Leigh Potvin, Cape Breton University

Research

food security poverty Cape Breton photovoice

Latest funding

Collaborative Food Systems Governance in Atlantic Canada
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$156,250
Storying food landscapes in Cape Breton: a community photovoice project
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 2 grants and awards

Collaborative Food Systems Governance in Atlantic Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Baxter, James R.G.

Keywords: food systems; collaborative governance; local government

$156,250

Storying food landscapes in Cape Breton: a community photovoice project

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Potvin, Leigh C.

Keywords: food security; poverty; Cape Breton; photovoice

$25,000

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: food security Dear Professor Potvin, 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 food security connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]