William O'Grady, University of Guelph

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Guelph profile.

Marginal Youth Homelessness Crime Inmate Reintegration

Latest funding

The catch-22 conditions of community supervision: Understanding the gendered nature of violations, sanctions, and the challenges of compliance for people with a history of traumatic brain injury
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$179,980
The catch-22 conditions of community supervision: Understanding the gendered nature of violations, sanctions, and the challenges of compliance for people with a history of traumatic brain injury
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$89,642
Fostering Inclusive Community Responses to Homelessness in Midsized Cities
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$25,000

All 8 grants and awards

No publications available.

The catch-22 conditions of community supervision: Understanding the gendered nature of violations, sanctions, and the challenges of compliance for people with a history of traumatic brain injury

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Matheson, Flora I.

Keywords: criminalized; parole/probation/bail conditions; community reentry; traumatic brain injury

$179,980

The catch-22 conditions of community supervision: Understanding the gendered nature of violations, sanctions, and the challenges of compliance for people with a history of traumatic brain injury

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Matheson, Flora I.

Keywords: criminalized; parole/probation/bail conditions; community reentry; traumatic brain injury

$89,642

Fostering Inclusive Community Responses to Homelessness in Midsized Cities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Webb, Jason M.

Keywords: homelessness; mid-sized communities; community belonging; social inclusion; street outreach programs; responses to homelessness

$25,000

From NIMBY to neighbour: Brokering a dialogue about homelessness among police, people experiencing homelessness and the community

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Dej, Erin

Keywords: homelessness; brokered dialogue; space; social exclusion; community resiliency

$199,150

Impact Award: Connection

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Connection Award

Principal investigators: Gaetz, Stephen A.

Keywords: youth culture; street youth; homelessness; solutions to homelessness; knowledge mobilization; community development; crime; education; work

$50,000

Canadian observatory on homelessness: creating policy impact

Co-investigatorSSHRC2012Partnership Grants

Keywords: homelessness; research; policy; knowledge mobilization; youth; Aboriginal; prevention; promising practices; criminal justice

$2,502,967

Navigating the road to reintegration

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: O'Grady, William L.

Keywords: reintegration; rehabilitation; re-entry; multi-disciplinary partnership; network; inmates; releasees; research; knowledge mobilization

$198,960

Canadian homelessness research network

Co-investigatorSSHRC2007

Principal investigators: Gaetz, Stephen A.

Keywords: homelessness; underhoused; knowledge mobilization; street youth; housing; informal economy; substance use

$2,097,039

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Marginal Youth Dear Professor O'Grady, 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 marginal youth connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]