Heather McGregor, Queen's University

Research

Environmental education Education History Climate change Social studies Anthropocene Curriculum Future

Latest funding

Climate Justice Education in Ontario: Creating and Sustaining a Professional Learning Community
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$57,055
Teaching the Past to Prepare for the Future: Social Studies and History Education in the Anthropocene
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$59,609

All 2 grants and awards

Climate Justice Education in Ontario: Creating and Sustaining a Professional Learning Community

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: McGregor, Heather E.

Keywords: climate change education; environmental education; decolonial education

$57,055

Teaching the Past to Prepare for the Future: Social Studies and History Education in the Anthropocene

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: McGregor, Heather

Keywords: Education; History; Climate change; Social studies; Environmental education; Anthropocene; Curriculum; Future; Public schools; Teachers

$59,609

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: Environmental education Dear Professor McGregor, 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 environmental education 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 "Climate Justice Education in Ontario: Creating and Sustaining a Professional Learning Community" (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]