Gaya Arasaratnam, Concordia University

Research

Mental Health

Latest funding

Distinguishing the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Canadian Post-Secondary Student Mental Health
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$100,632

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Distinguishing the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Canadian Post-Secondary Student Mental Health

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Op Gr:Understanding/mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on children, youth & families

Principal investigators: Barker, Erin T; Arasaratnam, Gaya; Ryder, Andrew G

Keywords: Mental Health

$100,632

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: Mental Health Dear Professor Arasaratnam, 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 mental health 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 "Distinguishing the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Canadian Post-Secondary Student Mental Health" (2021), 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]