Laureen Waters, University of Toronto

Research

Gba+ Analysis Gender Incarceration/Detention/Criminalized Medicine Wheel Framework Mental Health Qualitative Substance Use

Latest funding

Demystifying the 'black box' of prisoner re-entry and addressing the mental health and substance use needs and service disruptions for people released from custody during the COVID-19 pandemic
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$489,523
Land-Based Learning, Healing Lodges, and Reintegration for Previously Incarcerated Indigenous Women, Men and Two Spirited People in Ontario
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$428,269

All 2 grants and awards

Demystifying the 'black box' of prisoner re-entry and addressing the mental health and substance use needs and service disruptions for people released from custody during the COVID-19 pandemic

Principal investigatorCIHR2021O. Gr.: Addr. the Health Impacts of COVID-19 - Indigenous Health Research

Principal investigators: Matheson, Flora I; Waters, Laureen B; Mashford-Pringle, Angela

Keywords: Gba+ Analysis; Gender; Incarceration/Detention/Criminalized; Medicine Wheel Framework; Mental Health; Qualitative; Substance Use

$489,523

Land-Based Learning, Healing Lodges, and Reintegration for Previously Incarcerated Indigenous Women, Men and Two Spirited People in Ontario

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: Indigenous Gender and Wellness Team Grant

Principal investigators: Mashford-Pringle, Angela; Butsang, Tenzin; Flores, Jerry; Lawford, Karen M; Matheson, Flora I

Keywords: Child Welfare; Community-Based; Gender; Healing Programs; Incarceration; Indigenous Health; Land-Based; Reintegration

$428,269

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: Gba+ Analysis Dear Professor Waters, 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 gba+ analysis 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 "Demystifying the 'black box' of prisoner re-entry and addressing the mental health and substance use needs and service disruptions for people released from custody during the COVID-19 pandemic" (2021), 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]