Dresda Méndez de la Brena, Concordia University

Research

disabled ecologies environmental justice mining zones disability

Latest funding

Disabled Ecologies and Environmental Justice in Mining Zones
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$7,000

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Disabled Ecologies and Environmental Justice in Mining Zones

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Presidential Fund for Research, Innovation & Collaboration

Principal investigators: Méndez de la Brena, Dresda Emma

Keywords: disabled ecologies; environmental justice; mining zones; disability

$7,000

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: disabled ecologies Dear Professor Méndez de la Brena, 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 disabled ecologies 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 "Disabled Ecologies and Environmental Justice in Mining Zones" (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]