Judy Da Silva, Université de Montréal

Research

First Nations Indigenous Mercury Poisoning Orientation And Mobility Vision Care Vision Rehabilitation

Latest funding

Developing a Two-Eyed Seeing approach to vision rehabilitation: A patient-centered, community-oriented initiative for mercury-related visual deficits in Grassy Narrows First Nation
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$405,450

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Developing a Two-Eyed Seeing approach to vision rehabilitation: A patient-centered, community-oriented initiative for mercury-related visual deficits in Grassy Narrows First Nation

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Nemargut, Joseph P; Da Silva, Judy L

Keywords: First Nations; Indigenous; Mercury Poisoning; Orientation And Mobility; Vision Care; Vision Rehabilitation

$405,450

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: First Nations Dear Professor Da Silva, 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 first nations 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 "Developing a Two-Eyed Seeing approach to vision rehabilitation: A patient-centered, community-oriented initiative for mercury-related visual deficits in Grassy Narrows First Nation" (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]