Crystena Parker-Shandal, University of Waterloo

Research

anti-racism restorative justice literacy K-12 schools equity pedagogy iIdigenous peoples racialized migrants

Latest funding

Intercultural Dialogue in Rural Communities in Canada: Interrupting divisions and systemic racism among Indigenous Peoples, racialized migrants, and white settlers
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Restorative and Antiracist Education: Pedagogies of Justice, Survival, and Equity in K-12 Literacy Classrooms
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$61,368
Restorative and Antiracist Education: Pedagogies of Justice, Survival, and Equity in K-12 Literacy Classrooms
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$34,951

Intercultural Dialogue in Rural Communities in Canada: Interrupting divisions and systemic racism among Indigenous Peoples, racialized migrants, and white settlers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Parker-Shandal, Crystena

Keywords: iIdigenous peoples; racialized migrants; white settlers; marginalization; stereotypes; identity; intercultural conflict; intergenerational dialogue

$25,000

Restorative and Antiracist Education: Pedagogies of Justice, Survival, and Equity in K-12 Literacy Classrooms

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Parker-Shandal, Crystena

Keywords: anti-racism; restorative justice; literacy; K-12 schools; equity; pedagogy

$61,368

Restorative and Antiracist Education: Pedagogies of Justice, Survival, and Equity in K-12 Literacy Classrooms

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Parker-Shandal, Crystena

Keywords: anti-racism; restorative justice; literacy; K-12 schools; equity; pedagogy

$34,951

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-racism Dear Professor Parker-Shandal, 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-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 SSHRC-funded project "Intercultural Dialogue in Rural Communities in Canada: Interrupting divisions and systemic racism among Indigenous Peoples, racialized migrants, and white settlers" (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]