Rebecca Penn, University of Windsor

Research

Climate Community-Based Research Drug Use Harm Reduction Overdose Substance Use Substance Use Health

Latest funding

Partnering for Climate Resilience in Substance Use Health: A Pan-Canadian Community-Based Research Agenda
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$149,998

All 1 grants and awards

Partnering for Climate Resilience in Substance Use Health: A Pan-Canadian Community-Based Research Agenda

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - IPPH - Climate & Health

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

Keywords: Climate; Community-Based Research; Drug Use; Harm Reduction; Overdose; Substance Use; Substance Use Health

$149,998

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: Climate Dear Professor Penn, 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 climate 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 "Partnering for Climate Resilience in Substance Use Health: A Pan-Canadian Community-Based Research Agenda" (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]