David Creelman, University of New Brunswick

Research

Maritime Culture Black-Maritime Literature Mi'kmaq-Wolastoqey Literature

Latest funding

Under the Surface: Voices from Maritime Communities
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$33,089
The industrial city in transition: a cultural and environmental inventory of Greater Saint John
SSHRC · 2003 · Co-investigator
$986,522

All 2 grants and awards

Under the Surface: Voices from Maritime Communities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Creelman, David

Keywords: Maritime Culture; Black-Maritime Literature; Mi'kmaq-Wolastoqey Literature

$33,089

The industrial city in transition: a cultural and environmental inventory of Greater Saint John

Co-investigatorSSHRC2003Community-University Research Alliances (CURA)

Keywords: urban change; industrial/post-industrial transition; labour force restructuring; demography; multiculturalism; social and environmental history; economic history; urban and regional planning; urban sustainability; cultural representation; museum studies

$986,522

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: Maritime Culture Dear Professor Creelman, 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 maritime culture 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 "Under the Surface: Voices from Maritime Communities" (2024), 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]