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James Ford

ResearcherGeographyMcGill University

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James Ford

Researcher

Geography

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
No publications since 2018.
Principal investigator on 12 research grants (6 SSHRC, 6 CIHR), most recently in 2015.
Supervised 3 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2015.

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Research

Adaptation Climate Change Community Based Research Global Health Indigenous Populations Policy Evaluation Health Arctic

Latest papers

Multiple non-climatic drivers of food insecurity reinforce climate change maladaptation trajectories among Peruvian Indigenous Shawi in the Amazon.
PloS one · 2018
How does the media portray drinking water security in Indigenous communities in Canada? An analysis of Canadian newspaper coverage from 2000-2015.
BMC public health · 2017
Seasonal variation of food security among the Batwa of Kanungu, Uganda.
Public health nutrition · 2017

All 11 publications

Latest funding

Community of practice for adaptation to climate change (CoPACC)
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$49,960
A partnership to develop tools and approaches for tracking progress on climate change adaptation across nations: the Adaptation Tracking Collaborative (ATC)
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$197,280
Public Health Adaptation to Climate Change Across Jurisdictions in OECD Countries
CIHR · 2015 · Supervisor
$6,000

All 19 grants and awards

11 publications.

Multiple non-climatic drivers of food insecurity reinforce climate change maladaptation trajectories among Peruvian Indigenous Shawi in the Amazon.

Zavaleta C, Berrang-Ford L, Ford J, Llanos-Cuentas A, Cárcamo C, Ross NA, Lancha G, Sherman M, Harper SL, Indigenous Health and Adaption to Climate Change Research Group

PloS one2018

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205714 PMID: 30325951

How does the media portray drinking water security in Indigenous communities in Canada? An analysis of Canadian newspaper coverage from 2000-2015.

Lam S, Cunsolo A, Sawatzky A, Ford J, Harper SL

BMC public health2017

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4164-4 PMID: 28347284

Seasonal variation of food security among the Batwa of Kanungu, Uganda.

Patterson K, Berrang-Ford L, Lwasa S, Namanya DB, Ford J, Twebaze F, Clark S, Donnelly B, Harper SL

Public health nutrition2017

DOI: 10.1017/s1368980016002494 PMID: 27619162

Transforming Health Care in Remote Communities: report on an international conference.

Young TK, Chatwood S, Ford J, Healey G, Jong M, Lavoie J, White M

BMC proceedings2016

DOI: 10.1186/s12919-016-0006-0 PMID: 28813543

What do we know about health-related knowledge translation in the Circumpolar North? Results from a scoping review.

McDonald ME, Papadopoulos A, Edge VL, Ford J, IHACC Research Team, Sumner A, Harper SL

International journal of circumpolar health2016

DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v75.31223 PMID: 27105134

Seasonal prevalence and determinants of food insecurity in Iqaluit, Nunavut.

Guo Y, Berrang-Ford L, Ford J, Lardeau MP, Edge V, Patterson K, IHACC Research Team, Harper SL

International journal of circumpolar health2015

DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v74.27284 PMID: 26248959

Climate-sensitive health priorities in Nunatsiavut, Canada.

Harper SL, Edge VL, Ford J, Willox AC, Wood M, IHACC Research Team, RICG, McEwen SA

BMC public health2015

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1874-3 PMID: 26135309

Healthcare use for acute gastrointestinal illness in two Inuit communities: Rigolet and Iqaluit, Canada.

Harper SL, Edge VL, Ford J, Thomas MK, Pearl D, Shirley J, IHACC, RICG, McEwen SA

International journal of circumpolar health2015

DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v74.26290 PMID: 26001982

Lived experience of acute gastrointestinal illness in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut: "just suffer through it".

Harper SL, Edge VL, Ford J, Thomas MK, IHACC Research Group, Rigolet Inuit Community Government, McEwen SA

Social science & medicine (1982)2015

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.12.011 PMID: 25528558

What we learned from the Dust Bowl: lessons in science, policy, and adaptation.

