Kemi Anazodo, University of Windsor

Research

stigma identity criminal record employment job search formerly incarcerated persons

Latest funding

Overcoming Barriers to Employment for People with Criminal Records
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$311,440
Canada Summer Research Opportunities Program (Canada SROP)
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$19,995
A second chance in sight: Employer perspectives of employment for individuals with a criminal history
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$58,785

All 3 grants and awards

Overcoming Barriers to Employment for People with Criminal Records

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Smith, Steven M.

$311,440

Canada Summer Research Opportunities Program (Canada SROP)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Grants

Keywords: research training; professional development; equity; diversity; inclusivity; Indigenization

$19,995

A second chance in sight: Employer perspectives of employment for individuals with a criminal history

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Anazodo, Kemi

Keywords: stigma; identity; criminal record; employment; job search; formerly incarcerated persons

$58,785

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: stigma Dear Professor Anazodo, 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 stigma 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 "A second chance in sight: Employer perspectives of employment for individuals with a criminal history" (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]