Eleven University of Winnipeg researchers representing six academic departments have received $1,735,947 in Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) funding through the Insight Research Program, the federal agency announced yesterday.
SSHRC’s Insight Research Program aims to support and foster excellence in social sciences and humanities research that deepens, widens, and increases collective understandings of individuals and societies, and informs the search for solutions to societal challenges.
Insight Grants
Insight Grants support long-term research initiatives. They enable scholars to address complex issues about individuals and societies. Insight Grants totaling $1,254,449 were awarded to seven researchers at UWinnipeg:
Dr. Carlos Colorado, Department of Religion and Culture, received $474,696 for the project The Mixed-Race as Relationality Project (MRRP): Thinking Mestizx/Métis Identities through Kinship Perspectives.
Dr. Janis Thiessen, Department of History, received $328,774 for the project Manitoba Food History Project 2.
Dr. Sarah Heath, Department of Criminal Justice, received $118,980 for the project From Understanding to Action: Advancing Equitable Justice Through Communication Intermediaries.
Dr. Jeremy Frimer, Department of Psychology, received $100,880 for the project Cultivating Online Civility.
Dr. Beverley Fehr, Department of Psychology, received $99,437 for the project A Prototype Interaction-Pattern Model of Respect: Relationship Implications.
Dr. Jane Barter, Department of Religion and Culture, received $68,592 for the project Beyond the ‘Shadow of Evil’: A Critical Assessment of Vatican Teaching on Artificial Intelligence.
Dr. Chigbo Arthur Anyaduba, Department of English, received $63,090 for the project The Residuum of Memory: The Holocaust in African Atrocity Literatures and Cultures.
Partnership Development Grants
These grants support the development of partnered research and related activities in the social sciences and humanities.
Dr. Mary Jane McCallum, Department of History, received $200,000 for the project Ten Years of the Indigenous Course Requirement: Critical Analyses on Mandatory Indigenous Content Courses in Canadian Undergraduate Education.
Insight Development Grants
Insight Development Grants support research in its initial stages. These grants enable the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches and/or ideas. Insight Development Grants totaling $281,498 were awarded to four researchers:
Dr. Leah Kuragano, Department of History, received $99,964 for the project The Red Thread: Asian North American Diaspora and Decolonial Relationships to Place in Winnipeg and Beyond.
Dr. Maryam Memar Zadeh, Department of Business and Administration, received $85,370, for the project Conceptualizing High-Reliability Leadership in Digitally Intensive Organizational Environments.
Dr. Farzad Zaerpour, Department of Business and Administration, received $57,282 for the project Cognitive Load and Decision Drift in Emergency Department Triage.
Dr. Sara Heath, Department of Criminal Justice, received $43,882 for the project Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) in Criminal Justice Research.
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.
