Heather Boynton, University of Calgary

Research

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Latest funding

A Pan-Canadian Study of Social Workers' Experiences of Children and their Spirituality in Counselling
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$22,803
COVID-19: Children's Intervention Services: Exploring the Lived Experience of Alberta Children's Services' Social Workers during COVID-19
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$24,865
Evaluating Organizational Cultural Competence Through Participatory Action
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$24,980

All 4 grants and awards

No publications available.

A Pan-Canadian Study of Social Workers' Experiences of Children and their Spirituality in Counselling

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Boynton, Heather

Keywords: children; spirituality; social work; counselling; thematic analysis; religion; faith; clinician; qualitative; research

$22,803

COVID-19: Children's Intervention Services: Exploring the Lived Experience of Alberta Children's Services' Social Workers during COVID-19

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Engage Grants (PEG) COVID-19 Special Initiative

Principal investigators: Boynton, Heather M.

Keywords: COVID-19; childrens services; child welfare; pandemic; qualitative research; participatory action research; thematic analysis; constructivist; lived experience; best practices; policy; workers

$24,865

Evaluating Organizational Cultural Competence Through Participatory Action

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Boynton, Heather M.

Keywords: cultural competence; cultural humility; organizational change; program evaluation; focus groups; participatory action research

$24,980

Canadian Consortium on Child Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care: Developing cohesive intersectoral practices and policies to support trauma-impacted children and youth

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Grants

Keywords: trauma-informed care; complex trauma; child protection; child and youth services; outreach; engagement; intervention; policy

$807,914

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 Dear Professor Boynton, 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 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 "A Pan-Canadian Study of Social Workers' Experiences of Children and their Spirituality in Counselling" (2024), 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]