McLeman RA, Dupre J, Berrang Ford L, Ford J, Gajewski K, Marchildon G

Population and environment2014

DOI: 10.1007/s11111-013-0190-z PMID: 24829518

Community of practice for adaptation to climate change (CoPACC)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Ford, James

Keywords: climate change; adaptation; vulnerability; indigenous populations; climate policy; community of practice; knowledge translation

$49,960

A partnership to develop tools and approaches for tracking progress on climate change adaptation across nations: the Adaptation Tracking Collaborative (ATC)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Ford, James

Keywords: climate change; adaptation; adaptation tracking; indicators; climate policy; environmental governance; monitoring and evaluation

$197,280

Public Health Adaptation to Climate Change Across Jurisdictions in OECD Countries

SupervisorCIHR2015Canada Graduate Scholarships - Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements

Principal investigators: Austin, Stephanie E

Keywords: Climate Change; Disease; Health Adaptation Initiatives; Lancet; Public Health Officials; Risks

$6,000

A research program on adaptation to the health effects of climate change in the Canadian Arctic

Nominated PICIHR2014Foundation Grant

Principal investigators: Ford, James D

Keywords: Adaptation; Arctic; Climate / Environment And Health; Climate Change; Community Based Research; Inuit; Nunavut

$753,001

Vulnerability and Resilience to Climate Change in the Canada Arctic (VaRCCA)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014

Principal investigators: Ford, James

Keywords: climate change; Inuit; Arctic; vulnerability; resilience; adaptation; harvesting; wildlife management

$499,700

What drives climate change adaptation in global cities? New methodologies for synthesis of municipal adaptation policy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2014

Principal investigators: Berrang Ford, Lea

Keywords: climate change; adaptation; environmental policy; systematic review; adaptive capacity; data mining; urban; quantitative analysis

$73,880

The Evaluating Health Adaptation to Climate Change (EvHACC) research program

Nominated PICIHR2014Applied Public Health Chair

Principal investigators: Ford, James D

Keywords: Adaptation; Climate Change; Community Based Research; Global Health; Health; Indigenous Populations; Policy Evaluation

$674,100

Evaluating the effectiveness of community based holistic health programming in addressing Inuit food security in Arctic Canada: A case study of The Tukisigiarvik Friendship Centre

SupervisorCIHR2013Master's Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Bunce, Anna K

Keywords: Climate Change; Community Food Programs; Community-Based Participatory Research; Food Security; Inuit; Nunavut; Social Determinants Of Health

$17,500

Evaluating Health Adaptation to Climate Change (EvHACC)

Nominated PICIHR2013Applied Public Health Chair - LOI

Principal investigators: Ford, James D

Keywords: Adaptation; Climate Change; Community Based Research; Environment & Health; Global Health; Indigenous Populations; Policy Evaluation; Usable Science

Adaptation to the Health Effects of Climate Change among Indigenous Peoples in the Global South (IP-ADAPT)

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Berrang Ford, Lea

Keywords: Climate Change; Ecohealth; Global Health; Indigenous Traditional Knowledge; Intervention Research; Peru; Uganda; Vulnerability

$493,376

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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James Ford

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Multiple non-climatic drivers of food insecurity reinforce climate change maladaptation trajectories among Peruvian Indigenous Shawi in the Amazon.

How does the media portray drinking water security in Indigenous communities in Canada? An analysis of Canadian newspaper coverage from 2000-2015.

Seasonal variation of food security among the Batwa of Kanungu, Uganda.

Transforming Health Care in Remote Communities: report on an international conference.

What do we know about health-related knowledge translation in the Circumpolar North? Results from a scoping review.

Seasonal prevalence and determinants of food insecurity in Iqaluit, Nunavut.

Climate-sensitive health priorities in Nunatsiavut, Canada.

Healthcare use for acute gastrointestinal illness in two Inuit communities: Rigolet and Iqaluit, Canada.

Lived experience of acute gastrointestinal illness in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut: "just suffer through it".

What we learned from the Dust Bowl: lessons in science, policy, and adaptation.

Community of practice for adaptation to climate change (CoPACC)

A partnership to develop tools and approaches for tracking progress on climate change adaptation across nations: the Adaptation Tracking Collaborative (ATC)

Public Health Adaptation to Climate Change Across Jurisdictions in OECD Countries

A research program on adaptation to the health effects of climate change in the Canadian Arctic

Vulnerability and Resilience to Climate Change in the Canada Arctic (VaRCCA)

What drives climate change adaptation in global cities? New methodologies for synthesis of municipal adaptation policy

The Evaluating Health Adaptation to Climate Change (EvHACC) research program

Evaluating the effectiveness of community based holistic health programming in addressing Inuit food security in Arctic Canada: A case study of The Tukisigiarvik Friendship Centre

Evaluating Health Adaptation to Climate Change (EvHACC)

Adaptation to the Health Effects of Climate Change among Indigenous Peoples in the Global South (IP-ADAPT)

Frequent collaborators

Lea Berrang Ford

Victoria Edge

Mason White

Andrew Papadopoulos

Gregory Marchildon