Robin Woywitka, MacEwan University

Research

Geoarchaeology Archaeology Boreal Forest Climate Change Archaeology

Latest papers

Bison phylogeography constrains dispersal and viability of the Ice Free Corridor in western Canada.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2016

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Geoarchaeology of Boreal Forest Dune-Wetland Complexes in Alberta, Canada
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$67,994
Cultural Politics of Energy in Northern Alberta: Refining Insights into Oil Sands Impacts and Processes Concerning Indigenous Peoples
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$89,370
Cultural Politics of Energy in Northern Alberta: Refining Insights into Oil Sands Impacts and Processes Concerning Indigenous Peoples
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$202,444

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Bison phylogeography constrains dispersal and viability of the Ice Free Corridor in western Canada.

Heintzman PD, Froese D, Ives JW, Soares AE, Zazula GD, Letts B, Andrews TD, Driver JC, Hall E, Hare PG, Jass CN, MacKay G, Southon JR, Stiller M, Woywitka R, Suchard MA, Shapiro B

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2016

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1601077113 PMID: 27274051

Geoarchaeology of Boreal Forest Dune-Wetland Complexes in Alberta, Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Woywitka, Robin

Keywords: Geoarchaeology; Archaeology; Boreal Forest; Climate Change Archaeology

$67,994

Cultural Politics of Energy in Northern Alberta: Refining Insights into Oil Sands Impacts and Processes Concerning Indigenous Peoples

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Westman, Clinton N.

Keywords: environmental social science; oil sands; Indigenous peoples; impacts and benefits; consultations; food sovereignty; workers' experience; monitoring; cultural resource management; intersectional effects; multi-species impacts; community engagement; treaty

$89,370

Cultural Politics of Energy in Northern Alberta: Refining Insights into Oil Sands Impacts and Processes Concerning Indigenous Peoples

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Westman, Clinton N.

Keywords: environmental social science; oil sands; Indigenous peoples; impacts and benefits; consultations; food sovereignty; workers' experience; monitoring; cultural resource management; intersectional effects; multi-species impacts; community engagement; treaty

$202,444

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Duane Froese

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2016

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Geoarchaeology Dear Professor Woywitka, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Bison phylogeography constrains dispersal and viability of the Ice Free Corridor in western Canada." (2016), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Geoarchaeology of Boreal Forest Dune-Wetland Complexes in Alberta, Canada" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]