Adam Bell, Western University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Western University profile.

Latest funding

Disability Inclusion in Music Education: A Scoping Review
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$29,977
Nipîy (Water Song): Nêhiyaw Knowledge Epistemology in Artistic Relationships and Music Education
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$42,841
Educational Beliefs on Sustaining Musical Cultures
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$35,873

All 9 grants and awards

No publications available.

Disability Inclusion in Music Education: A Scoping Review

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Principal investigators: Bell, Adam Patrick

$29,977

Nipîy (Water Song): Nêhiyaw Knowledge Epistemology in Artistic Relationships and Music Education

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Sirek, Danielle

Keywords: choral; decolonization; Indigenization; music; music education; pedagogy

$42,841

Educational Beliefs on Sustaining Musical Cultures

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Mantie, Roger A.

Keywords: cultural continuity; curriculum; educational beliefs; educational policy; multiculturalism; musical cultures; music learning and teaching

$35,873

The delegated state: Arms-length agencies and authorities across Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Doberstein, Carey

Keywords: public administration; arms-length agencies; public sector accountability; policy innovation

$69,289

Music, Inclusion, and Accessibility

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Bell, Adam Patrick

$165,000

Facilitating Anti-Ableist Remote Music Making

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative

Principal investigators: Bell, Adam Patrick

Keywords: accessibility; disability; music; education; technology; ableism; equity; diversity; inclusion

$289,996

Facilitating Anti-Ableist Remote Music Making

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative

Principal investigators: Bell, Adam Patrick

Keywords: accessibility; disability; music; education; technology; ableism; equity; diversity; inclusion

$160,000

Disability-Led Musical Instrument Design

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bell, Adam Patrick

Keywords: disability; music; accessibility; inclusivity; technology

$99,813

Canadian Accessible Musical Instruments Network

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Bell, Adam Patrick

Keywords: accessibility; music; disability; inclusivity; equity; technology

$199,992

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 Dear Professor Bell, 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 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 "Disability Inclusion in Music Education: A Scoping Review" (2025), 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]