Kirsten Van Houten, University of Guelph

Research

Disability Gender Peacebuilding Post-Conflict Development Agency Participation Representation Inclusion

Latest funding

Engendering disability-inclusive peacebuilding? Advocacy and institution building in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$42,188
Engendering disability-inclusive development
SSHRC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$796,468

Engendering disability-inclusive peacebuilding? Advocacy and institution building in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Van Houten, Kirsten

Keywords: Disability; Gender; Peacebuilding; Post-Conflict Development; Agency; Participation; Representation; Inclusion

$42,188

Engendering disability-inclusive development

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Grants

Keywords: women; girls; disabilities; inclusion; global development; gender equality; human rights; poverty; fragile states; intersectionality

$796,468

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: Disability Dear Professor Van Houten, 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 disability 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 "Engendering disability-inclusive peacebuilding? Advocacy and institution building in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo" (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]