Marie-Jolie Rwigema, Concordia University

Research

racial trauma anti-Black racism intersectionality Black feminist theory critical race theory social services health and well-being

Latest funding

Documenting our knowledge, sharing our legacies: Black practitioner perspectives on addressing intersectional anti-Black racism
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$37,200
Community Centered Knowledges: Fostering Black Wellness in Montreal
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$289,985
Community Centered Knowledges: Fostering Black Wellness in Montreal
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$158,990

All 4 grants and awards

Documenting our knowledge, sharing our legacies: Black practitioner perspectives on addressing intersectional anti-Black racism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Rwigema, Marie-Jolie

Keywords: anti-Black racism; intersectionality; racial trauma; Black feminist theory; critical race theory; racial trauma; social services; health and well-being

$37,200

Community Centered Knowledges: Fostering Black Wellness in Montreal

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative

Principal investigators: Ndejuru, Lisa

Keywords: Anti-black racism; Critical race theory; Community centred research; Racial trauma; Liberation psychology; Participatory action research

$289,985

Community Centered Knowledges: Fostering Black Wellness in Montreal

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative

Principal investigators: Ndejuru, Lisa

Keywords: Anti-black racism; Critical race theory; Community centred research; Racial trauma; Liberation psychology; Participatory action research

$158,990

Resisting white supremacist violence against BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, people of colour) communities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Rwigema, Marie-Jolie

Keywords: White supremacist violence; anti-racism; hate crimes; hate speech; racism; White nationalism; extremism; Islamophobia; anti-Indigenous racism; anti-Black racism; anti-semitism; ableism; homophobia; transphobia

$24,800

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: racial trauma Dear Professor Rwigema, 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 racial trauma 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 "Documenting our knowledge, sharing our legacies: Black practitioner perspectives on addressing intersectional anti-Black racism" (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]