We are always excited to welcome new folks to the HAP Lab and we are always interested in talking with potential students, volunteers and researchers! If you think you’d be a good fit for the Lab, please check out the resources below:

• TMU’s Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning and Master’s of Planning programs

• TMU’s PhD in Urban Health and PhD in Policy Studies programs

• TMU’s School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

• Tips for How to contact a potential supervisor

If you are a prospective Master’s or Doctoral student, please include the following information in your initial email:

• Your curriculum vitae (CV). (Here are tips for writing a good one)

• An unofficial copy of your academic transcript(s)

• A research statement/proposal (here are some tips for making a good one)

• A statement of how your experience, research interests, and goals align with the Lab. Our work is focused on the intersection of health, planning, ageing, and accessibility. Your proposed research should be related to at least one of the following:

  • Healthy cities

  • Dementia-inclusive planning

  • Aging in the built environment, policy and/or housing

  • Accessibility and disability

  • Wayfinding

  • Care

If you are interested in volunteering with the HAP Lab, please send your CV and statement of how your experiences align with those of the Lab.

After reading all of this, if you think you and your proposed research would be a good fit with the Health, Access + Planning Lab, please email Dr. Samantha Biglieri at haplab@torontomu.ca with all the relevant details and documents listed above.