Connection Grants
Sponsor: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Application deadlines:
- October 29: OGPR deadline for completeness review (only) and faculty signature.
- October 30: Deadline to submit online your application to ORS.
- November 1 : SSHRC national deadline (next rounds: February 1, May 1).
Special notes: See above for requisite 50% matching requirement. Applicants/project directors or Co-Applicants on any project funded through a SSHRC Connection Grant that is still active are not eligible to apply for an individual Connection Grant. Co-Applicants for Connections Grants (only) may be from non-academic organizations.
2014 Education Endowed Awards
Application packages for the 2014 Education Endowed awards are now posted. Deadline for submission is 4pm, Monday, October 27.
TECH-Ed Conference 2014 Registration Now Open
September 25-26, 2014 Washington State University TECH-Ed stands for Technology-Enhanced Curricula in Higher Education. The two-day multidisciplinary conference focuses on the understanding and use of technology in teaching and learning in higher education. The overarching goal of the conference is to explore optimal ways to enhance student engagement, achievement, and life-long learning through the use […]
Judith Daniluk
Women’s sexuality; Reproductive health and decision-making; Voluntary and involuntary childlessness; Psychosocial consequences of infertility; Developmental transitions in adult life; Clinical supervision.
The primary focus of Dr. Daniluk’s research is on the sexual and reproductive health challenges and transitions experienced by women across the lifespan. As well as authoring numerous scholarly publications, Dr. Daniluk has translated her research to the public realm through her books and articles, and her educational website <a href=”http://myfertilitychoices.com/” target=”_blank”>MyFertilityChoices.com</a>. Her work has been the subject of numerous newspaper and magazine articles, as well as being featured on national and international radio and television shows.
Jennifer Shapka
Adolescent development; Cyberbullying; Online privacy; Media and kids.
Dr. Shapka is engaged in research about children’s and adolescents’ development as it occurs within an increasingly technological world, primarily exploring how kids engage socially online. This work will help ensure that the Internet, which is now a ubiquitous aspect of daily life, is a safe space for all children and youth.
Bruno Zumbo
Statistics; Measurement; Psychometrics; Validity theory; Well-being; Quality of life; Language testing; Human development.
Broadly speaking, Dr. Bruno Zumbo is a measurement theorist, statistician, and applied mathematician. Over the last 25 years his interdisciplinary program of research has emerged to have broad interdisciplinary impact and as such is well-recognized in a variety of disciplines including psychology, applied social science research (quality of life and well being), assessment, educational research, language testing, health and human development.
Wendy Poole
Teacher unionism; Organizational justice; Organizational culture; Organizational change; Education policy; Neoliberalism; Education finance; Educational leadership.
Dr. Poole’s work focuses on the impacts of neo-liberal education policy on K-12 schools, collective learning and organizational change in schools, teacher unionism, and intersections among these issues. She has contributed to knowledge related to: the complexity of teachers’ unions as organizations and teachers’ union resistance to neo-liberal education policy; and the impact of neo-liberal education policy on organizational justice in schools and funding of public schools.
Annette Henry
Race, gender, language, culture in the classroom; Black feminist thought. Alternative and narrative epistemologies.
As an educational researcher interested in race, gender, culture, and language, Dr. Henry has five interrelated areas of inquiry: a) the epistemology and practice of Black; b) life histories of African Canadian women; c) the academic achievement and learning of Black students in Canada, the United States and the Caribbean; d) the applications of ethnographic and alternative methodologies in educational research; e) Black feminist thought applied to educational contexts.
Pat Mirenda
Autism spectrum disorder; Augmentative and alternative communication; Positive behaviour support; Inclusive education.
Dr. Mirenda’s research focuses on augmentative and alternative communication, autism spectrum disorder, inclusive education, instructional techniques for students with significant learning challenges, and positive behavior support. Currently, she is involved in a Canada-wide study of developmental trajectories in children with autism; and studies of the relationship between bilingual language exposure and language development in young children with autism.
Vanessa Andreotti
Postcolonial theory in education; Global citizenship education; International development education; Ethics of internationalization; Academic capitalism; Indigenous education and cosmo-visions; Social responsibility and accountability; Service learning; Community engagement; Creative commons.
Dr. Andreotti’s research examines how ideas about global and local inequalities and social change limit and/or enable different possibilities for co-existence and collaboration with communities who have historically and systemically been marginalized. Her work has been widely used by governments, NGOs, teacher associations and higher education.