Debra Haak, Queen's University

Research

Human Rights Women's Rights Transgender Rights Reconciling Rights Sex Gender Gender Identity Gender Expression

Latest funding

Sex in the Age of Gender: Conceptual Clarity as a Foundation for Reconciling the Interests, Rights, and Experiences of Women, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People in Canada
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$27,448

Sex in the Age of Gender: Conceptual Clarity as a Foundation for Reconciling the Interests, Rights, and Experiences of Women, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Haak, Debra

Keywords: Human Rights; Women's Rights; Transgender Rights; Reconciling Rights; Sex; Gender; Gender Identity; Gender Expression; Law and Society; Law in Context

$27,448

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: Human Rights Dear Professor Haak, 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 human rights 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 "Sex in the Age of Gender: Conceptual Clarity as a Foundation for Reconciling the Interests, Rights, and Experiences of Women, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People in Canada" (2023), 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]