Janice Miller-Young, University of Alberta

Research

education teams diversity inclusivity engineering belonging identity self-efficacy

Latest funding

Underrepresented groups in engineering education
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$69,807

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Underrepresented groups in engineering education

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Miller-Young, Janice

Keywords: education; teams; diversity; inclusivity; engineering; belonging; identity; self-efficacy; student experience

$69,807

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: education Dear Professor Miller-Young, 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]. Your research on education 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 "Underrepresented groups in engineering education" (2021), 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]