Jacqueline Dawson, University of Ottawa

Research

adaptation Arctic Canada human dimensions of climate change marine governance shipping economic development nation building community

Latest funding

Impact Award: Connection
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$50,000
Change and economic development in Arctic Canada (CEDAC): identifying priorities for policy, governance, and adaptation
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$316,533
Last chance tourism and Canada's protected areas towards an understanding of visitor behaviour and manager perceptions
SSHRC · 2012 · Co-investigator
$74,793

All 4 grants and awards

Impact Award: Connection

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Connection Award

Principal investigators: Dawson, Jacqueline P.

Keywords: human dimensions of climate change; Arctic Canada; marine governance; shipping; adaptation

$50,000

Change and economic development in Arctic Canada (CEDAC): identifying priorities for policy, governance, and adaptation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dawson, Jacqueline P.

Keywords: economic development; nation building; community; Inuit; adaptation; Arctic Canada

$316,533

Last chance tourism and Canada's protected areas towards an understanding of visitor behaviour and manager perceptions

Co-investigatorSSHRC2012

Principal investigators: Lemieux, Christopher J.

Keywords: climate change; parks; protected areas; tourism; visitor experiences; manager perceptions; policy; planning; management

$74,793

Informing decisions and actions on cruise tourism regulation and policy in Arctic Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Public Outreach Grants - Northern Communities: Towards Social and Economic Prosperity

Principal investigators: Dawson, Jacqueline P.

Keywords: knowledge mobilization; policy; adaptive strategies; tourism; climate change; Arctic; Inuit

$45,795

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: adaptation Dear Professor Dawson, 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 adaptation 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 "Impact Award: Connection" (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]