Irene Shankar, Mount Royal University

Research

(1) Feminist Research (2) Knowledge Mobilization (3) Sexualized Violence (4) Post-Secondary Institutions (5) Policies on Sexualized Violence (6) Qualitative Research (7) Institutional Practices on Sexualized Violence (8) Feminist Scholars

Latest papers

The making of a medical disorder: tracing the emergence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Alberta.
Social work in public health · 2015 · first author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

#MeTooAcademia: Knowledge (Im)mobilization of Sexualized Violence Research at Canadian Post-Secondary Institutions.
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$40,621

All 1 grants and awards

1 publications.

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The making of a medical disorder: tracing the emergence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Alberta.

Shankar I

Social work in public health2015First author

DOI: 10.1080/19371918.2014.938390 PMID: 25375274

#MeTooAcademia: Knowledge (Im)mobilization of Sexualized Violence Research at Canadian Post-Secondary Institutions.

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Shankar, Irene

Keywords: (1) Feminist Research; (2) Knowledge Mobilization; (3) Sexualized Violence; (4) Post-Secondary Institutions; (5) Policies on Sexualized Violence; (6) Qualitative Research; (7) Institutional Practices on Sexualized Violence; (8) Feminist Scholars

$40,621

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

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: (1) Feminist Research Dear Professor Shankar, 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 "The making of a medical disorder: tracing the emergence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Alberta." (2015), 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 "#MeTooAcademia: Knowledge (Im)mobilization of Sexualized Violence Research at Canadian Post-Secondary Institutions." (2019), 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]