Jessica Metcalfe, Lakehead University

Research

(1) migration (2) bison (3) Dene (4) Athapaskan (5) stable isotope (6) Indigenous archaeology (7) hunting (8) strontium isotope

Latest funding

Dene Bison Hunting and Migration: Western Science and Indigenous Perspectives
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$63,924

All 1 grants and awards

Dene Bison Hunting and Migration: Western Science and Indigenous Perspectives

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Metcalfe, Jessica

Keywords: (1) migration; (2) bison; (3) Dene; (4) Athapaskan; (5) stable isotope; (6) Indigenous archaeology; (7) hunting; (8) strontium isotope; (9) collaborative practice

$63,924

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: (1) migration Dear Professor Metcalfe, 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 (1) migration 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 "Dene Bison Hunting and Migration: Western Science and Indigenous Perspectives" (2019), 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]