Cynthia Bruce, Concordia University

Research

COVID-19 critical disability studies higher education

Latest funding

Locked Down to Teach and Learn: A Critical Disability Studies Analysis of Disabled Student and Faculty Experience in the Age of COVID-19
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$7,000
Learning and Leading with Lived Experiences: Supporting the Collective Self-Representation and Leadership of University Students with Disabilities in Atlantic Canada
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$24,872

All 2 grants and awards

Locked Down to Teach and Learn: A Critical Disability Studies Analysis of Disabled Student and Faculty Experience in the Age of COVID-19

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Presidential Fund for Research, Innovation & Collaboration

Principal investigators: Bruce, Cynthia

Keywords: COVID-19; critical disability studies; higher education

$7,000

Learning and Leading with Lived Experiences: Supporting the Collective Self-Representation and Leadership of University Students with Disabilities in Atlantic Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Aubrecht, Catherine M.

Keywords: students with disabilities; collective self-representation; leadership; Atlantic Canada; postsecondary education

$24,872

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: COVID-19 Dear Professor Bruce, 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 covid-19 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 "Locked Down to Teach and Learn: A Critical Disability Studies Analysis of Disabled Student and Faculty Experience in the Age of COVID-19" (2022), 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]