A.J Withers, Simon Fraser University

Research

homelessness poverty housing freedom of information housing first carceral continuum

Latest funding

Mapping the Carceral Housing Assemblage
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$24,996

All 1 grants and awards

Mapping the Carceral Housing Assemblage

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Withers, A.J

Keywords: homelessness; poverty; housing; freedom of information; housing first; carceral continuum

$24,996

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: homelessness Dear Professor Withers, 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 homelessness 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 "Mapping the Carceral Housing Assemblage" (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]