Mary Doucette, Cape Breton University

Research

wise practices Indigenous led energy research clean energy Reconciliation Etuaptmumk Two Eyed Seeing carbon zero

Latest funding

Indigenous Governance: The Case of Clearwater Seafoods
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$64,987
Sustaining Our Island: Unama'ki Collaborative Climate Solutions
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$63,576
Exploring the goal of Net-Zero in Unama'ki
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 3 grants and awards

Indigenous Governance: The Case of Clearwater Seafoods

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Phelps, Luke

$64,987

Sustaining Our Island: Unama'ki Collaborative Climate Solutions

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Kish, Kaitlin M.

Keywords: Climate adaptation; Indigenous knowledge; Community resilience; Ecological economics; Renewable energy; Two-Eyed Seeing; Partnership development; Data management; Sustainable development; Citizen science; Capacity b

$63,576

Exploring the goal of Net-Zero in Unama'ki

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Doucette, Mary E.

Keywords: wise practices; Indigenous led; energy research; clean energy; Reconciliation; Etuaptmumk; Two Eyed Seeing; carbon zero; net zero; energy independence

$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: wise practices Dear Professor Doucette, 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 wise practices 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 "Exploring the goal of Net-Zero in Unama'ki" (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]