Danielle Sirek, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Where Waters Meet
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$28,791
Nipîy (Water Song): Nêhiyaw Knowledge Epistemology in Artistic Relationships and Music Education
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$42,841
Residencies with the Canadian Chamber Choir and Sherryl Sewepagaham (Cree/Dene)
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$24,947

All 6 grants and awards

No publications available.

Where Waters Meet

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Principal investigators: Sirek, Danielle

$28,791

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

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Sirek, Danielle

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

$42,841

Residencies with the Canadian Chamber Choir and Sherryl Sewepagaham (Cree/Dene)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Sirek, Danielle

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

$24,947

Teacher Education in the Arts Before And During (and After) COVID-19

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Sirek, Danielle

Keywords: teacher education; arts education; higher education; institutional ethnography; COVID-19; music teacher eduction; visual arts teacher education; drama teacher education; dance teacher education

$36,126

Teacher Education in the Arts Before And During (and After) COVID-19

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Sirek, Danielle

Keywords: teacher education; arts education; higher education; institutional ethnography; COVID-19; music teacher eduction; visual arts teacher education; drama teacher education; dance teacher education

$35,987

MayDay Group Colloquium 33

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Waldron, Janice L.

Keywords: MayDay Group Colloquium 33; social media and music learning; music education; critical theory in music education; critical thinking in music education; accessible music learning and teaching for everyone

$24,996

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 Sirek, 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 "Where Waters Meet" (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]