Valerie Oosterveld, Western University

Research

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

Latest funding

Improving the Identification, Investigation, and Prosecution of Technology-facilitated Gender-Based Violence in Armed Conflict and Situations of Mass Atrocity
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$15,000
Commemorating the Experiences of Liberian Women Survivors of Conflict Related Sexual Violence for Collective Healing
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$57,807
The communicative role of touch in caregiver-infant interactions through early development
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$64,219

All 7 grants and awards

No publications available.

Improving the Identification, Investigation, and Prosecution of Technology-facilitated Gender-Based Violence in Armed Conflict and Situations of Mass Atrocity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Destination Horizon Grants

Principal investigators: Oosterveld, Valerie

$15,000

Commemorating the Experiences of Liberian Women Survivors of Conflict Related Sexual Violence for Collective Healing

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Lawson, Erica S.

Keywords: Conflict-Related Sexual Violence; Women Survivors; Commemoration; Liberian Civil War; Collective Healing; Peacebuilding; Arts-Based Methods

$57,807

The communicative role of touch in caregiver-infant interactions through early development

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Vyas, Shruti S.

Keywords: infants; development; perception; social communication; emotions

$64,219

Strengthening justice for international crimes: a Canadian partnership

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Partnership Grants

Keywords: genocide; crimes against humanity; war crimes; impunity; access to justice; armed conflict; international criminal court; refugees; reparation; immunities; cooperation; complementarity; extradition; rights of victims; gender-based crimes

$2,497,472

Strenghtening justice for international crimes: a Canadian partnership

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Partnership Grants

Keywords: genocide; crimes against humanity; war crimes; impunity; access to justice; armed conflict; international criminal court; refugees; reparation; immunities; cooperation; complementarity; extradition; rights of victims; gender-based crimes

$20,000

The 2010 Review Conference and the future of international criminal law

Co-investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Harrington, Joanna

Keywords: global justice; international criminal law; public international law; international organizations; human rights; gender issues; peace and security

$70,736

Gender in international criminal justice

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Oosterveld, Valerie

Keywords: international criminal law; gender; sexual violence; international criminal tribunals; genocide; crimes against humanity; war crimes

$65,589

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 Oosterveld, 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 "Improving the Identification, Investigation, and Prosecution of Technology-facilitated Gender-Based Violence in Armed Conflict and Situations of Mass Atrocity" (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]