Shiva Acharya, University of Toronto

Research

Anti-Indigenous Racism Indigenous 2-Spirited Health Indigenous 2-Spirited Violence Indigenous Homelessness Indigenous Violence And Homelessness Violence And Homelessness

Latest funding

Indigenous Mental Health and Healing: Ending Homelessness and Violence Against Indigenous 2-Spirited Peoples
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$700,000

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Indigenous Mental Health and Healing: Ending Homelessness and Violence Against Indigenous 2-Spirited Peoples

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Op Gr Adv 2S_LGBTQI+ Hea Thr Res - Hea Two-Spir, Ind, Gen. Div. F. Nat, In, Mé

Principal investigators: Gabriel, Mikaela D; Acharya, Shiva; McCrady, Keith; Stewart, Suzanne L

Keywords: Anti-Indigenous Racism; Indigenous 2-Spirited Health; Indigenous 2-Spirited Violence; Indigenous Homelessness; Indigenous Violence And Homelessness; Violence And Homelessness

$700,000

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: Anti-Indigenous Racism Dear Professor Acharya, 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 anti-indigenous racism 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 CIHR-funded project "Indigenous Mental Health and Healing: Ending Homelessness and Violence Against Indigenous 2-Spirited Peoples" (2026), 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]