Natalia Escobar Castrillon, Carleton University

Research

urban equity immigration and displacement diasporic agency first-hand experience participatory mapping underrepresented communities spatial justice community engagement

Latest funding

Undoing White Settler Designed Cities: Understanding the Urban Experiences of Immigrant and Refugee Women in Canada
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$37,541
Canadian Architecture Forums on Education: CAFE Capital
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$25,000

All 2 grants and awards

Undoing White Settler Designed Cities: Understanding the Urban Experiences of Immigrant and Refugee Women in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Escobar Castrillon, Natalia

Keywords: urban equity; immigration and displacement; diasporic agency; first-hand experience; participatory mapping; underrepresented communities; spatial justice; community engagement; community empowerment; gender studies

$37,541

Canadian Architecture Forums on Education: CAFE Capital

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Landrum, Lisa

Keywords: architecture; equity; spatial justice; inclusive communities; anti-racism; design education; leadership development; arts and culture; built environment; sustainable urbanism; community outreach; social well-being; experiential learning; public policy

$25,000

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: urban equity Dear Professor Escobar Castrillon, 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 urban equity 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 "Undoing White Settler Designed Cities: Understanding the Urban Experiences of Immigrant and Refugee Women in Canada" (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]