Leela Viswanathan, Queen's University

Research

Indigenous-municipal relations land use planning Ontario Indigenous-led innovation decolonization

Latest funding

Enhancing Indigenous-municipal relations in the context of land use planning in Southern Ontario
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$438,199
Anishanaabe Maamwaye Aki Kiigayewin: fostering innovations in intercultural, corporate-indigenous relations and mine restoration
SSHRC · 2012 · Co-investigator
$192,670
Decolonizing planning knowledge and practices in the Mushkegowuk Territory: possibilities and challenges for collaborative learning among planners, government, and indigenous communities
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$70,766

All 4 grants and awards

Enhancing Indigenous-municipal relations in the context of land use planning in Southern Ontario

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Viswanathan, Leela

Keywords: Indigenous-municipal relations; land use planning; Ontario; Indigenous-led innovation; decolonization

$438,199

Anishanaabe Maamwaye Aki Kiigayewin: fostering innovations in intercultural, corporate-indigenous relations and mine restoration

Co-investigatorSSHRC2012

Principal investigators: McCarthy, Daniel D.P.

Keywords: critical indigenous research; social innovation; resilience; indigenous-corporate relations

$192,670

Decolonizing planning knowledge and practices in the Mushkegowuk Territory: possibilities and challenges for collaborative learning among planners, government, and indigenous communities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Viswanathan, Leela

Keywords: Aboriginal peoples; First Nations; northern development; land use planning; decolonization; collaborative learning

$70,766

Research partnerships to revitalize rural economies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2010Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Chan, Yolande E.

Keywords: business; community economic development; research partnerships; innovation; human capital; social entrepreneurs; creative economy; new ventures; small business; broadband; infrastructure; transportation; rural Canada; prosperity; sustainability; policy

$238,610

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: Indigenous-municipal relations Dear Professor Viswanathan, 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 indigenous-municipal relations 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]