Colette Smart, University of Victoria

Research

Adverse Childhood Experiences Clinical Neuropsychology Complex Trauma Neurorehabilitation Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Rehabilitation Medicine Trauma-Informed Practice

Latest funding

First-Generation/Working-Class Students in Higher Education: Understanding their Experiences, their Struggles, and their Strategies to Mitigate Potential Disadvantages in Order to Foster Success
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$74,471
Establishing Principles of Trauma-Informed Practice in the Neurorehabilitation Context
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$9,875

All 2 grants and awards

First-Generation/Working-Class Students in Higher Education: Understanding their Experiences, their Struggles, and their Strategies to Mitigate Potential Disadvantages in Order to Foster Success

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Léger, Catherine

Keywords: first-generation students; working-class students; access to higher education; upward mobility; social class; economic disparity; equity; diversity and inclusion; university policy; campus cultures

$74,471

Establishing Principles of Trauma-Informed Practice in the Neurorehabilitation Context

Nominated PICIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Smart, Colette M; McVaugh-Smock, Simon

Keywords: Adverse Childhood Experiences; Clinical Neuropsychology; Complex Trauma; Neurorehabilitation; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Rehabilitation Medicine; Trauma-Informed Practice

$9,875

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: Adverse Childhood Experiences Dear Professor Smart, 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 adverse childhood experiences 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 "Establishing Principles of Trauma-Informed Practice in the Neurorehabilitation Context" (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]