Margaret Ramirez, Simon Fraser University

Research

Gentrification Eviction Housing Urban Social justice Art Resistance Mexico

Latest funding

Towards a nuanced understanding of mindful parenting and its links to child well-being
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$78,274
Gentrification, cultural politics and housing justice in Mexico City
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$67,720
A "Peer-to-Peer" Network for Digital Justice: Reimagining community-based research and tenant organizing in congregate housing settings during COVID-19
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$237,970

All 3 grants and awards

Towards a nuanced understanding of mindful parenting and its links to child well-being

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kil, Hali

Keywords: mindfulness; parenting; well-being; bidirectionality; daily diary methods

$78,274

Gentrification, cultural politics and housing justice in Mexico City

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Ramirez, Margaret

Keywords: Gentrification; Eviction; Housing; Urban; Social justice; Art; Resistance; Mexico

$67,720

A "Peer-to-Peer" Network for Digital Justice: Reimagining community-based research and tenant organizing in congregate housing settings during COVID-19

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021New Frontiers in Research Fund - Special Call

Principal investigators: Masuda, Jeffrey

Keywords: Community based participatory action research Digital justice Housing and tenant rights Policy and planning Digital methodologies

$237,970

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: Gentrification Dear Professor Ramirez, 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 gentrification 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 "Gentrification, cultural politics and housing justice in Mexico City" (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]