Acadia Celebrates New SSHRC Grant Research Funding
by Ashley Cyr
This fall, we鈥檙e celebrating three Acadia faculty members for their recent Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grants, totalling $368,252.
The SSHRC Insight and Insight Development grants are designed to 鈥渂uild knowledge and understanding about people, societies and the world by supporting research excellence.鈥�
The work these Acadia researchers will lead may promote better understandings within their fields and have wide-ranging societal impacts in areas industries ranging from the mining to children鈥檚 sports.
Read on to learn what the latest SSHRC recipients at Acadia will be working on in the coming years!
Researcher: (Kinesiology)
Awarded: SSHRC Insight Grant of $48,015
Project: A three-year study entitled, 鈥淭ax credits and children's sport participation: The role of policy acceptance among families experiencing low income in Atlantic Canada.鈥�
The Context: Participating in sports gets kids moving and gives them a way to connect with their peers. However, financial barriers often prevent lower-income Canadian families from enrolling their kids in sports.
The Acadia Impact: Through two studies, Dr. Clark鈥檚 team will use the Integrative Public-Policy Acceptance framework to gauge awareness and acceptance of child fitness tax credit programs in Atlantic Canada. The findings from this research could result in policy that is more equitable and accessible to families in need, leading to happier, healthier kids and communities.
Researcher: (History & Classics)
Awarded: SSHRC Insight Grant of $245,292
Project: A six-year project entitled, 鈥淭he Southern Mani Archaeological Project (SMAP): Investigating the Settlement History of a Sacred, Exploited Landscape through Mapping and Survey.鈥�
The Context: In the first systematic, scientific, and comprehensive archeological investigation in the region, Dr. Gardner鈥檚 team will work over six years to identify how remote communities identified, connected, and interacted in the Mani peninsula of Greece during Classical antiquity.
The Acadia Impact: In addition to providing field work opportunities for students, the findings of this work will enrich our understanding of the past and current life in the Mani peninsula for the academics, students, travellers, and artists who have all taken an interest in the region.
Researcher: Dr. (F.C. Manning School of Business Administration)
Awarded: SSHRC Insight Development Grant of $74,945
Project: A two-year study titled, 鈥淔rom Awareness to Allyship: Trauma-informed Intersectional Training on Substantive Equality in Mining.鈥�
The Context: The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIAP+ persons has specifically called to the extraction and development industry to work with Indigenous women and gender diverse persons to address safety, security and substantive equality for those working in the industry and living around developments.
The Acadia Impact: Dr. Price鈥檚 two-phase project will advance knowledge of, and intersectional allyship within, the mining sector through trauma-informed intersectional training. Through this collaborative process with industry and advocacy organizations, Dr. Price鈥檚 work will make one of Canada鈥檚 largest employers a safer sector for everyone to work in.
Did you know?
At Acadia, our undergrad students are given ample opportunities to get hands-on experiences with research that matters 鈥� like these exciting studies! And what鈥檚 more? Students who are selected to conduct more intensive roles in research often get paid by Acadia for their time. If you鈥檙e interested in taking part in the work, select the professor鈥檚 name to learn more about them and the courses they teach at Acadia.
Stay tuned!
Over the next few months and years, we鈥檒l be checking in with our researchers to see how their projects are coming along and learning about the positive impacts their findings can have in our community.