Sara Kehoe, Saint Mary's University

Research

british world, atlantic canada, caribbean, peripheries, migration, catholicism, ethnicity, agency, socio-economic development, public engagement British Empire Atlantic Canada Scottish Catholic Migration Irish Catholic Migration Settler Colonialism Colonization Catholicism

Latest funding

Equitable opportunities for research and tertiary education for people with lived experience of displacement
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Canada Research Chair in Atlantic Canada Communities
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$200,000
Canada Research Chair in Atlantic Canada Communities
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$225,000

All 5 grants and awards

Equitable opportunities for research and tertiary education for people with lived experience of displacement

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Grants

Keywords: forced displacement; higher education; employment; migration; mobility; refugee resettlement; refugee protection; credential recognition; newcomers; tertiary education

$20,000

Canada Research Chair in Atlantic Canada Communities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Kehoe, Sara

$200,000

Canada Research Chair in Atlantic Canada Communities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Kehoe, Sara Karly

Keywords: british empire, atlantic canada, scottish catholic migration, irish catholic migration, settler colonialism, colonization, catholicism, rural communities, agency

$225,000

A Catholic Atlantic? Minority Agency in the British World, 1763-1860

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Kehoe, Sara

Keywords: (1) British Empire; (2) Atlantic World; (3) Catholic Church; (4) Minority Agency; (5) Migration; (6) Catholic Laity; (7) Settler Colonialism; (8) Race; (9) Religiosity; (10) Catholicism

$50,515

Atlantic Canada Communities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Kehoe, Sara Karly

Keywords: british world, atlantic canada, caribbean, peripheries, migration, catholicism, ethnicity, agency, socio-economic development, public engagement

$555,000

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: british world, atlantic canada, caribbean, peripheries, migration, catholicism, ethnicity, agency, socio-economic development, public engagement Dear Professor Kehoe, 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 british world, atlantic canada, caribbean, peripheries, migration, catholicism, ethnicity, agency, socio-economic development, public engagement 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 "Canada Research Chair in Atlantic Canada Communities" (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]