Heather Gainforth

Research

Equity Integrated Knowledge Translation Research Intersectionality Knowledge Generation Research Power

Latest funding

Improving Integrated Knowledge Translation for Evidence-Informed Health Care by Attending to Power
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$355,726

All 1 grants and awards

Improving Integrated Knowledge Translation for Evidence-Informed Health Care by Attending to Power

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kothari, Anita R; Gainforth, Heather L

Keywords: Equity; Integrated Knowledge Translation Research; Intersectionality; Knowledge Generation Research; Power

$355,726

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: Equity Dear Professor Gainforth, 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 equity 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 "Improving Integrated Knowledge Translation for Evidence-Informed Health Care by Attending to Power" (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]