Dustin Valen, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

Environmental technologies Tropical imperialism Epidemiology Yellow fever Insect control Urban sanitation Domestic architecture

Latest funding

Mosquito Wars: Tropical Fears, Environmental Technics, and the American Home
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$29,375

All 1 grants and awards

Mosquito Wars: Tropical Fears, Environmental Technics, and the American Home

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Valen, Dustin

Keywords: Environmental technologies; Tropical imperialism; Epidemiology; Yellow fever; Insect control; Urban sanitation; Domestic architecture

$29,375

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 technologies Dear Professor Valen, 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 technologies 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 "Mosquito Wars: Tropical Fears, Environmental Technics, and the American Home" (2024), 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]