Whitnee Garrett-Walker, University of Toronto

Research

Black Women Indigenous Women Educational Leadership Social Justice Educational Justice Solidarity Storytelling Critical Leadership

Latest funding

As Sunflowers Face the Sun: Exploring the Experiences of Black and Indigenous women educational leaders in Canada
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$74,361

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As Sunflowers Face the Sun: Exploring the Experiences of Black and Indigenous women educational leaders in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Garrett-Walker, Whitnee

Keywords: Black Women; Indigenous Women; Educational Leadership; Social Justice; Educational Justice; Solidarity; Storytelling; Critical Leadership; Critical Hope; Healing

$74,361

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: Black Women Dear Professor Garrett-Walker, 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 black women 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 "As Sunflowers Face the Sun: Exploring the Experiences of Black and Indigenous women educational leaders in Canada" (2023), 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]