Lucas Crawford, University of Alberta

Research

transgender mental health madness art literature performance queer theory queer

Latest funding

Get Mad: New Transgender Arts of Wellness
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$121,353
Get Mad: New Transgender Arts of Wellness
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$37,352
Transgender Creativity and Mental Health
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$240,000

All 4 grants and awards

Get Mad: New Transgender Arts of Wellness

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Crawford, Lucas

Keywords: transgender; madness; mental health; art; literature; performance; queer theory

$121,353

Get Mad: New Transgender Arts of Wellness

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Crawford, Lucas

Keywords: transgender; madness; mental health; art; literature; performance; queer theory

$37,352

Transgender Creativity and Mental Health

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Crawford, Lucas

$240,000

Transgender Creativity and Mental Health

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Crawford, Lucas

Keywords: transgender queer space architecture mental health design poetry creative writing

$190,000

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: transgender Dear Professor Crawford, 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 transgender 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 "Get Mad: New Transgender Arts of Wellness" (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]