Amelie Barras, York University

Research

hospitals healthcare religion nonreligion Catholic politics diversity secularism

Latest funding

Bioethics, religion and diversity in Canadian healthcare
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$112,528
Caring for the carers: Using multi-methods approach to address social isolation and mental health concerns among caregivers
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$88,229
Secularism on the Move (SOM): Transnational Laïcité in Contemporary Québec
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$92,804

All 7 grants and awards

Bioethics, religion and diversity in Canadian healthcare

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Paras, Andrea M.

$112,528

Caring for the carers: Using multi-methods approach to address social isolation and mental health concerns among caregivers

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Boamah, Sheila A.

Keywords: caregivers; social isolation; mental health; older adults; public health; arts-based research

$88,229

Secularism on the Move (SOM): Transnational Laïcité in Contemporary Québec

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Selby, Jennifer A.

Keywords: secularism; laïcité; transnationalism; migration; Francophonie; secular people; Québec

$92,804

Politics of Religious Diversity in Hospitals

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Barras, Amelie

Keywords: hospitals; healthcare; religion; nonreligion; Catholic; politics; diversity; secularism; policy; practices

$52,706

Politics of Religious Diversity in Hospitals

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Barras, Amelie

Keywords: hospitals; healthcare; religion; nonreligion; Catholic; politics; diversity; secularism; policy; practices

$24,549

Muslims in Canada Archive (MiCA)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Emon, Anver M.

Keywords: Islam; Muslims; Canada; knowledge production; history; archives; heritage

$194,390

Shaping Human Rights: Faith-based NGOs at the United Nations Human Rights Council

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Barras, Amelie

Keywords: (1) Human Rights; (2) Religion; (3) Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs); (4) United Nations; (5) Human Rights Council; (6) Secularism; (7) Faith-based NGOs

$66,020

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: hospitals Dear Professor Barras, 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 hospitals 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 "Politics of Religious Diversity in Hospitals" (2021), 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]