Onyx Sloan Morgan, University of British Columbia

Research

wildfire fire insurance settler colonialism property British Columbia risk climate justice

Latest funding

Tasii?akqin ?uyaqhmisukqin (Our Journey, Our Story): Huu-ay-aht Perspectives on Modern Treaty Implementation
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$490,014
Tracing the Settler Colonial Legacies of Insurance: From Empire to Wildfires in British Columbia, Canada
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$54,194
Exploring leadership development for women and girls: challenges and opportunities to diversify the culture of Canadian sport
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$68,105

All 3 grants and awards

Tasii?akqin ?uyaqhmisukqin (Our Journey, Our Story): Huu-ay-aht Perspectives on Modern Treaty Implementation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Happynook, Tommy G.C.

$490,014

Tracing the Settler Colonial Legacies of Insurance: From Empire to Wildfires in British Columbia, Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sloan Morgan, Onyx

Keywords: wildfire; fire; insurance; settler colonialism; property; British Columbia; risk; climate justice

$54,194

Exploring leadership development for women and girls: challenges and opportunities to diversify the culture of Canadian sport

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Rogers, Morgan

Keywords: leadership; leadership development; leadership learning; girls and women; leadership in sport; program evaluation; sport psychology; resilience

$68,105

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: wildfire Dear Professor Sloan Morgan, 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 wildfire 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 "Tracing the Settler Colonial Legacies of Insurance: From Empire to Wildfires in British Columbia, Canada" (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]