Melissa Nelson, University of Victoria

Research

Convergence/Transdisciplinary Research Creative And Arts Practice Decolonizing And Indigenizing Planetary Health Indigenous And Critical Methodologies Indigenous Health Indigenous-Led Solutions For Climate Change Interconnectivity Of Health Lands And Healthy Peoples International Indigenous Knowledge And Networking

Latest funding

Gathering Together to Nurture Our Relations and Develop a Plan for "Indigenous-Led Resurgence for Planetary Health Governance" Research-Creation-Action Project Proposal
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$50,000

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Gathering Together to Nurture Our Relations and Develop a Plan for "Indigenous-Led Resurgence for Planetary Health Governance" Research-Creation-Action Project Proposal

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Castleden, Heather E; Stark, Heidi; Aikau, Hokulani K; Corntassel, Jeff; Degai, Tatiana; Nelson, Melissa K; Newman, Carey; Quesnelle, Melissa N; Smiles, Deondre A

Keywords: Convergence/Transdisciplinary Research; Creative And Arts Practice; Decolonizing And Indigenizing Planetary Health; Indigenous And Critical Methodologies; Indigenous Health; Indigenous-Led Solutions For Climate Change; Interconnectivity Of Health Lands And Healthy Peoples; International Indigenous Knowledge And Networking; Planetary Health; Transformative Governance

$50,000

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: Convergence/Transdisciplinary Research Dear Professor Nelson, 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 convergence/transdisciplinary research 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 "Gathering Together to Nurture Our Relations and Develop a Plan for "Indigenous-Led Resurgence for Planetary Health Governance" Research-Creation-Action Project Proposal" (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]