Mario Levesque, Mount Allison University

Research

Marshall decisions Indigenous rights Atlantic fishery Donald Marshall Atlantic Canada New Brunswick economic development moderate livelihood

Latest papers

Living with persistent illness and uncertainty: Patient narratives on Lyme disease in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2026 · senior author
A Multiple Streams Approach to Understanding the Issues and Challenges of Lyme Disease Management in Canada's Maritime Provinces.
International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019 · first author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Rough Waters: The Legacy of the Marshall Decisions
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Fostering the Next Wave of Disability Leaders
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$47,486
Environmental governance in the Gulf of St. Lawrence: contested political relations in a Canadian inland sea
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$224,042

All 3 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Living with persistent illness and uncertainty: Patient narratives on Lyme disease in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Cox M, Levesque M

Social science & medicine (1982)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119742 PMID: 42664742

02

A Multiple Streams Approach to Understanding the Issues and Challenges of Lyme Disease Management in Canada's Maritime Provinces.

Levesque M, Klohn M

International journal of environmental research and public health2019First author

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16091531 PMID: 31052190

Rough Waters: The Legacy of the Marshall Decisions

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Levesque, Mario R.J.

Keywords: Marshall decisions; Indigenous rights; Atlantic fishery; Donald Marshall; Atlantic Canada; New Brunswick; economic development; moderate livelihood; Crown-Indigenous relations; reconciliation

$25,000

Fostering the Next Wave of Disability Leaders

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Levesque, Mario

Keywords: (1) Disability Policy; (2) Leadership; (3) Atlantic Canada; (4) Program Delivery; (5) Disability Organizations; (6) Nonprofit Management; (7) Public Policy; (8) Canadian Politics

$47,486

Environmental governance in the Gulf of St. Lawrence: contested political relations in a Canadian inland sea

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Clancy, Peter

Keywords: governance; environment; politics; Gulf of St. Lawrence; natural resources; ecology; management regimes

$224,042

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: Marshall decisions Dear Professor Levesque, 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]. I read your paper "Living with persistent illness and uncertainty: Patient narratives on Lyme disease in Nova Scotia, Canada." (2026), and it 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 "Rough Waters: The Legacy of the Marshall Decisions" (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]