Shannon Herrick, University of British Columbia

Research

gender sexuality LGBTQ2S+youth embodiment theatre creative methods

Latest funding

Playbright: Exploring how LGBTQ2S+ youth experience and express their embodiment through playwriting
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$23,912

All 1 grants and awards

Playbright: Exploring how LGBTQ2S+ youth experience and express their embodiment through playwriting

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Herrick, Shannon S.C.

Keywords: gender; sexuality; LGBTQ2S+; youth; embodiment; theatre; creative methods

$23,912

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: gender Dear Professor Herrick, 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 gender 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 "Playbright: Exploring how LGBTQ2S+ youth experience and express their embodiment through playwriting" (2022), 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]