Vivian Howard, Dalhousie University

Research

reading literacy incarceration family literacy foster families

Latest papers

Social Media Content About Children's Pain and Sleep: Content and Network Analysis.
JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2018

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Shared reading as a tool for supporting caregivers of children experiencing maternal incarceration
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$24,989
The regional geography of creativity: an investigation of Atlantic Canadian literature for children and young adults
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$48,580

All 2 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Social Media Content About Children's Pain and Sleep: Content and Network Analysis.

Tougas ME, Chambers CT, Corkum P, Robillard JM, Gruzd A, Howard V, Kampen A, Boerner KE, Hundert AS

JMIR pediatrics and parenting2018

DOI: 10.2196/11193 PMID: 31518292

Shared reading as a tool for supporting caregivers of children experiencing maternal incarceration

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Howard, Vivian F.G.

Keywords: reading; literacy; incarceration; family literacy; foster families

$24,989

The regional geography of creativity: an investigation of Atlantic Canadian literature for children and young adults

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Howard, Vivian F.G.

Keywords: children's literature; Canadian literature; regional literature; education; culture; publishing; globalization

$48,580

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Communication and media studies
Psychology and Neuroscience
Other

Co-authors at Dalhousie University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Penny Corkum

Psychology and Neuroscience

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Anatoliy Gruzd

Communication and media studies

1 shared papers, latest 2018

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: reading Dear Professor Howard, 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 "Social Media Content About Children's Pain and Sleep: Content and Network Analysis." (2018), and it 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]