Sarah Haines, University of Toronto

Research

bacteria built environment carpet dust exposure indoor air quality indoor microbiome modeling

Latest funding

Gwekaanimad (A Change in the Wind): Transdisciplinary Health Research on Environmental Inequities and Exposures
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$2,838,150
« Défendre les petits et les faibles contre les grands et les forts » : les imprimés populaires oubliés et leurs lectorats (1940-1965)
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$24,559
Neighbourhood-Level Climate Vulnerability in Canadian Cities
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$27,344

Gwekaanimad (A Change in the Wind): Transdisciplinary Health Research on Environmental Inequities and Exposures

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Liberda, Eric N; Arrandale, Victoria H; Haines, Sarah; Harynuk, James; Plain, Sara; Resch, Gabby; Spence, Nicholas D

Keywords: Air Pollution; Eposomics; Exposure; Indigenous Health; Metabolomics; Wellness

$2,838,150

« Défendre les petits et les faibles contre les grands et les forts » : les imprimés populaires oubliés et leurs lectorats (1940-1965)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Luneau, Marie-Pier

Keywords: Imprimé populaire; Histoire du livre et de l'édition au Québec; Littérature sérielle; Culture médiatique

$24,559

Neighbourhood-Level Climate Vulnerability in Canadian Cities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Stopps, Helen

Keywords: climate vulnerability; community-based adaption; urban planning; resilience

$27,344

Neighbourhood-level climate vulnerability in the city of Toronto

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Stopps, Helen H

Keywords: climate change; climate vulerability; resilience; urban infrastructure; urban planning; urban services

$60,000

Engineering indoor microbiomes to create sustainable indoor environments

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Haines, Sarah

Keywords: indoor air quality; indoor microbiome; exposure; moisture; built environment; mould; bacteria; carpet; dust; modeling

$84,000

Engineering indoor microbiomes to create sustainable indoor environments

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Haines, Sarah

$12,500

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: bacteria Dear Professor Haines, 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 bacteria 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 "Gwekaanimad (A Change in the Wind): Transdisciplinary Health Research on Environmental Inequities and Exposures" (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]