Margaret MacDonald, Saint Mary's University

Research

family Bible Qur'an children parenting adoption community colonial

Latest funding

Childhood, Education, and Family Relations in Early Christian Communities
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$93,379
Expanding the family in Christianity and Islam: intersectional and decolonizing perspectives
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$26,745

All 2 grants and awards

Childhood, Education, and Family Relations in Early Christian Communities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: MacDonald, Margaret Y.

$93,379

Expanding the family in Christianity and Islam: intersectional and decolonizing perspectives

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: MacDonald, Margaret

Keywords: family; Bible; Qur'an; children; parenting; adoption; community; colonial; Christianity; Islam

$26,745

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: family Dear Professor MacDonald, 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 family 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 "Childhood, Education, and Family Relations in Early Christian Communities" (2025), 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]