Breanna Lawrence, Brandon University

Research

Precarious Work Decent Work Mental Health Family Well-Being Research Creation Qualitative Methods Career Development

Latest funding

Building hopeful futures: Climate aware career development through participatory action research
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$39,656
Conduct problems exacerbate the link between gender-based discrimination and depression and substance use among youth
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$59,650
Precarious Work and Mental Health: Exploring Uncertainty Through Research-Creation
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$29,651

All 3 grants and awards

Building hopeful futures: Climate aware career development through participatory action research

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Hudson Breen, Rebecca

Keywords: career development; work; eco-anxiety; climate change

$39,656

Conduct problems exacerbate the link between gender-based discrimination and depression and substance use among youth

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Morgan, Rachael

Keywords: discrimination; peer victimization; adolescents; depression; substance use; conduct problems; longitudinal; quantitative

$59,650

Precarious Work and Mental Health: Exploring Uncertainty Through Research-Creation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Lawrence, Breanna

Keywords: Precarious Work; Decent Work; Mental Health; Family; Well-Being; Research Creation; Qualitative Methods; Career Development; Visual Artworks

$29,651

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: Precarious Work Dear Professor Lawrence, 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 precarious work 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 "Precarious Work and Mental Health: Exploring Uncertainty Through Research-Creation" (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]