Emilia Nielsen, York University

Research

Chronic Illness Health Humanities Medical Humanities Crip Theory Critical disability studies intersectionality creative writing sociology of health

Latest funding

Chronically Ill Research-Creation: Engendering Experimentations in Form and Content
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$27,684
Life Writing and Life-Altering Disease: Engendering Counternarratives of Chronic Illness
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$47,506

All 2 grants and awards

Chronically Ill Research-Creation: Engendering Experimentations in Form and Content

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Nielsen, Emilia

Keywords: Critical disability studies; chronic illness; intersectionality; creative writing; sociology of health; medical humanities; health humanities; experimental writing; literary innovation; feminist theory; queer theory; crip theory

$27,684

Life Writing and Life-Altering Disease: Engendering Counternarratives of Chronic Illness

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Nielsen, Emilia

Keywords: Illness Narratives; Memoir; Life Writing; Chronic Illness; Health Humanities; Medical Humanities; Disability Studies; Crip Theory; Podcast; Research-Creation

$47,506

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: Chronic Illness Dear Professor Nielsen, 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 chronic illness 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 "Chronically Ill Research-Creation: Engendering Experimentations in Form and Content" (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]