Lauren Kepkiewicz, University of Manitoba

Research

nonprofit food sovereignty equity anti-racism anti-colonialism food systems anti-oppression intersectional theory

Latest funding

Building equity by reimagining governance: A nonprofit confronts racism, colonialism, and neoliberalism
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Advancing equitable land policy in Canada
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$25,000

Building equity by reimagining governance: A nonprofit confronts racism, colonialism, and neoliberalism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Kepkiewicz, Lauren W.

Keywords: nonprofit; food sovereignty; equity; anti-racism; anti-colonialism; food systems; anti-oppression; intersectional theory

$25,000

Advancing equitable land policy in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Desmarais, Annette A.

Keywords: equitable farmland tenure policy; National Farmers Union; rural property; food sovereignty

$25,000

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: nonprofit Dear Professor Kepkiewicz, 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 nonprofit 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 "Building equity by reimagining governance: A nonprofit confronts racism, colonialism, and neoliberalism" (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]