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Alycia Hall
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Latest funding
- $62,607
Strategic Ties: Family, Land, and Plantation Connections in Maroon Jamaica
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
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Strategic Ties: Family, Land, and Plantation Connections in Maroon Jamaica
Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants
Principal investigators: Hall, Alycia
$62,607
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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Profile data last refreshed on September 27, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.