Kimberly Thomas-Francois, Thompson Rivers University

Research

Information Communication Technology Sustainable Tourism Sustainable Development Tourism Hotels and Accommodation Properties Labour Management Service Management Service Dominant Logic

Latest funding

Indigenous-led conservation for reconciliation in parks and protected areas
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$54,792
Information Communication Technology at Hotels - A Route to Sustainable Development
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$66,944
New retail food shopping - impacts on Canadian food retailing and consumers
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$44,869

All 3 grants and awards

Indigenous-led conservation for reconciliation in parks and protected areas

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Mason, Courtney W.

Keywords: Tourism development; Parks and protected areas; Indigenous-led conservation; Reconciliation; Indigenous Histories; Rural livelihoods; Climate resilience

$54,792

Information Communication Technology at Hotels - A Route to Sustainable Development

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Thomas-Francois, Kimberly

Keywords: Information Communication Technology; Sustainable Tourism; Sustainable Development; Tourism; Hotels and Accommodation Properties; Labour Management; Service Management; Service Dominant Logic; Digital Commerce; Ebusiness

$66,944

New retail food shopping - impacts on Canadian food retailing and consumers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Thomas-Francois, Kimberly

Keywords: Virtual Food Shopping; Virtual Cooked-Food Shopping; Smart Food Shopping; Smart Food and Hospitality Shopping; Consumer Learning; Consumer Cultural Acceptance; Consumer Behaviour; Business Ecosystems; Food Security and Food Accesss; New Retail and Hospitality

$44,869

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: Information Communication Technology Dear Professor Thomas-Francois, 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 information communication technology 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 "Information Communication Technology at Hotels - A Route to Sustainable Development" (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]