Yolande Pottie-Sherman, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

housing immigration cities northern canada migration

Latest funding

New home North: Housing experiences of newcomers in Canadian Northern cities
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$49,629
New home North: Housing experiences of newcomers in Canadian Northern cities
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$143,335
Immigration, urban change, and the contemporary Rust Belt: The impact of recent immigration-focused urban growth coalitions in Cleveland, Ohio and Hamilton, Ontario
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$50,169

All 3 grants and awards

New home North: Housing experiences of newcomers in Canadian Northern cities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Pottie-Sherman, Yolande

Keywords: housing; immigration; cities; northern canada; migration

$49,629

New home North: Housing experiences of newcomers in Canadian Northern cities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Pottie-Sherman, Yolande

Keywords: housing; immigration; cities; northern canada; migration

$143,335

Immigration, urban change, and the contemporary Rust Belt: The impact of recent immigration-focused urban growth coalitions in Cleveland, Ohio and Hamilton, Ontario

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Pottie-Sherman, Yolande

Keywords: (1) immigration; (2) policy; (3) United States; (4) Canada; (5) cities; (6) Rust Belt; (7) urban; (8) subnational actors; (9) austerity; (10) integration

$50,169

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: housing Dear Professor Pottie-Sherman, 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 housing 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 "New home North: Housing experiences of newcomers in Canadian Northern cities" (2020), 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]