Catherine Gidney, St. Thomas University

Research

Mindfulness Insight Meditation Asian Religions Therapeutic Culture North American Culture Counterculture post-World War Two History of Psychology

Latest funding

Mindfulness in North America: An Intellectual and Cultural History, 1950 to 2020
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$38,333
CANADA 150: Symbols of Canada - rethinking our (un)common reference points
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$30,544
Branding the classroom a history of commercialism in Canadian schools 1920-2008
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$43,000

All 3 grants and awards

Mindfulness in North America: An Intellectual and Cultural History, 1950 to 2020

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Gidney, Catherine

Keywords: Mindfulness; Insight Meditation; Asian Religions; Therapeutic Culture; North American Culture; Counterculture; post-World War Two; History of Psychology

$38,333

CANADA 150: Symbols of Canada - rethinking our (un)common reference points

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Dawson, Michael J.F.

Keywords: Canada 150; national identity; national symbols; cultural history

$30,544

Branding the classroom a history of commercialism in Canadian schools 1920-2008

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009

Principal investigators: Gidney, Catherine A.

Keywords: twentieth century Canadian history; history of education; youth culture; history of health; history of commercialism; consumer culture

$43,000

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: Mindfulness Dear Professor Gidney, 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 mindfulness 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 "Mindfulness in North America: An Intellectual and Cultural History, 1950 to 2020" (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]