Christy Thomas, Ambrose University

Research

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Latest funding

Examining Implementation of Policies Restricting Use of Mobile Devices and Social Media in K-12 Schools
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$62,082
Exploring Online Pedagogies for Social Connectedness and Advancing Professional Collaboration
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$68,960

All 2 grants and awards

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Examining Implementation of Policies Restricting Use of Mobile Devices and Social Media in K-12 Schools

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Brown, Barbara

Keywords: policy; mobile devices; social media; K-12 schools; cellphones; screen time; smartphones; technology use in schools; Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research; teacher education

$62,082

Exploring Online Pedagogies for Social Connectedness and Advancing Professional Collaboration

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Brown, Barbara

Keywords: online learning; teacher education; online pedagogies; pre-service teachers; group work; distance education; collaboration; social connectedness; social interdependence theory; case study

$68,960

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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