Lea Caragata, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

youth poverty resilence lone mothers family well-being provsioning

Latest funding

Faith and service in evangelical faith-based organisations: Balancing competing mandates in social service provision in Western Canada
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$59,615
A qualitative analysis of resilience in lone mother families
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$163,533
Voices from Ontario work: from research to policy through community theatre
SSHRC · 2005 · Co-investigator
$49,800

Faith and service in evangelical faith-based organisations: Balancing competing mandates in social service provision in Western Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Gokani, Ravi

Keywords: Faith-based organisations; Social welfare provision; Evangelical; Social work; Social policy; Religion; Spirituality

$59,615

A qualitative analysis of resilience in lone mother families

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Caragata, Lea M.

Keywords: resilience; poverty; welfare; lone mothers

$163,533

Voices from Ontario work: from research to policy through community theatre

Co-investigatorSSHRC2005INE Outreach Grants

Principal investigators: Lightman, Ernie S.

Keywords: community theatre; alternative theatre; workbook; outreach; education; empowerment

$49,800

Single parents and the meaning of work: understanding labour market and exclusion issues in the new economy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2001INE Research Alliances

Principal investigators: Caragata, Lea

Keywords: social exclusion; labour market change; single parents; women; new economy; welfare state; community participation; marginalization; social inclusion; poverty;

$24,500

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: youth Dear Professor Caragata, 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 youth 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]