Rachael Johnstone, University of Waterloo

Research

(1) Pregnancy (2) Representation (3) Maternity leave (4) Democracy

Latest funding

"Mother, you have the floor": Pregnancy, policy, and politics
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$42,197

All 1 grants and awards

"Mother, you have the floor": Pregnancy, policy, and politics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Johnstone, Rachael

Keywords: (1) Pregnancy; (2) Representation; (3) Maternity leave; (4) Democracy

$42,197

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: (1) Pregnancy Dear Professor Johnstone, 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 (1) pregnancy 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 ""Mother, you have the floor": Pregnancy, policy, and politics" (2019), 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]