Dawn Robins, University of Regina

Research

Indigenous Arts-Based Research Cultural Revitalization Decolonization Global Health Harm Reduction Health Promotion Mental Wellness

Latest funding

Community Healing: Exploring Indigenous Resurgence and Cultural Arts-Based Approaches
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$20,000
A Case Study at the Intersection: Indigenous 2SLGBTQI+ Youth Mental Health System and Service Needs in Northern Saskatchewan
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$194,000
Nurturing Warriors: Understanding Mental Wellness and Health Risk Behaviours among Young Indigenous Men.
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$673,200

All 3 grants and awards

Community Healing: Exploring Indigenous Resurgence and Cultural Arts-Based Approaches

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Cooper, Elizabeth; Robins, Dawn; Tenana, Elinor R; Andrews, Shawana; Matthews, Elise J; Smith, Hinekura

Keywords: Arts-Based Research; Cultural Revitalization; Decolonization; Global Health; Harm Reduction; Health Promotion; Indigenous; Mental Wellness; Social Justice; Two-Eyed Seeing

$20,000

A Case Study at the Intersection: Indigenous 2SLGBTQI+ Youth Mental Health System and Service Needs in Northern Saskatchewan

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Catalyst Grant: Standards for Children and Youth Mental Health Services

Principal investigators: Cooper, Elizabeth; Clark, Megan; Lavallee-Poitras, Tess; Robins, Dawn; Yim, Suzy

Keywords: 2slgbtqia+; Health Services And Systems; Indigenous; Mental Health; Participatory Action; Risk Beaviours

$194,000

Nurturing Warriors: Understanding Mental Wellness and Health Risk Behaviours among Young Indigenous Men.

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Cooper, Elizabeth; Guimond, Natalie E

Keywords: Colonial Trauma; Community Health Intervention; Community Resilience; Indigenous; Men; Mental Health; Risk Behaviours; Youth

$673,200

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 Dear Professor Robins, 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 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 "Community Healing: Exploring Indigenous Resurgence and Cultural Arts-Based Approaches" (2022), 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]