David Leadbeater, Laurentian University

Research

Northern community development-Ontario municipal amalgamation economic development-Ontario urban planning-Canada urban revitalization resource communities-Canada shrinking cities-city

Latest funding

Amalgamation, Community Decline, and the Future of Northern Resource-Dependent Communities
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$98,700
Engaging Hinterland Communities in Decline : Prickly Lessons from Schumacher and the Porcupines of Northern Ontario
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$44,957
Resources, empire and labour: a research workshop on globalization and alternatives
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$22,891

All 3 grants and awards

Amalgamation, Community Decline, and the Future of Northern Resource-Dependent Communities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Leadbeater, David

Keywords: community development-Ontario; municipal amalgamation; resource communities-Canada; economic development-Ontario; northern; urban planning-Canada; shrinking cities-city; northern; urban revitalization

$98,700

Engaging Hinterland Communities in Decline : Prickly Lessons from Schumacher and the Porcupines of Northern Ontario

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Leadbeater, David

Keywords: community development-Ontario; municipal amalgamation; resource-based communities-Canada; economic development-Ontario; Northern; urban planning-Canada; shrinking cities-Canada; Northern; urban revitalization

$44,957

Resources, empire and labour: a research workshop on globalization and alternatives

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Leadbeater, David

Keywords: globalization; regional development; mining labour; resource-dependent communities; single-industry communities; mining tows; mining industry; resource extraction; imperialism

$22,891

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: Northern Dear Professor Leadbeater, 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 northern 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 "Amalgamation, Community Decline, and the Future of Northern Resource-Dependent Communities" (2020), 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]