Kelly Skinner, Université de Montréal

Research

Drinking Water First Nations Indigenous Governance Public Health Water Water Quality Water Security Water Sovereignty

Latest funding

Multi-level collaboration to improve the security, consumption and governance of water with northern Indigenous communities of the Sahtú region, Northwest Territories, Canada.
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$363,376

Multi-level collaboration to improve the security, consumption and governance of water with northern Indigenous communities of the Sahtú region, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ratelle, Mylène; Skinner, Kelly

Keywords: Drinking Water; First Nations; Indigenous Governance; Public Health; Water; Water Quality; Water Security; Water Sovereignty; Water Stewardship

$363,376

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: Drinking Water Dear Professor Skinner, 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 drinking water 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 CIHR-funded project "Multi-level collaboration to improve the security, consumption and governance of water with northern Indigenous communities of the Sahtú region, Northwest Territories, Canada." (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]