Ingrid Ekström, Concordia University

Research

Cognition Communication Dementia Risk Hearing Intervention Strategies Mild Behavioural Impairment Mobility Olfaction

Latest funding

Determining mechanisms of sensory-cognitive links in aging and dementia to inform interventions and public health: A multi-disciplinary team approach
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$1,073,348

Determining mechanisms of sensory-cognitive links in aging and dementia to inform interventions and public health: A multi-disciplinary team approach

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Team Grant: CCNA Phase III: Research Teams

Principal investigators: Phillips, Natalie A; Badhwar, Amanpreet; Campos, Jennifer L; Drogemoller, Britt I; Ekström, Ingrid; Haji Gholam Saryazdi, Raheleh; Ismail, Zahinoor; Li, Karen Zown-Hua; Mick, Paul; Orange, Joseph B; Pichora-Fuller, Margaret K; Savundranayagam, Marie Y; Wittich, Walter

Keywords: Cognition; Communication; Dementia Risk; Hearing; Intervention Strategies; Mild Behavioural Impairment; Mobility; Olfaction; Sensory Loss; Vision

$1,073,348

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: Cognition Dear Professor Ekström, 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 cognition 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 "Determining mechanisms of sensory-cognitive links in aging and dementia to inform interventions and public health: A multi-disciplinary team approach" (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]