Meridith Lovell-Johnston, Lakehead University

Research

Humanizing Learning Online Learning Postsecondary Education Adult Learning Models Adult Learners Non-traditional Learners Alternative Education early childhood

Latest funding

Educators' Understanding and Implementation of the Foundational Early Literacy Skills
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$324,891
Humanizing Learning in Online and Offline Spaces for Instructors Working with Adult Learners Who Face Barriers to Postsecondary Education
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$37,956
Humanizing Learning in Online and Offline Spaces for Instructors Working with Adult Learners Who Face Barriers to Postsecondary Education
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$23,848

All 4 grants and awards

Educators' Understanding and Implementation of the Foundational Early Literacy Skills

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lovell-Johnston, Meridith A.

$324,891

Humanizing Learning in Online and Offline Spaces for Instructors Working with Adult Learners Who Face Barriers to Postsecondary Education

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Lovell-Johnston, Meridith

Keywords: Humanizing Learning; Online Learning; Postsecondary Education; Adult Learning Models; Adult Learners; Non-traditional Learners; Alternative Education

$37,956

Humanizing Learning in Online and Offline Spaces for Instructors Working with Adult Learners Who Face Barriers to Postsecondary Education

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Lovell-Johnston, Meridith

Keywords: Humanizing Learning; Online Learning; Postsecondary Education; Adult Learning Models; Adult Learners; Non-traditional Learners; Alternative Education

$23,848

Enhancing Instruction in Early Literacy, Inquiry Kindergarten Classrooms

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Lovell-Johnston, Meridith A.

Keywords: early childhood; kindergarten; inquiry; pedagogy; literacy education; professional development

$24,941

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: Humanizing Learning Dear Professor Lovell-Johnston, 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 humanizing learning 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 "Educators' Understanding and Implementation of the Foundational Early Literacy Skills" (2025), 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]