Twelve University of Winnipeg researchers received $688,135 in Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) funding through the Insight Research Program. This program aims to support and foster excellence in social sciences and humanities research intended to deepen, widen and increase our collective understanding of individuals and societies, as well as to inform the search for solutions to societal challenges.
Insight Development Grants
Insight Development Grants support research in its initial stages. The grants enable the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches and/or ideas.
Insight Development Grants, totaling $469,266 were awarded to nine researchers:
Dr. Matthew Flisfeder, Department of Rhetoric, Writing, and Communications, received $33,526 for the project Frameworks of Emancipation: The Palestine-Israel Conflict as a Case Study for Assessing the Narrative, Rhetorical, and Ideological Differences Between Modern Western, Decolonial, and Settler Colonial Studies Theories of Liberation.
Dr. Steven Kohm, Department of Criminal Justice, received $74,622 for the project Sensing Presence and Resistance to Colonial Violence: MMIWG2S+, Feelwork, and Embodied Protest.
Dr. Olya Bryksina, Department of Business and Administration, received $54,827 for the project How Gender Expression Influences Variety Seeking.
Dr. Melanie Racette-Campbell, Department of Classics, received $29,428 for the project Cicero, Masculinity, and the City of Rome.
Dr. Kevin Walby, Department of Criminal Justice, received $40,361 for the project Examining Security Consultant Effects on Governments in Canada.
Dr. Brenton Button, Faculty of Education, received $64,601 for the project Fostering Climate Resilience in a School: A Pilot Study Using a Comprehensive Health Model.
Dr. Gabriel Nemogá, Department of Indigenous Studies, received $60,448 for the project Chut Fa Aba Resurgence.
Dr. Yongshan He, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, received $46,688 for the project Emotional Potency of Daoist Murals: From Medieval Chinese Temple to Contemporary Canadian Museum.
Dr. Justin Friesen, Department of Psychology, received $64,765 for the project Social Identity Legitimacy and Genetic Ancestry Tests.
Insight Grants
Insight Grants support long-term research initiatives and enables scholars to address complex issues about individuals and societies.
Insight Development Grants, totaling $218,869, were awarded to three researchers:
Dr. Darlene Abreu-Ferreira, Department of History, received $75,062 for the project Whitewashing Illegitimate Births: Gender, Race, and Inheritance in Pre-Modern Portugal.
Dr. Justin Friesen, Department of Psychology, received $95,642 for the project Visual attention, emotion, and aversive personality.
Dr. Jason Hannan, Department of Rhetoric, Writing, and Communications, received $48,165 for the project New White Saviours: The Colonial Mythology of Meat.
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) is the federal research funding agency that promotes and supports research and research training in the humanities and social sciences. SSHRC helps Canada’s researchers train the next generation of talented, creative thinkers and doers; build knowledge and understanding about people, cultures and societies; and drive the innovations that address the challenges of today and tomorrow.
UWinnipeg gratefully acknowledges the funding received from the Government of Canada’s Research Support Fund (RSF). Every year, the federal government invests in research excellence in the areas of health sciences, engineering, natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities through its three granting agencies. The RSF reinforces this research investment by helping institutions ensure their federally funded research projects are conducted in world-class facilities with the best equipment and administrative support available.
