Nevin Harper, University of Victoria

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Victoria profile.

Adventure recreation Outdoor education and therapies Leadership Outdoor risky play

Latest funding

Adolescent wilderness therapy for mental health and substance abuse: Advancing understanding of wilderness as a treatment factor at Pine River Institute
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$12,987

All 1 grants and awards

No publications available.

Adolescent wilderness therapy for mental health and substance abuse: Advancing understanding of wilderness as a treatment factor at Pine River Institute

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Harper, Nevin J.

Keywords: adolescent treatment; wilderness therapy; substance use; mental health; residential treatment

$12,987

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: Adventure recreation Dear Professor Harper, 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 adventure recreation 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 SSHRC-funded project "Adolescent wilderness therapy for mental health and substance abuse: Advancing understanding of wilderness as a treatment factor at Pine River Institute" (2020), 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]