FUNDED RESEARCH
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ’ HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE ( IPHRC ) AND THE SASKATCHEWAN CENTRE FOR PATIENT ORIENTED RESEARCH ( SCPOR ) GRANTS
PhD Candidate ( Education Psychology ) Shana Cardinal has been renewed as recipient of an Indigenous Peoples ’ Health Research Centre ( IPHRC ) / Saskatchewan Centre for Patient Oriented Research ( SCPOR ) Research Award in the amount of $ 30,000 for her doctoral research , which Cardinal says involves , “ analyzing the contexts and frameworks through which Indigenous children and youth mental health may be viewed , with particular emphasis on the impacts of social determinants and cultural assumptions .” Through her research , Cardinal says she “ hopes to determine ways in which we can better support Indigenous students as they progress through Pre-K to 12 education system .” The IPHRC / SCPOR grant has facilitated Cardinal ’ s ability to complete coursework requirements for her PhD program and to begin a review of the literature by locating , assembling , and reviewing resources to support her
Shana Cardinal doctoral research . The grant has given Cardinal , “ numerous educational and mentorship opportunities specifically related to Indigenous research methodologies and practices ,” she says . The IPHRC / SCPOR Trainee program has facilitated the growth of Cardinal ’ s professional networks . These networks , says Cardinal , have “ broadened my perspective and expanded my thinking about my research questions within the context of the mental health of Indigenous children and youth .” Cardinal is working under the supervision of Dr . Jenn de Lugt
Natalie Owl |
PhD Candidate Natalie Owl is the recipient of a SCPOR Trainee Funding Program award ( 2019-2020 : $ 10,000 and 2020- 2021 $ 5000 ) for her patient-oriented research project , " Cultural Continuity and Self-determination : Resolving Sociolinguistic and Historic Trauma Impacts on Nishnaabemwin Revitalization ." Owl is working under the supervision of Dr . A . Blair Stonechild . |
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Obianuju Juliet Bushi |
PhD Candidate Obianuju Juliet Bushi is the recipient of a SCPOR Trainee Funding Program award ( 2019-2021 $ 4936 / year ) for her patient-oriented research project , " Understanding Racial Identity Formation , Mental Health , and Well-being of African- Canadian ( Black ) School Children in Saskatchewan through a Community-Based Summer Program ." Bushi is working under the supervision of Dr . Fatima Pirbhai-Illich . |
SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL ( SSHRC ) GRANTS
Doctoral Candidate Stephen Davis ( Lecturer – Programme du baccalauréat en éducation ) is the recipient of a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship Award of $ 80,000 over four years of study . Davis will be researching “ French Immersion for Refugees in Canada : Exploring Inclusion and Learning ” under the supervision of Dr . Andrea Sterzuk .
Stephen Davis
Dr . Cristyne Hébert has been awarded a SSHRC Insight Development Grant of $ 64,630.00 for her study entitled “ Telling Stories in Multilingual Classrooms : Teacher Professional Development for Multimodal Learning and Assessment .”
Dr . Cristyne Hébert
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Dr . Cristyne Hébert is the recipient of McDowell Foundation funding of $ 10,460.00 for her study entitled “ Fostering a Maker Mindset : Supporting Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century Classroom .”
Dr . Cristyne Hébert
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