analysis Prevention Substance Use Cancer Care

Latest funding

Advancing HIV, STBBI Health Equity through Substance Use Health: A Pan-Canadian Research, Knowledge Translation and Capacity Building Network
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$992,626
Advancing HIV, STBBI Health Equity through Substance Use Health: A Pan-Canadian Research, Knowledge Translation and Capacity Building Network
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$1,000,000
Evaluation of the structural determinants of equitable cancer care for people who use drugs: a community-based participatory approach
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$124,970

All 3 grants and awards

Advancing HIV, STBBI Health Equity through Substance Use Health: A Pan-Canadian Research, Knowledge Translation and Capacity Building Network

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Team Grant: HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research - People who use drugs

Principal investigators: Strike, Carol J; Johnson, Colin H; Penn, Rebecca; Guta, Adrian

Keywords: Capacity Building; Community Based Research; Hiv/Stbbi; Knowledge Transfer; Policy Analysis; Prevention; Substance Use

$992,626

Advancing HIV, STBBI Health Equity through Substance Use Health: A Pan-Canadian Research, Knowledge Translation and Capacity Building Network

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Team Grant: HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research - Supplementary Funding

Principal investigators: Strike, Carol J; Johnson, Colin H; Penn, Rebecca; Guta, Adrian

Keywords: Capacity Building; Community Based Research; Hiv/Stbbi; Knowledge Transfer; Policy Analysis; Prevention; Substance Use

$1,000,000

Evaluation of the structural determinants of equitable cancer care for people who use drugs: a community-based participatory approach

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Cat. Grant: Moving Upstream-Structural Determinants of Health -Cancer Inequities

Principal investigators: Lau, Jenny; Johnson, Colin H; Wolfson-Stofko, Brett; Powis, Melanie L

Keywords: Cancer Care; Cognitive Map; Community-Based Participatory Research; Drug Use; Equity; Photovoice; Realist Review; Structural Determinants Of Health; Substance Use Disorders

$124,970

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: Capacity Building Dear Professor Johnson, 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 capacity building 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 "Advancing HIV, STBBI Health Equity through Substance Use Health: A Pan-Canadian Research, Knowledge Translation and Capacity Building Network" (2025), 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]