Brendan Smith, Western University

Research

Epidemiology Fishbowl Methodology Health Equity Philosophy Public Health Ethics

Latest funding

Establishing a Relationship Between Philosophy and Epidemiological Research and Practice: Modelling Ethical Standards of Health Equity (MESHE)
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$20,000

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Establishing a Relationship Between Philosophy and Epidemiological Research and Practice: Modelling Ethical Standards of Health Equity (MESHE)

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Smith, Maxwell; Smith, Brendan

Keywords: Epidemiology; Fishbowl Methodology; Health Equity; Philosophy; Public Health Ethics

$20,000

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: Epidemiology Dear Professor Smith, 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 epidemiology 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 "Establishing a Relationship Between Philosophy and Epidemiological Research and Practice: Modelling Ethical Standards of Health Equity (MESHE)" (2019), 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]