Allison Gonsalves, McGill University

Research

science education out-of-school-time pre-service teachers youth Sustainability Informal learning Undergraduate Science

Latest funding

Informal learning for sustainability in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs: Navigating emotions and identities to develop relational competencies.
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$73,631
Getting out of the silo: The impact of trans-disciplinary, pedagogical research experiences on undergraduate science student identities and career trajectories
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$35,330
Innovative science education in out-of-school-time spaces: Tracing the impact of a science teaching internship experience for pre-service teachers and youth
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$99,615

Informal learning for sustainability in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs: Navigating emotions and identities to develop relational competencies.

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Gonsalves, Allison

Keywords: Sustainability; Informal learning; Undergraduate; Science; STEM; Identity; Emotions; Learning communities; Qualitative; Arts-based methods

$73,631

Getting out of the silo: The impact of trans-disciplinary, pedagogical research experiences on undergraduate science student identities and career trajectories

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Western, Tamara

Keywords: Science undergraduate students; Undergraduate research experience; Pedagogical research experience; Science identity; Identity trajectories; Agency; Learning autonomy; Career trajectory; Adaptability; 21st Century skills

$35,330

Innovative science education in out-of-school-time spaces: Tracing the impact of a science teaching internship experience for pre-service teachers and youth

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gonsalves, Allison J.

Keywords: science education; out-of-school-time; pre-service teachers; youth

$99,615

Tracing the impact of science outreach experiences on preservice teachers and undergraduate science majors

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Gonsalves, Allison

Keywords: (1) Pre-service teachers; (2) Undergraduate science majors; (3) Science outreach; (4) Science teaching; (5) Identity; (6) Learning

$52,637

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: science education Dear Professor Gonsalves, 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 science education 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 "Informal learning for sustainability in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs: Navigating emotions and identities to develop relational competencies." (2023), 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]