Margaret Erasmus, University of the Fraser Valley

Research

Forum Theatre Implementation Science Indigenous Intergenerational Mental Wellness Theatre Of The Oppressed Youth Berries

Latest funding

"Giving the Gift to Each Other": Implementing Indigenized Forum Theatre for Mental Wellness
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$504,900
Indigenous Community-Driven Climate Change Food Security in Northern Canada through Strengthening and Enhancing Agriculture
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$125,000

All 2 grants and awards

"Giving the Gift to Each Other": Implementing Indigenized Forum Theatre for Mental Wellness

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Jardine, Cynthia; Erasmus, Margaret

Keywords: Forum Theatre; Implementation Science; Indigenous; Intergenerational; Mental Wellness; Theatre Of The Oppressed; Youth

$504,900

Indigenous Community-Driven Climate Change Food Security in Northern Canada through Strengthening and Enhancing Agriculture

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Cat. Grant: CBR in Climate Change Priority Area- Food Security in Northern Comm.

Principal investigators: Jardine, Cynthia; Erasmus, Margaret; Erland, Lauren A; Lines, Laurie-Ann

Keywords: Berries; Climate Change; Food Security; Indigenous Peoples; Northern Canada; Traditional Foods; Traditional Knowledge

$125,000

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: Forum Theatre Dear Professor Erasmus, 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 forum theatre 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 CIHR-funded project ""Giving the Gift to Each Other": Implementing Indigenized Forum Theatre for Mental Wellness" (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]