Cathlene Hillier, Crandall University

Research

digital technology families education children school-family connections socioeconomic status rural urban

Latest funding

Emerging Digital Technologies & Digital Capital: Examining Technology Use amongst Children, Families, and Schools in New Brunswick and Ontario
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$67,817
Building a University-School Partnership through Science and Mathematics
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$20,506

Emerging Digital Technologies & Digital Capital: Examining Technology Use amongst Children, Families, and Schools in New Brunswick and Ontario

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Hillier, Cathlene

Keywords: digital technology; families; education; children; school-family connections; socioeconomic status; rural; urban

$67,817

Building a University-School Partnership through Science and Mathematics

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Campbell, Tye

Keywords: mathematics education; science education; teacher education; STEM learning

$20,506

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: digital technology Dear Professor Hillier, 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 digital technology 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 "Emerging Digital Technologies & Digital Capital: Examining Technology Use amongst Children, Families, and Schools in New Brunswick and Ontario" (2021), 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]