Sherry Stewart, McGill University

Research

Indigenous Peoples Community-Based Research Covid-19 Pandemic Indigenous Youth Mental Health Substance Use Services Two-Eyed Seeing Covid-19

Latest funding

Identifying effective interventions for addressing social issues and disparities faced by Indigenous individuals with substance use problems in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$346,935
Substance use disorder treatment transformations due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Impact on Indigenous patients and communities
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$157,124
The Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth substance use problems and services: Knowledge synthesis with Indigenous Nations and organizations.
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 3 grants and awards

Identifying effective interventions for addressing social issues and disparities faced by Indigenous individuals with substance use problems in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Principal investigatorCIHR2021O. Gr.: Addr. the Health Impacts of COVID-19 - Indigenous Health Research

Principal investigators: Wendt, Dennis C; Charlong, Pamela A; Brunelle, Caroline; Burack, Jacob A; Mushquash, Christopher J; O'Connor, Roisin M; Stewart, Sherry H

Keywords: Community-Based Research; Covid-19 Pandemic; Indigenous Peoples; Indigenous Youth; Mental Health; Substance Use Services; Two-Eyed Seeing

$346,935

Substance use disorder treatment transformations due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Impact on Indigenous patients and communities

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Op Gr: COVID-19 MH/Substance Use-Understanding Rapid System Transformation - IHR

Principal investigators: Wendt, Dennis C; Marsan, Stéphanie M; Brunelle, Caroline; Mushquash, Christopher J; Stewart, Sherry H

Keywords: Covid-19; Indigenous Peoples; Opioid Use Disorder Treatment; Opioid-Agonist Therapy; Qualitative Methods; Substance Use Disorder Treatment; Telemedicine

$157,124

The Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth substance use problems and services: Knowledge synthesis with Indigenous Nations and organizations.

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Indigenous COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity - Knowledge Synthesis

Principal investigators: Wendt, Dennis C; Charlong, Pamela A; Larney, Sarah; O'Connor, Roisin M

Keywords: Covid-19 Pandemic; Indigenous Peoples; Indigenous Youth; Knowledge Synthesis; Substance Use Problems

$100,000

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: Indigenous Peoples Dear Professor Stewart, 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 indigenous peoples 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 "Identifying effective interventions for addressing social issues and disparities faced by Indigenous individuals with substance use problems in response to the COVID-19 pandemic" (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]