Nadiya Ali, Trent University

Research

Anti-Muslim Racism Islamophobia Youth Empowerment Educational Affirmation Community-Engaged Research

Latest funding

TRANSFORMING INSTITUTIONS: Participatory Municipal Politics in the Age of Insecurity
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$65,507
Cultivating Racialized Youth Identity-Affirmation through an Art-Based Workshop
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$24,071
Exacerbated hunger: Addressing racialized food insecurity in the era of COVID-19
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$43,126

TRANSFORMING INSTITUTIONS: Participatory Municipal Politics in the Age of Insecurity

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Nichols, Naomi E.

Keywords: social inequality; insecurity; privilege; marginalization; small and mid-sized cities; governance; institutional ethnography; institutional transformation

$65,507

Cultivating Racialized Youth Identity-Affirmation through an Art-Based Workshop

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Ali, Nadiya Nur

Keywords: Anti-Muslim Racism; Islamophobia; Youth Empowerment; Educational Affirmation; Community-Engaged Research

$24,071

Exacerbated hunger: Addressing racialized food insecurity in the era of COVID-19

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Da Costa, Jade

Keywords: Food Justice; COVID-19; Anti-racism; Decolonization; Mutual Aid; Intersectionality; Social Movements; Multimedia Storymaking

$43,126

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: Anti-Muslim Racism Dear Professor Ali, 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 anti-muslim racism 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 "Cultivating Racialized Youth Identity-Affirmation through an Art-Based Workshop" (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]