The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), one of Canada’s federal research funding agencies, recently announced its latest round of grant recipients.
MacEwan University hosted this year’s announcement at Roundhouse with Karim Bardeesy, parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Industry, and Sylvie Lamoureux, chief operating officer and vice-president, Research, with SSHRC.
Among the scholars from across the country who received federal funding are 12 MacEwan faculty members whose research spans business, education, psychology, sociology, social work, communications and the arts.
“SSHRC funding is essential to MacEwan University’s ongoing commitment to scholarship that benefits our students and our community,” says Dr. Craig Monk, provost and vice-president, Academic. “I’m incredibly proud of this diverse group of recipients and of the impact they will have with these grants.”
“Social sciences and humanities research is an important part of understanding the communities we work and live in as well as the challenges and opportunities in them,” says Dr. Craig Kuziemsky, associate vice-president, Research. “I am very grateful for SSHRC’s continued support of our research. It enables our faculty members and students to research pressing societal issues and engage with community partners to make meaningful impacts in communities near and far.”
Here are this year’s SSHRC recipients.
Insight Development Grants
Dr. Ting Cao, assistant professor, Department of Decision Sciences
Project: From resistance to consent: An experimental analysis of consumer decision-making in Canada's emerging open banking ecosystem
Award: $72,350
Dr. Erin Cowling, associate professor, Department of Humanities, Spanish
Project: Gamifying theatrical texts for performance and pedagogy
Award: $53,500
Dr. Jun Ma, assistant professor, Department of Decision Sciences
Project: Joint pricing and product attribute competition: Structural properties and equilibrium under discrete choice demand
Award: $34,232
Robin McDonald, assistant professor, Department of Studio Arts
Project: Exploring engagements with gender-affirming healthcare in contemporary art by trans-identified artists, 1970-present
Award: $54,029
Dr. Albena Pergelova, interim director, Social Innovation Institute and professor, Department of International Business, Marketing, Strategy and Law
Project: The (un)safe space: Unpacking the effects of digital hostility on women entrepreneurs
Award: $72,637
Insight Grants
Dr. Daniel Martin, associate professor, Department of English
Project: How we become dysfluent
Award: $56,541
Dr. Marielle Papin, Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Urban Wellness and associate professor, Department of Anthropology, Economics and Political Science
Project: The power of billionaires in global climate governance
Award: $193,667
Dr. Jessica (JJ) Wright, assistant professor, Department of Sociology
Project: The Queer Joy! project (Centering queer joy in response to rising anti-2SLGBTQ+ hate and gender-based violence)
Award: $317,358
Partnership Development Grant
Dr. Mary Asirifi, assistant professor, Department of Nursing Foundations and Science
Project: Black student perspectives on dismantling anti-black racism in practice settings
Award: $198,835
Partnership Engage Grants
Dr. Hellen Gateri, associate professor, Department of Social Work
Project: Culturally appropriate sexual well-being education resources and Black African youth
Award: $19,911
Dr. Isabelle Sperano, associate professor, Department of Design
Project: CO-CREATING educational and career development digital resources for youth transitioning from government care: A trauma-informed interdisciplinary community-engaged research initiative
Award: $46,499
Scholarly Aid to Journals
Robyn Hall, scholarly communications librarian
Journal: Pedagogical Inquiry and Practice
Award: $73,200
All eyes were on MacEwan at the July 21 announcement of nationwide SSHRC grants.
“It’s fitting that this celebration of research excellence is taking place here on our campus,” said Dr. Annette Trimbee, president and vice-chancellor. ”The growth of our university’s community of research has been nothing short of impressive over the past few years. And that growth is reflected in the sustained, incremental success in securing SSHRC funding. This funding speaks volumes about the importance and relevance of the research that takes place at our institution."
“Our faculty are truly trendsetters and trendbreakers,” said Dr. Trimbee. “Their work is unique – it involves community partners of all types, which helps to ensure that their research is timely, relevant and meaningful.”