Stephanie Begun, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Effects of screen use on sexual health attitudes, behaviours, and risks in Canadian youth: A youth-led participatory action research cohort study
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$99,996
Black Youth Leaving Care: Using Photo Elicitation to Explore Contexts, Risks and Protective Factors
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$50,006
Invisible wounds: Exploring the experiences of African, Caribbean and Black survivors of homicide victims
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$178,173

All 6 grants and awards

No publications available.

Effects of screen use on sexual health attitudes, behaviours, and risks in Canadian youth: A youth-led participatory action research cohort study

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Catalyst Grant: Healthy Youth - Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Principal investigators: Toulany, Alene; Lijiam, Soliana Y; Vandermorris, Ashley

Keywords: Adolescent; Co-Design; Screen Use; Sexual And Reproductive Health; Youth

$99,996

Black Youth Leaving Care: Using Photo Elicitation to Explore Contexts, Risks and Protective Factors

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: McCready, Lance

Keywords: child welfare; Black youth; leaving care; aging out; sociocultural context; risks; protective factors; critical race theory; intersectionality

$50,006

Invisible wounds: Exploring the experiences of African, Caribbean and Black survivors of homicide victims

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sharpe, Tanya L.

Keywords: homicide; Blacks; survivors/secondary victims; coping; complicated/ traumatic grief; bereavement; community based research; qualitative research; innovative dissemination

$178,173

The Real TO: Engaging Youth as Researchers and Change Agents in a Tumultuous Time

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Begun, Stephanie

Keywords: youth; outreach; COVID-19; social isolation; social media; anti-racism; community and social change

$44,234

An Examination of Homeless Youths' Longitudinal Aftercare Experiences

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Begun, Stephanie

Keywords: homeless youth; transitional housing; exiting homelessness; longitudinal life experiences

$92,979

Exploring the Potential Benefits of Engaging Homeless Youth in Group-Based Improv Training

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Begun, Stephanie

Keywords: homeless youth; engaging youth in programs and services; fostering social connectedness; improv training

$25,000

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 Dear Professor Begun, 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 "The Real TO: Engaging Youth as Researchers and Change Agents in a Tumultuous Time" (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]