Ruth Kane, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Social media communities for health and wellness: A mixed methods case study.
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$33,810
Social media communities for health and wellness: A mixed methods case study.
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$36,762
Indigenizing and decolonizing the academy symposium, phase 2
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$25,000

All 6 grants and awards

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Social media communities for health and wellness: A mixed methods case study.

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Kane, Ruth

Keywords: Social media; Communities of practice; Health and wellness; Facebook

$33,810

Social media communities for health and wellness: A mixed methods case study.

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Kane, Ruth

Keywords: Social media; Communities of practice; Health and wellness; Facebook

$36,762

Indigenizing and decolonizing the academy symposium, phase 2

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Coates, Tracy L.

Keywords: symposium; indigenizing and decolonizing the academy; truth; reconciliation; higher education; action plan; re-storying Canada's origin story

$25,000

Developing mobile media spaces for civic engagement in urban priority schools

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kane, Ruth G.

Keywords: teacher education; digital literacies; youth civic engagement; school faculty partnerships

$215,739

Adaptive significance of a realistic orientation over time

Co-investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Davis, Christopher G.

Keywords: human adaptation; stress and coping; personality; optimism-pessimism

$87,654

La formation des enseignants : un facteur de réussite scolaire

Co-investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Fontaine, Sylvie M.

Keywords: formation en enseignement; formation initiale; insertion professionnelle; décrochage des enseignants; réussite scolaire; nouveaux enseignants

$79,377

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 Dear Professor Kane, 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 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 "Social media communities for health and wellness: A mixed methods case study." (2022), 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]