Livianna Tossutti, Brock University

Research

immigrant settlement and inclusion subjugated knowledges social justice children's issues health literacy identity belonging Afro-descendants

Latest funding

Mobilizing Subjugated Knowledges for a Just and Inclusive Niagara
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$82,050
COVID-19 and pathways to city and neighbourhood resiliency in Toronto's social and community services
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$20,181
Welcoming communities working to improve the inclusion of visible minorities and immigrants in second and third tier Ontario cities
SSHRC · 2008 · Co-investigator
$999,000

All 4 grants and awards

Mobilizing Subjugated Knowledges for a Just and Inclusive Niagara

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Tossutti, Livianna S.

Keywords: immigrant settlement and inclusion; subjugated knowledges; social justice; children's issues; health literacy; identity; belonging; Afro-descendants; Official Language Minority community; sexual and gender diverse newcomers; seasonal agricultural workers

$82,050

COVID-19 and pathways to city and neighbourhood resiliency in Toronto's social and community services

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Tossutti, Livianna

Keywords: Urban resiliency; Neighbourhood resiliency; Social and community services; Pandemic; Equilibrist resiliency; Evolutionary resilieny

$20,181

Welcoming communities working to improve the inclusion of visible minorities and immigrants in second and third tier Ontario cities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2008

Keywords: visible minorities; diversity; immigrants; anti-racism: inclusion; small and medium sized Ontario cities; public policy; social services; integration; community civic resources; children and youth; education; health; discrimination

$999,000

Familism, religiosity and social capital in Canada's majority and minority communities: a multi-level analysis

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Tossutti, Livianna S.

Keywords: social capital; political participation; civic engagement; ethno-cultural political and civic involvement

$19,236

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

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Mention their SSHRC grant from 2023

Subject: Prospective PhD student: immigrant settlement and inclusion Dear Professor Tossutti, 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 immigrant settlement and inclusion 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 "Mobilizing Subjugated Knowledges for a Just and Inclusive Niagara" (2023), 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]