Claire Houston, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Responding to Challenging Times: An Inflection Point for Family Justice in Ontario?
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$75,262
Investigating immigrant welfare exclusion in Western democracies
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$19,120
Clarifying the best interests standard in children's medical decision making: Toward a consistent and reliable guide for practice
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$68,250

All 3 grants and awards

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Responding to Challenging Times: An Inflection Point for Family Justice in Ontario?

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bala, Nicholas C.M.

Keywords: family law; access to justice; effect of law reform; pandemic and justice system; systemic racism and family justice

$75,262

Investigating immigrant welfare exclusion in Western democracies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Koning, Edward A.

Keywords: immigration; social policy; differentiation; exclusion; inclusion; welfare state

$19,120

Clarifying the best interests standard in children's medical decision making: Toward a consistent and reliable guide for practice

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Shelley, Jacob

Keywords: Best interests standard; Children; Consent; Medical assistance in dying; Complimentary and alternative medicine; Concussion; Gender dysphoria; Substitute decision making; Bioethics; Health law

$68,250

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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