Dara Kelly, Simon Fraser University

Research

Indigenous economies Indigenous wellbeing Indigenous freedom Indigenous sovereignty

Latest funding

In honour of wholeness: Indigenous economic wellbeing and freedom (IEWF)
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$69,222
Examining the role of dynamic factors in the self-stigma of borderline personality disorder
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$204,206
The Balance Co-Lab: Collaboration for Sustainable Communities
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$276,467

All 3 grants and awards

In honour of wholeness: Indigenous economic wellbeing and freedom (IEWF)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kelly, Dara

Keywords: Indigenous economies; Indigenous wellbeing; Indigenous freedom; Indigenous sovereignty

$69,222

Examining the role of dynamic factors in the self-stigma of borderline personality disorder

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Amestoy, Maya MA.

Keywords: borderline personality disorder; stigma; self-compassion; coping

$204,206

The Balance Co-Lab: Collaboration for Sustainable Communities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Grants

Keywords: self-determination; Indigenous sustainable community development; social and community-based entrepreneurship; cross-sector collaboration; organizational learning; social innovation; Indigenous economies; cumulative impacts assessment

$276,467

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: Indigenous economies Dear Professor Kelly, 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 indigenous economies 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 "In honour of wholeness: Indigenous economic wellbeing and freedom (IEWF)" (2025), 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]