Colleen Derkatch, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

rhetorical theory and criticism rhetoric of science medicine and health writing studies genre theory health humanities science and technology studies

Latest funding

Transcendent Rhetoric, Health, and the Good Life in Contemporary Culture
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$54,847
The self-generating language of wellness and natural health
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$73,557
Rhetorics of Wellness: Discourse-Mapping in an Illness-Oriented Culture
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$41,650

All 4 grants and awards

Transcendent Rhetoric, Health, and the Good Life in Contemporary Culture

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Derkatch, Colleen

$54,847

The self-generating language of wellness and natural health

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Derkatch, Colleen

Keywords: rhetorical theory and criticism; rhetoric of science; medicine; and health; writing studies; genre theory; health humanities; science and technology studies; health and wellness; consumer culture

$73,557

Rhetorics of Wellness: Discourse-Mapping in an Illness-Oriented Culture

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Derkatch, Colleen J.

$41,650

Thinking about Responsibility, Environment, and Northern Community Health: How different conceptions of responsibility can matter for the health of our communities and our environment

Co-investigatorCIHR2013CIHR Café Scientifique Program

Principal investigators: Crozier, Gillian K

Keywords: Environment; Health; Ideals; Indigenous Communities; Northern Communities; Responsibility; Values

$3,000

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: rhetorical theory and criticism Dear Professor Derkatch, 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 rhetorical theory and criticism 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 "Transcendent Rhetoric, Health, and the Good Life in Contemporary Culture" (2026), 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]