Karen Schwartz, Carleton University

Research

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Community-Engaged Scholarship and Community-Engaged Research International social work practices Structural approaches to social work practice Use of technology in social work education and practice

Latest funding

Canada 150: Visions for Canada, 2042
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$25,000
Cross-Cultural Learning and Shifting Identities: Research Training for a Transnational World
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$20,000
The Carleton University Institute on the Ethics of Research with Indigenous Peoples
SSHRC · 2014 · Co-investigator
$50,000

All 4 grants and awards

No publications available.

Canada 150: Visions for Canada, 2042

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Keywords: Canada; Canada 150; future; public policy; citizenship; economy; governance; global affairs; indigenous-canada relations; environment; care; communications; immigration; justice; transportation; infrastructure

$25,000

Cross-Cultural Learning and Shifting Identities: Research Training for a Transnational World

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Partnership Grants

Keywords: cross-cultural learning; identity; globalization; transnationalism; latin american studies; european studies; russia/eurasian studies; african studies; student exchange; international placements; research methods; mentorship; knowledge mobilization

$20,000

The Carleton University Institute on the Ethics of Research with Indigenous Peoples

Co-investigatorSSHRC2014

Keywords: electronic arts; interactive arts; digital media; new media; generative art; creativity and computing; cultural ethnography; indigenous communities; art and design practice; experiential education; making culture; DIY; hacking culture; festival; symposium

$50,000

Community first: impacts of community engagement CF:ICE

Co-investigatorSSHRC2011Partnership Grants

Keywords: community; impacts; partnerships; service learning; poverty reduction; food security; sustainability; violence against women

$2,499,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Community-Engaged Scholarship and Community-Engaged Research Dear Professor Schwartz, 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 community-engaged scholarship and community-engaged research 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]