Simon Barrick, Cape Breton University

Research

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Latest funding

Development of scientific literacy skills through fan-fiction writing on the SCP Wiki: A cyberethnographic study
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$89,288
Partners in Transforming Sport
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$111,072
Two-Eyed Seeing when leading a Mi'kmaq surf program
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$48,840

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Development of scientific literacy skills through fan-fiction writing on the SCP Wiki: A cyberethnographic study

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Gilbert, Brian C.T.

Keywords: science literacy; fandom writing; ethnography; cyberethnography; informal learning spaces

$89,288

Partners in Transforming Sport

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Mair, Heather L.

Keywords: building diversity and inclusion in sport; curling; intersectionality; case study; critical analysis of sport practices; barriers to sport participation

$111,072

Two-Eyed Seeing when leading a Mi'kmaq surf program

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Callary, Bettina

Keywords: Sport; Coaching philosophy; Surfing; Mi'kmaq; Indigenous; socio-cultural

$48,840

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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