Alison Grittner, Cape Breton University

Research

Homelessness Stigma Mental Disabilities Spatial Justice Social Services Community Based Participatory Research Sensory and Arts-Based Methods Case Study Methodology

Latest papers

"I Feel Like a Somebody Again": Ethics of Care at a Shelter for Older Adults Fleeing Abuse in Canada.
Journal of gerontological social work · 2025

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Sensing the past: Exploring disability histories in Alberta
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$72,314
Understanding intersections of stigma, homelessness, and mental disability in a rural and remote community: A case study of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$18,101

All 2 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

"I Feel Like a Somebody Again": Ethics of Care at a Shelter for Older Adults Fleeing Abuse in Canada.

Richardson LR, Canham SL, Weldrick R, Hoselton J, Grittner A, Walsh CA

Journal of gerontological social work2025

DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2025.2468314 PMID: 39984296

Sensing the past: Exploring disability histories in Alberta

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sitter, Kathleen C.

Keywords: Disability; Storytelling; Participatory; Collaborative; Sensory Methods; History

$72,314

Understanding intersections of stigma, homelessness, and mental disability in a rural and remote community: A case study of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Grittner, Alison

Keywords: Homelessness; Stigma; Mental Disabilities; Spatial Justice; Social Services; Community Based Participatory Research; Sensory and Arts-Based Methods; Case Study Methodology

$18,101

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: Homelessness Dear Professor Grittner, 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 ""I Feel Like a Somebody Again": Ethics of Care at a Shelter for Older Adults Fleeing Abuse in Canada." (2025), 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 "Understanding intersections of stigma, homelessness, and mental disability in a rural and remote community: A case study of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia" (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]