Merrick Pilling, University of Windsor

Research

Latest funding

Street Health and Social Services in the Age of COVID-19: Mapping the impact of the pandemic on street-involved services and supports in Windsor, Ontario
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$52,380
Exploring the social service experiences and needs of LGBTQ newcomers, immigrants, and refugees in Windsor-Essex
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$25,000

Street Health and Social Services in the Age of COVID-19: Mapping the impact of the pandemic on street-involved services and supports in Windsor, Ontario

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Voronka, Jijian

Keywords: homelessness; harm reduction; disability studies; service provision; people with lived experience; community-involved research

$52,380

Exploring the social service experiences and needs of LGBTQ newcomers, immigrants, and refugees in Windsor-Essex

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Pilling, Merrick D.

Keywords: LGBTQ; immigration; social services

$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: LGBTQ Dear Professor Pilling, 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 lgbtq 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 "Exploring the social service experiences and needs of LGBTQ newcomers, immigrants, and refugees in Windsor-Essex" (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]