Jennifer Nutton, University of Victoria

Research

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Child welfare practice and policy

Latest funding

Lexical richness in a polysynthetic language: Dene Suline
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$70,797
Canadian Consortium on Child Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care: Developing cohesive intersectoral practices and policies to support trauma-impacted children and youth
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$1,088,509
Canadian Consortium on Child Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care: Developing cohesive intersectoral practices and policies to support trauma-impacted children and youth
SSHRC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$807,914

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Lexical richness in a polysynthetic language: Dene Suline

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lovick, Olga Charlotte

Keywords: Indigenous languages; Dene languages; lexical diversity; lexicography

$70,797

Canadian Consortium on Child Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care: Developing cohesive intersectoral practices and policies to support trauma-impacted children and youth

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Grants

Keywords: trauma-informed care; complex trauma; child protection; child and youth services; outreach; engagement; intervention; policy

$1,088,509

Canadian Consortium on Child Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care: Developing cohesive intersectoral practices and policies to support trauma-impacted children and youth

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Grants

Keywords: trauma-informed care; complex trauma; child protection; child and youth services; outreach; engagement; intervention; policy

$807,914

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: Child welfare practice and policy Dear Professor Nutton, 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 child welfare practice and policy 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]