Geoff Ball, Concordia University

Research

Adolescents Adverse Events Caregivers Family Harms Health Professionals Mental Health Psychological Health

Latest funding

Unintended consequences of participating in pediatric obesity interventions
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$266,680
Conversation Cards for Moms: A mixed methods study to create and evaluate a new clinical tool for use in maternity care settings
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$105,000

Unintended consequences of participating in pediatric obesity interventions

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Alberga, Angela S; Ball, Geoff D; Côté, Marilou; Jebeile, Hiba; Johnston, Bradley C; Sockalingam, Sanjeev

Keywords: Adolescents; Adverse Events; Caregivers; Family; Harms; Health Professionals; Mental Health; Psychological Health; Psychosocial Health; Youth

$266,680

Conversation Cards for Moms: A mixed methods study to create and evaluate a new clinical tool for use in maternity care settings

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: ECI grants in Maternal, Reproductive, Child & Youth Health

Principal investigators: Alberga, Angela S; Cook, Jocelynn L; Cohen, Tamara R

Keywords: Clinical Tool; Communication; Dialogue; Education; Gestational Weight Gain; Health Behaviours; Maternity Care Providers; Pregnancy; Prenatal; Self-Efficacy

$105,000

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: Adolescents Dear Professor Ball, 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 adolescents 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 "Unintended consequences of participating in pediatric obesity interventions" (2024), 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]