Maureen Kihika, Simon Fraser University

Research

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Latest papers

'Good Intentions' that 'Do Harm': Canada's state multiculturalism policy in the case of Black Canadians.
Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie · 2022 · first author

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Latest funding

Understanding Precarity in BC (UP-BC)
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$912,288

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'Good Intentions' that 'Do Harm': Canada's state multiculturalism policy in the case of Black Canadians.

Kihika M

Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie2022First author

DOI: 10.1111/cars.12397 PMID: 36042695

Understanding Precarity in BC (UP-BC)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Grants

Keywords: precarity; precarious employment; policy; community based research; participatory research; regulation; intersectionality; British Columbia; mixed methods; survey research; knowledge base; data visualization; labour studies; geography; economics

$912,288

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Kihika, 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]. I read your paper "'Good Intentions' that 'Do Harm': Canada's state multiculturalism policy in the case of Black Canadians." (2022), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]