Mairi McDermott, University of Calgary

Research

embodied teaching-and-learning feminist pedagogy transdisciplinary motherscholarship biosocial learning motherhood mothering tenure-track Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Latest funding

Crafting transdisciplinary embodied motherscholarship for post-pandemic higher education teaching-and-learning
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$19,905
Mothering on the Tenure Track: A Qualitative Case Study
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$45,876
Affect, embodiment, and place in critical literacy: assembling theory and practice workshop
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$24,829

All 3 grants and awards

Crafting transdisciplinary embodied motherscholarship for post-pandemic higher education teaching-and-learning

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Connection Grants

Principal investigators: McDermott, Mairi

Keywords: embodied teaching-and-learning; feminist pedagogy; transdisciplinary motherscholarship; biosocial learning

$19,905

Mothering on the Tenure Track: A Qualitative Case Study

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: McDermott, Mairi

Keywords: motherhood; mothering; tenure-track; Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; Universities

$45,876

Affect, embodiment, and place in critical literacy: assembling theory and practice workshop

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Lenters, Kimberly

Keywords: literacy; critical literacy; theory and practice; assemblage theory; assemblage as pedagogy

$24,829

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: embodied teaching-and-learning Dear Professor McDermott, 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 embodied teaching-and-learning 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 "Crafting transdisciplinary embodied motherscholarship for post-pandemic higher education teaching-and-learning" (2022), 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]