Emmanuel Tabi, McGill University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their McGill University profile.

Black Canadian Studies Literacy Studies Cultural Production Youth Studies

Latest funding

Spoken Word Poetry as a Lens into the Mental Health Realities of Black Youth in Quebec
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$36,276
Rehearsals for change: Researching the impact of arts-based approaches and the "rehearsal" concept on teacher professional learning for fostering equitable and inclusive classrooms
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$56,969
Projet 4: Studying and supporting student learning and well-being in a new alternative recording arts high school program
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$25,000

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Spoken Word Poetry as a Lens into the Mental Health Realities of Black Youth in Quebec

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Tabi, Emmanuel

$36,276

Rehearsals for change: Researching the impact of arts-based approaches and the "rehearsal" concept on teacher professional learning for fostering equitable and inclusive classrooms

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Carter, Mindy R.

Keywords: Professional learning; Inclusive practices; Prevention of discrimination; Pre- and in-service teacher education; teacher identity; teacher agency; arts based educational research; equity diversity inclusion and decolonization; drama and theatre education

$56,969

Projet 4: Studying and supporting student learning and well-being in a new alternative recording arts high school program

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Low, Bronwen E.

Keywords: alternative education; student learning; recording arts; youth well-being; Hip-Hop Based Education; dropout reengagement and prevention

$25,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke, Brain Canada and the New Frontiers in Research Fund.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Black Canadian Studies Dear Professor Tabi, 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 black canadian studies 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 "Spoken Word Poetry as a Lens into the Mental Health Realities of Black Youth in Quebec" (2026), 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]