Dawn Wallin, University of Saskatchewan

Research

decolonization teacher education indigenous education Indigenous Research Research Network Data Sovereignty Knowledge Sovereignty Cultural/Intellectual Property Rights

Latest funding

Leading higher education in times of pain
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$221,278
Wanuskewin Institute: Towards a Third Space of Research Governance and Knowledge/Data Sovereignty
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$42,500
Wahkohtowin: Decolonizing Teacher Education
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$365,097

All 4 grants and awards

Leading higher education in times of pain

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Walker, Keith D.

$221,278

Wanuskewin Institute: Towards a Third Space of Research Governance and Knowledge/Data Sovereignty

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Wallin, Dawn

Keywords: Indigenous Research; Research Network; Data Sovereignty; Knowledge Sovereignty; Cultural/Intellectual Property Rights; Decolonization; Reconciliation

$42,500

Wahkohtowin: Decolonizing Teacher Education

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Wallin, Dawn

Keywords: teacher education; decolonization; indigenous education

$365,097

The role and leadership practices of teaching principals in rural, remote and Northern contexts in the Canadian Prairie provinces

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Wallin, Dawn

Keywords: teaching principal; leadership practice; rural education

$213,732

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: decolonization Dear Professor Wallin, 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 decolonization 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 "Wanuskewin Institute: Towards a Third Space of Research Governance and Knowledge/Data Sovereignty" (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]