Robert Juster, McGill University

Research

Adolescents Children Life-Course Epidemiology Longitudinal Medical Service Utilization Mental Health Sexual Orientation Social Support

Latest funding

From Risk to Illness: Identifying Etiological Pathways to Clinically Meaningful Biotypes in Adolescent Internalizing Disorders
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$1,357,878
Mental Health of Sexual Diverse Youth
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$74,912

All 2 grants and awards

From Risk to Illness: Identifying Etiological Pathways to Clinically Meaningful Biotypes in Adolescent Internalizing Disorders

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Weinberg, Anna

Keywords: Adolescence; Anxiety And Depression; Clinically-Meaningful Biotypes; Stress Exposure

$1,357,878

Mental Health of Sexual Diverse Youth

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Operating Grant: Data Analysis Using Existing CDN Databases and Cohorts

Principal investigators: Geoffroy, Marie-Claude; Juster, Robert P

Keywords: Adolescents; Children; Life-Course Epidemiology; Longitudinal; Medical Service Utilization; Mental Health; Sexual Orientation; Social Support; Suicide; Youth

$74,912

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 Juster, 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 "Mental Health of Sexual Diverse Youth" (2023), 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]