Lesley Bikos, Western University

Research

Decolonization Abolition Colonial Carceral Systems Beloved Community Mutual Aid New Methodolgy Arts-based Research Community-Engaged Research

Latest funding

ACT UP: Disrupting colonial carceral systems by co-creating beloved community as co-liberation
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$49,200
Modelling Permanent Supportive Housing into Canada's Housing and Homelessness System
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$100,407
Montreal in a postcard world, 1900-1914
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$43,985

All 3 grants and awards

ACT UP: Disrupting colonial carceral systems by co-creating beloved community as co-liberation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Bikos, Lesley

Keywords: Decolonization; Abolition; Colonial Carceral Systems; Beloved Community; Mutual Aid; New Methodolgy; Arts-based Research; Community-Engaged Research; Post-secondary Institutions; Collective Care

$49,200

Modelling Permanent Supportive Housing into Canada's Housing and Homelessness System

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Oudshoorn, Abram

Keywords: supportive housing; homelessness; homeless; rehousing; poverty; housing

$100,407

Montreal in a postcard world, 1900-1914

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sloan, Johanne

Keywords: postcards; photography; visual culture; Montreal

$43,985

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: Decolonization Dear Professor Bikos, 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 decolonization 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 "ACT UP: Disrupting colonial carceral systems by co-creating beloved community as co-liberation" (2024), 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]