Rhonda Stephens, University of Victoria

Research

Anti-Colonial Public Health Colonial Dispossession Downtown Eastside Environmental Respossession Indigenous Resurgence Nation-Specific Cultural Connection Severe Housing Exploitation Storied Methodologies

Latest funding

Holding space for Indigenous re-narration of urban wellness, self-determination, and community flourishing in colonial Vancouver's Downtown Eastside's Single Room Occupancy Hotels
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$1,595,025

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Holding space for Indigenous re-narration of urban wellness, self-determination, and community flourishing in colonial Vancouver's Downtown Eastside's Single Room Occupancy Hotels

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Masuda, Jeffrey R; Stephens, Rhonda

Keywords: Anti-Colonial Public Health; Colonial Dispossession; Downtown Eastside; Environmental Respossession; Indigenous Resurgence; Nation-Specific Cultural Connection; Severe Housing Exploitation; Storied Methodologies; Strength-Based Research; Tenant Organizing

$1,595,025

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: Anti-Colonial Public Health Dear Professor Stephens, 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 anti-colonial public health 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 "Holding space for Indigenous re-narration of urban wellness, self-determination, and community flourishing in colonial Vancouver's Downtown Eastside's Single Room Occupancy Hotels" (2024), 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]