Ricky Varghese, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

sexuality queer studies disability studies LGBT studies public health harm reduction epidemics pandemics

Latest funding

Sex and the Pandemic: Convergences and Divergences in Queer Men's Sexual Health in the Midst of HIV/AIDS and COVID-19
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$12,000

Sex and the Pandemic: Convergences and Divergences in Queer Men's Sexual Health in the Midst of HIV/AIDS and COVID-19

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Varghese, Ricky R.

Keywords: sexuality; queer studies; disability studies; LGBT studies; public health; harm reduction; epidemics; pandemics; COVID-19; coronavirus; HIV/AIDS; sexual health; gay men; MSM

$12,000

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: sexuality Dear Professor Varghese, 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 sexuality 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 and the Pandemic: Convergences and Divergences in Queer Men's Sexual Health in the Midst of HIV/AIDS and COVID-19" (2020), 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]