Christina Murray, University of Prince Edward Island

Research

grandparents families intergenerational social support communities

Latest papers

Stepping Up and Stepping In: Exploring the Role of Nurses in Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.
Journal of family nursing · 2022 · first author
"He Never Wants to Leave. I Would Leave in a Second." Examining Perceptions of Rural Life and its Impact on Families who Migrate for Employment and Those who Stay Behind in Atlantic Canadian Communities.
Frontiers in sociology · 2021 · first author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

It takes a village to raise a grandchild - Developing interdisciplinary communities of support for Grandfamilies on Prince Edward Island
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$24,996
Exploring intergenerational family stories of labor migration to the oil and gas sectors of Northern Alberta: A tale of two Islands
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$74,995

All 2 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Stepping Up and Stepping In: Exploring the Role of Nurses in Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.

Murray C, Bain L, Drake P, Avery D

Journal of family nursing2022First author

DOI: 10.1177/10748407221124854 PMID: 36168786

02

"He Never Wants to Leave. I Would Leave in a Second." Examining Perceptions of Rural Life and its Impact on Families who Migrate for Employment and Those who Stay Behind in Atlantic Canadian Communities.

Murray C, Skelding HS, Lionais D

Frontiers in sociology2021First author

DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2021.578647 PMID: 33869545

It takes a village to raise a grandchild - Developing interdisciplinary communities of support for Grandfamilies on Prince Edward Island

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Murray, Christina

Keywords: grandparents; families; intergenerational; social support; communities

$24,996

Exploring intergenerational family stories of labor migration to the oil and gas sectors of Northern Alberta: A tale of two Islands

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Murray, Christina

Keywords: (1) labor migration; (2) family relationships; (3) social support; (4) role transition

$74,995

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: grandparents Dear Professor Murray, 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]. I read your paper "Stepping Up and Stepping In: Exploring the Role of Nurses in Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren." (2022), and it 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 "It takes a village to raise a grandchild - Developing interdisciplinary communities of support for Grandfamilies on Prince Edward Island" (2019), 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]