Andrea Olive, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Biodiversity Conservation in Working Landscapes
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$62,007
Vigorous Declarations, Vapid Results: Environmental Action in Faith Communities
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$62,604
Bison as Reconciliation on the Northern Great Plains
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$59,948

All 5 grants and awards

No publications available.

Biodiversity Conservation in Working Landscapes

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Olive, Andrea H.

Keywords: conservation; working landscape; biodiversity; OECMS; protected areas

$62,007

Vigorous Declarations, Vapid Results: Environmental Action in Faith Communities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Yoreh, Tanhum

Keywords: Faith-based environmentalism; Religion and environment; Environmental engagement; Environmental values; Political identity; Places of worship; Faith communities; Moral obligation; Toronto

$62,604

Bison as Reconciliation on the Northern Great Plains

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Olive, Andrea

Keywords: reconciliation; bison; buffalo; conservation; rewilding; parks; Great Plains; landowners; species-at-risk; keystone species

$59,948

Transformative politics of the wild: Biodiversity loss & protected areas in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Olive, Andrea H.

Keywords: public policy; wildlife conservation; biodiversity; protected areas

$44,137

Political Ecology of the Bakken Formation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Olive, Andrea

Keywords: (1) Bakken Formation; (2) hydraulic fracturing; (3) political ecology; (4) landowners; (5) grasslands; (6) natural resources; (7) fracking; (8) oil boom; (9) wetlands; (10) migratory birds

$59,550

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 Olive, 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 "Biodiversity Conservation in Working Landscapes" (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]