Anna Kopec, Carleton University

Research

homelessness lived experience public policy poverty mapping services barriers to access visibility

Latest papers

Relationships, Trust and Accountability, and Critical Reflexivity: Developing Quality Data with the "Hard to Reach".
Public opinion quarterly · 2025 · first author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Disaster-Driven Vulnerabilities as Homelessness Pathways: Homelessness as an Eco-Social Risk of Climate Change
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$24,824
The (In)Visibility of Services: Mapping Homelessness Services in Ontario
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$20,923
Lived Experience as Expertise: The Presence of Lived Experience in Research, Service Provision, and Policy on Homelessness in Canada
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$29,814

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Relationships, Trust and Accountability, and Critical Reflexivity: Developing Quality Data with the "Hard to Reach".

Kopec A, Smith A, Johnson GF

Public opinion quarterly2025First author

DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfaf032 PMID: 40917454

Disaster-Driven Vulnerabilities as Homelessness Pathways: Homelessness as an Eco-Social Risk of Climate Change

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Kopec, Anna

Keywords: climate change; homelessness; pathways; climate mitigation; climate shocks; climate resilience

$24,824

The (In)Visibility of Services: Mapping Homelessness Services in Ontario

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Kopec, Anna

Keywords: homelessness; public policy; mapping; services; poverty; barriers to access; visibility; policy integration; lived experience; target populations

$20,923

Lived Experience as Expertise: The Presence of Lived Experience in Research, Service Provision, and Policy on Homelessness in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Knowledge Synthesis Grants - Shifting Dynamics of Privilege and Marginalization

Principal investigators: Kopec, Anna

Keywords: lived experience; homelessness; public policy; service provision; research; methodology; poverty; evaluation

$29,814

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: homelessness Dear Professor Kopec, 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 "Relationships, Trust and Accountability, and Critical Reflexivity: Developing Quality Data with the "Hard to Reach"." (2025), and it 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 "Disaster-Driven Vulnerabilities as Homelessness Pathways: Homelessness as an Eco-Social Risk of Climate Change" (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]