Kate Stanley, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Pragmatist Practices of Aesthetic Education in the Context of Climate Change
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$33,509
Varieties of American Pedagogy
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$50,155

All 2 grants and awards

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Pragmatist Practices of Aesthetic Education in the Context of Climate Change

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Stanley, Kate J.

Keywords: 19th-21st century U.S. literature and culture; contemporary Indigenous literature; pragmatism; pedagogy and education studies; environmental and climate humanities; ecocriticism; aesthetics and aesthetic education; higher ed teaching methods

$33,509

Varieties of American Pedagogy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Stanley, Kate

Keywords: (1) progressive education; (2) pragmatism; (3) North America; (4) teaching; (5) aesthetics; (6) John Dewey; (7) William James; (8) practical experience; (9) twentieth-century; (10) extracurricular learning

$50,155

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 Stanley, 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 "Pragmatist Practices of Aesthetic Education in the Context of Climate Change" (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]