Nicole Couture, McGill University

Research

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

Archaeology and ethnohistory comparative urbanism gender and archaeology monumental space social life of death material culture Latin America Bolivian and Peruvian Andes Contact: Office: Leacock 715 Phone: (514) 398 4296 Email: nicole.c.couture [at] mcgill.ca (Nicole Couture)

Latest funding

Urban archaeology at Tiwanaku, Bolivia
SSHRC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$182,201
Canada Research Chair in the Anthropology of Early Urbanism
SSHRC · 2005 · Principal investigator
$500,000
Early Urbanism and Social Diversity: an Infrastructure Plan for a Multi-National, Interdisciplinary Archaeological Research Project
CFI · 2005 · Principal investigator
$64,321

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Urban archaeology at Tiwanaku, Bolivia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Couture, Nicole C.

Keywords: urban archaeology; South America; Bolivia; Tiwanaku

$182,201

Canada Research Chair in the Anthropology of Early Urbanism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Couture, Nicole C

Keywords: anthropological archaeology; andes; early urbanism; complex societies; social diversity

$500,000

Early Urbanism and Social Diversity: an Infrastructure Plan for a Multi-National, Interdisciplinary Archaeological Research Project

Principal investigatorCFI2005John R. Evans Leaders Fund: Canada Research Chairs Infrastructure Fund

Principal investigators: Couture, Nicole

Keywords: anthropological archaeology, Andes, early urbanism, complex societies, social diversity

$64,321

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 and Brain Canada.

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Archaeology and ethnohistory Dear Professor Couture, 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 archaeology and ethnohistory connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]