Daniel Walters, Nipissing University

Research

cyanobacteria management socio-economic impacts capacity issues integrated watershed management First Nations

Latest funding

NORAD military legacies: Making visible the compounded historical and present-day effects of PFAS on our shared land, water, and food resources
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$488,950
Assessing cyanobacteria bloom impacts and management in Ontario
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$94,420
NSERC CREATE for freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms (fHABs): Algal Bloom Assessment though Science, Technology and Education (ABATE).
NSERC · 2014 · Co-investigator
$1,650,000

All 5 grants and awards

NORAD military legacies: Making visible the compounded historical and present-day effects of PFAS on our shared land, water, and food resources

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Greer, Kirsten A.

$488,950

Assessing cyanobacteria bloom impacts and management in Ontario

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Walters, Daniel F.

Keywords: cyanobacteria management; socio-economic impacts; capacity issues; integrated watershed management; First Nations

$94,420

NSERC CREATE for freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms (fHABs): Algal Bloom Assessment though Science, Technology and Education (ABATE).

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Trick, Charles

$1,650,000

The social determinants of safe water and well-being: a community level analysis

Co-investigatorSSHRC2008Research Grants - Canadian Environmental Issues

Principal investigators: White, Jerry P.

Keywords: environment; Aboriginal; safe water; social; economic; culture; determinants; high risk; well-being; health

$236,650

Enhancing the capacity of First Nation communities to manage drinking water resources

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Walters, Daniel F.

Keywords: integrated water resource management; management capacity; drinking water; source water protection; policy analysis; water treatment technology; First Nation communities

$36,671

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: cyanobacteria management Dear Professor Walters, 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 cyanobacteria management 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]