Rylan Graham, University of Northern British Columbia

Research

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

Growth management intensification recentralization Smart Growth neighbourhood change and downtown revitalization plan evaluation mid-sized Canadian cities pedestrian-oriented design professional planning practice real estate development

Latest funding

Elevating demand for downtown living in Regina
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$98,189
Co-Designing a Research Agenda on Urban Design and Mental Health: A Community-Engaged Planning Initiative in Regina
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Planning for Immigration in Mid-sized Cities: Understanding Culturally Appropriate Infrastructure Strategies to Support Newcomers
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$34,185

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Elevating demand for downtown living in Regina

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Walker, Ryan

$98,189

Co-Designing a Research Agenda on Urban Design and Mental Health: A Community-Engaged Planning Initiative in Regina

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Khayatzadeh-Mahani, Akram

Keywords: Community-Engaged Research; Health Equity; Healthy Cities And Communities For All; Intersection Of Urban Design And Mental Health; Intersectionality Framework; Marginalized Population; Multi-Stakeholder Policy Roundtable; Research Co-Design

$20,000

Planning for Immigration in Mid-sized Cities: Understanding Culturally Appropriate Infrastructure Strategies to Support Newcomers

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Biggar, Jeffrey

Keywords: municipal planning; immigration; migration; physical infrastructure; social infrastructure; community infrastructure; housing; land use planning; growth management; urban development

$34,185

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Growth management Dear Professor Graham, 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 growth management connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]