Laura Brubacher, University of Waterloo

Research

Canada social prescribing temporary and/or precarious-status (TAPS) migrants mobility linkage to care knowledge synthesis community resource mapping qualitative research

Latest funding

Identifying entry points for social prescribing to support temporary and/or precarious-status (TAPS) migrants
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$35,527
Amplifying the contributions of community health workers to health systems resilience: An engagement and planning process in the Philippines
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Determining Research Priorities with Autistic Youth and Adults
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$26,667

All 3 grants and awards

Identifying entry points for social prescribing to support temporary and/or precarious-status (TAPS) migrants

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Brubacher, Laura

Keywords: social prescribing; temporary and/or precarious-status (TAPS) migrants; mobility; linkage to care; knowledge synthesis; community resource mapping; qualitative research; Canada

$35,527

Amplifying the contributions of community health workers to health systems resilience: An engagement and planning process in the Philippines

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Dodd, Warren H; Lau, Lincoln

Keywords: Climate Change; Community Engagement; Community Health Workers; Disaster Preparedness; Extreme Weather Events; Global Health; Health Emergencies; Health Equity; Health Systems; Resilience

$20,000

Determining Research Priorities with Autistic Youth and Adults

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Ellis, Jaclyn

Keywords: autism; neurodiversity; participatory research: community based research; bio-sociality; Indigenous knowledges; mixed methods; arts based methods

$26,667

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: Canada Dear Professor Brubacher, 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 canada 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 SSHRC-funded project "Identifying entry points for social prescribing to support temporary and/or precarious-status (TAPS) migrants" (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]