Laverne Gervais, University of Saskatchewan

Research

Addictions Prevention And Care In Indigenous People Cultural Safety And Responsiveness Gender-Transformative Research Health Inequities Health Systems Transformation Hiv, Hepatitis C And/Or Other Stbbis Indigenous Health And Wellness Promotion/Disease Prevention Innovative Prevention, Testing And Care Approaches

Latest funding

Atotitum~Becoming of Age: Inspiring healthy sexuality and wellness through "Identity Healing" to prevent, reduce and eliminate HIV/HCV/STBBI inequities among Indigenous youth in Saskatchewan
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$1,434,376
Wuniska! Indigenous Centre on HIV/HCV/STBBI Inequities
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$2,841,137

All 2 grants and awards

Atotitum~Becoming of Age: Inspiring healthy sexuality and wellness through "Identity Healing" to prevent, reduce and eliminate HIV/HCV/STBBI inequities among Indigenous youth in Saskatchewan

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Froehlich Chow, Amanda L; Flett, Jackie; Girolami, Tammy; Humbert, Margaret L; Maina, Geoffrey M; Ndubuka, Nnamdi O; Wahpepah, Kathleen

Keywords: 2slgbtqia+; Arts-Based Research; Community-Based Participatory Research Methods; Culturally Rooted Activity; Indigenous Child And Youth Health; Indigenous Health And Wellness; Land-Based Activity; School-Based Intervention; Sexual Health; Two-Eyed Seeing

$1,434,376

Wuniska! Indigenous Centre on HIV/HCV/STBBI Inequities

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Centres for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and STBBIs Research - Indigenous populations

Principal investigators: King, Alexandra; Gervais, Laverne; Hillstrom, Knighton F; McLeod, Albert; Payne, Michael J; Elias, Brenda D; Jennings, Derek; Johnson-Jennings, Michelle; Kim, John E; Wilson, Alexandria M

Keywords: Addictions Prevention And Care In Indigenous People; Cultural Safety And Responsiveness; Gender-Transformative Research; Health Inequities; Health Systems Transformation; Hiv, Hepatitis C And/Or Other Stbbis; Indigenous Health And Wellness Promotion/Disease Prevention; Innovative Prevention, Testing And Care Approaches; Land- And Culture-Based Healing; Two-Eyed Seeing

$2,841,137

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: Addictions Prevention And Care In Indigenous People Dear Professor Gervais, 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 addictions prevention and care in indigenous people 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 "Wuniska! Indigenous Centre on HIV/HCV/STBBI Inequities" (2019), 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]