Willow Allen, University of Victoria

Research

settler colonial socialization settler pedagogies reconcilitation public sector workers Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action settler colonialism interdisciplinary antiracism methods

Latest funding

Indigenous Specific Racism in the Academy: Research towards Action-Oriented Change
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$290,000
Indigenous Specific Racism in the Academy: Research towards Action-Oriented Change
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$160,000
In the deep: How do public sector workers reproduce and disrupt settler colonialism?
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$42,099

All 3 grants and awards

Indigenous Specific Racism in the Academy: Research towards Action-Oriented Change

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative

Principal investigators: LaVallee, Amanda

Keywords: Anti-Indigenous Racism; Racism in the Academy; Indigenous research methodologies; Indigenous ethics; Indigenous pedagogy; Institutional Racism; Systemic Racism

$290,000

Indigenous Specific Racism in the Academy: Research towards Action-Oriented Change

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative

Principal investigators: LaVallee, Amanda

Keywords: Anti-Indigenous Racism; Racism in the Academy; Indigenous research methodologies; Indigenous ethics; Indigenous pedagogy; Institutional Racism; Systemic Racism

$160,000

In the deep: How do public sector workers reproduce and disrupt settler colonialism?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Allen, Willow Samara

Keywords: settler colonial socialization; settler pedagogies; reconcilitation; public sector workers; Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action; settler colonialism; interdisciplinary; antiracism methods; coalition building; solidarities

$42,099

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Mention their SSHRC grant from 2020

Subject: Prospective PhD student: settler colonial socialization Dear Professor Allen, 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 settler colonial socialization 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 "In the deep: How do public sector workers reproduce and disrupt settler colonialism?" (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]