Dawn Gill, Western University

Research

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Latest papers

Attitudes, perceptions and awareness concerning quaternary prevention among family doctors working in the Social Security System, Peru: a cross-sectional descriptive study.
Medwave · 2016 · senior author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Sport fandom to engage newcomers to Canada in type 2 diabetes prevention: A pilot, cluster randomized controlled trial of a community-based health behaviour change and exercise intervention (FIT for Newcomers)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Hockey Fans in Training (Hockey FIT): A pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial of a gender-sensitized weight loss and healthy lifestyle program for men who are overweight or obese
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$948,600
Healthy Mind, Healthy Mobility: Combined Dual-task Gait Training and Aerobic Exercise for Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment
CIHR · 2013 · Co-investigator
$356,548

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Attitudes, perceptions and awareness concerning quaternary prevention among family doctors working in the Social Security System, Peru: a cross-sectional descriptive study.

Cuba Fuentes MS, Zegarra Zamalloa CO, Reichert S, Gill D

Medwave201613 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.5867/medwave.2016.03.6433 PMID: 27144838

Sport fandom to engage newcomers to Canada in type 2 diabetes prevention: A pilot, cluster randomized controlled trial of a community-based health behaviour change and exercise intervention (FIT for Newcomers)

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant - PA: T2D Prev & Self-Mgmt Youth/Young Adults Rac/Low SES/Ethn

Principal investigators: Petrella, Robert J

Keywords: Cluster Design; Exercise; Health Behaviour Change; Healthy Eating; Newcomer Health; Physical Activity; Pilot Rct; Pragmatic Research; Process Evaluation; Type 2 Diabetes Prevention

$100,000

Hockey Fans in Training (Hockey FIT): A pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial of a gender-sensitized weight loss and healthy lifestyle program for men who are overweight or obese

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Petrella, Robert J; Sharma, Arya M

Keywords: Cluster Design; Health Behaviour Modification; Health Technology; Healthy Eating; Men'S Health; Overweight/Obese; Physical Activity; Pragmatic Research; Process Evaluation; Weight Loss

$948,600

Healthy Mind, Healthy Mobility: Combined Dual-task Gait Training and Aerobic Exercise for Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Petrella, Robert J

Keywords: Aerobic Exercise; Cognitive Impairment; Community-Based Research; Dual-Task Training; Executive Function; Fmri Of Prefrontal Cortex; Gait Variability; Mobility Impairment; Older Adults; Vascular Function

$356,548

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Sonja Reichert

Department of Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2016

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Gill, 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]. I read your paper "Attitudes, perceptions and awareness concerning quaternary prevention among family doctors working in the Social Security System, Peru: a cross-sectional descriptive study." (2016), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]