Phoebe Stephens, Dalhousie University

Research

Sustainable food systems Agrifoodtech Social innovation Venture capital Sustainability transitions Financialization Power in the food system interdisciplinary workshop

Latest funding

Capitalizing on Transformation: A Recipe for Sustainable Food Systems
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$72,481
Venture Capital and Sustainable Food Futures: Opportunities, constraints and trajectories
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$57,548
Common Ground Canada Network
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$599,088

All 3 grants and awards

Capitalizing on Transformation: A Recipe for Sustainable Food Systems

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Open Research Area

Principal investigators: Stephens, Phoebe

$72,481

Venture Capital and Sustainable Food Futures: Opportunities, constraints and trajectories

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Stephens, Phoebe

Keywords: Sustainable food systems; Agrifoodtech; Social innovation; Venture capital; Sustainability transitions; Financialization; Power in the food system

$57,548

Common Ground Canada Network

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Social Sciences and Humanities Research Network on Sustainable Agriculture in a Net-Zero Economy

Principal investigators: Foster, Karen

$599,088

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: Sustainable food systems Dear Professor Stephens, 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 sustainable food systems 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 "Capitalizing on Transformation: A Recipe for Sustainable Food Systems" (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]