Marie-Lee Yous, University of Waterloo

Research

Co-Design Dementia Ethno-Racial Identity Interventions Participatory Research Quality Of Life

Latest funding

Promoting health equity among people living with dementia and care partners in ethno-racial communities: Co-designing quality of life supports
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$1,074,900
Co-creating a research plan to promote wellbeing of people living with dementia and their care partners
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$25,000
Beyond dementia prevention: Understanding Impact and Knowledge Gaps related to Lifestyle Interventions for People with Dementia
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator

Promoting health equity among people living with dementia and care partners in ethno-racial communities: Co-designing quality of life supports

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Team Grant: CCNA Phase III: Research Teams

Principal investigators: Middleton, Laura E; Baxter, Pamela E; Bethell, Jennifer M; Iroanyah, Ngozi F; Mah, Jasmine C; McAiney, Carrie A; Parry, Monica J; Sakamoto, Mariko L; Savundranayagam, Marie Y; Waldron, Ingrid R; Wong, Karen Lok Yi; Yous, Marie-Lee

Keywords: Co-Design; Dementia; Ethno-Racial Identity; Interventions; Participatory Research; Quality Of Life

$1,074,900

Co-creating a research plan to promote wellbeing of people living with dementia and their care partners

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: McAiney, Carrie A; Heibein, William A; Middleton, Laura E

Keywords: Co-Design; Dementia; Planning; Research Goals; Wellbeing

$25,000

Beyond dementia prevention: Understanding Impact and Knowledge Gaps related to Lifestyle Interventions for People with Dementia

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Op. Gr.: BHCIA: Knowledge Synthesis and Mobilization Grants-Lifestyle Approaches

Principal investigators: Middleton, Laura E; Heibein, William A; Sivananthan, Saskia N; McAiney, Carrie A

Keywords: Dementia; Exercise; Functional Independence; Healthy Eating; Lifestyle; Meta-Analysis; Nutrition; Physical Activity; Quality Of Life; Systematic Review

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: Co-Design Dear Professor Yous, 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 co-design 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 "Promoting health equity among people living with dementia and care partners in ethno-racial communities: Co-designing quality of life supports" (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]