Brenda Murphy, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

climate change resiliency adaptation maple syrup indigenous rural near north Ontario

Latest funding

Indigenous environmental (in)justice, theory and practice
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$214,451
Mobilizing knowledge for disaster risk reduction - canadian risk and hazards network 11th symposium must today's risk be tomorrow's disaster
SSHRC · 2013 · Co-investigator
$25,000
Maple syrup, climate change and resilience: a longitudinal study
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$380,542

Indigenous environmental (in)justice, theory and practice

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: McGregor, Deborah A.

Keywords: environmental justice; indigenous peoples; indigenous knowledge systems; water governance and justice;environmental governance; policy and law; TEK; sustainability; indigenous research

$214,451

Mobilizing knowledge for disaster risk reduction - canadian risk and hazards network 11th symposium must today's risk be tomorrow's disaster

Co-investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Etkin, David A.

Keywords: conference; workshop; knowlege mobilization; network development

$25,000

Maple syrup, climate change and resilience: a longitudinal study

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Murphy, Brenda L.M.

Keywords: climate change; resiliency; adaptation; maple syrup; indigenous; rural; near north; Ontario; Quebec

$380,542

Interdisciplinary research of Canadian maple syrup production: a development initiative to understand the impacts of climate change and opportunities for adaptation and resiliency

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Research Development Initiatives

Principal investigators: Murphy, Brenda L.M.

Keywords: interdisciplinary; climate change; maple syrup; Canada; indigenous peoples

$76,530

Management strategies for Canada's nuclear fuel waste: international opportunities for innovation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Murphy, Brenda L. M.

Keywords: nuclear fuel waste; risk; siting; First Nations; social justice; international

$45,211

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: climate change Dear Professor Murphy, 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 climate change connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]