Tamara Myers, University of British Columbia

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of British Columbia profile.

History of Children and Youth Gender/Women’s History History of Crime and Delinquency History of Adolescence and the Family Quebec/Canada

Latest funding

The Runaways Project: Street Youth and the Transformation of Adolescence in Canada, 1960s-1990s
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$45,453
In relation, at home and across the world: children, youth, and the history of belonging
SSHRC · 2014 · Co-investigator
$15,206
Criminal justice and gendered bodies in Quebec city and Montreal, from the 1840s to the 1930s
SSHRC · 2009 · Co-investigator
$37,000

All 4 grants and awards

No publications available.

The Runaways Project: Street Youth and the Transformation of Adolescence in Canada, 1960s-1990s

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Myers, Tamara G.

Keywords: history of children and youth; history of adolescence; Canadian history; history of delinquency; youth culture

$45,453

In relation, at home and across the world: children, youth, and the history of belonging

Co-investigatorSSHRC2014

Principal investigators: Paris, Leslie

Keywords: history; childhood; youth; family; relationships; age; peer cultures; intergenerational relations; nation; transnational; politics

$15,206

Criminal justice and gendered bodies in Quebec city and Montreal, from the 1840s to the 1930s

Co-investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Fyson, Donald

Keywords: Quebec history; criminal justice; policing; Quebec city; Montreal; gender; youth; alcohol; sexuality; violence

$37,000

On the youth beat: age consciousness and the transformation of policing children, 1939 to the 1960s

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Myers, Tamara G.

Keywords: childhood; adolescence; juvenile justice; policing; gender; youth culture

$45,000

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: History of Children and Youth Dear Professor Myers, 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 history of children and youth 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 "The Runaways Project: Street Youth and the Transformation of Adolescence in Canada, 1960s-1990s" (2024), 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]