Internally Funded Research

2023

Public Engagement Accelerator Fund

Designing and Cultivating a Community-informed Universal Design for Learning Community of Practice in Newfoundland and Labrador (PI: Dr. Ami Goulden)

Teaching Enhancement through Scholarly Inquiry (TESI) Program

On Becoming a Professional Social Worker: A Threshold Concepts Informed Inquiry into Student Growth while Enrolled in Social Work Education at Memorial University (PI: Kathy de Jong; Co-I: Laura Pacheco)

 

2022

Catalyst Conference Fund for Public Engagement

Exchange 2023 Conference (PI: Dr. Stephen Ellenbogen)

Public Engagement Accelerator Fund

A Community-engaged Feasibility Inquiry into the Walls to Bridges Program (PI: Dr. Julia Janes)

Developing a Community-engaged Anti-racist Accessibility Assessment Tool for Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador (Co-PI: Dr. Sobia Shaikh, Dr. Delores Mullings & Mandy Penney)

Public Engagement Quick Start Fund

Engaging Social Work Field Instructors in Trauma Informed Supervision (PI: Lynsey Soper-Thistle)

Teaching Enhancement through Scholarly Inquiry (TESI) Program

Student Perceptions of Universal Design for Learning in Linical Social Work Education: Promoting Inclusive and Anti-ableist Pedagogy (PI: Dr. Ami Goulden; Co-I: Lynsey Soper-Thistle)

Vice-President's Special Award Grant

Wisdom of Elders: Insights from selected Traditional communities in Ghana and The Republic of Congo (PI: Dr. Paul Banahene Adjei)

 

2020

Catalyst Conference Fund for Public Engagement

LGBTQ2S+ Community and Police Action Dialogue - Conference NL (PI: Dr. Sulaimon Giwa)

Public Engagement Accelerator Fund

Learning from Indigenous Experience: Making Relational Restorative Justice Real in Newfoundland and Labrador (Co-I: Dr. Sulaimon Giwa)

Seed, Bridge, and Multidisciplinary Fund

Exploring the Accessibility of Oncology Camps for Children and Families Affected by Childhood Cancer in Newfoundland and Labrador (PI: Dr. Stephen Ellenbogen; Co-I: Dr. Sulaimon Giwa & Dr. Julia Janes)

What about Us? Dynamic Characteristics of Male Sex Workers and Their Needs in Newfoundland and Labrador (PI: Dr. Sulaimon Giwa)

Young People’s Views on Violence and its Health and Safety Implications in the St. John’s Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) (PI: Dr. Paul Issahaku)

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council/Vice Presidents Research Grant (SSHRC Explore)

Beyond Retirement: Seniors’ Contribution to Community Building and Empowerment in Newfoundland and Labrador (PI: Dr. Paul Issahaku)

Resisting the stigma of racism: The coping experiences of gay men of colour in Canada (PI: Dr. Sulaimon Giwa)

 

2019

Conference Fund

Exchange 2020: Engaging Bachelor of Social Work Students, Graduate Mentors, and Community Organizations through Collaborative Partnerships (Co-PI: Dr. Stephen Ellenbogen)

Public Engagement Accelerator Fund

Creating Opportunities for Dialogue among Newcomer Racialized Women and Community Stakeholders to Strategize about Inclusive and Welcoming Workplaces (PI: Dr. Delores Mullings; Co-I: Dr. Sulaimon Giwa)

Public Engagement Quick Start Fund

Phase 2 of Scale-up: Integrating Capacity Building (PI: Dr. Stephen Ellenbogen; Co-I: Dr. Julia Janes, Dr. Paul Issahaku & Dr. Sulaimon Giwa)

Police Participation in Pride: LGBTQ2S+ Community and Police Action Dialogue about the Way Forward (PI: Dr. Sulaimon Giwa)

Salary Based Research Grant
Activism and the International cruise industry (PI; Dr. Ross Klein)

Seed, Bridge and Multidisciplinary Fund
Indigenous African Philosophies as Pedagogical Tools for Critical Thinking Education in Canadian Universities (PI: Dr. Paul Banahene Adjei)

 

2018

Public Engagement Accelerator Fund

Settlement Experiences of Racialized Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Immigrants and Refugees in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador: How do Settlement Agencies Measure Up? (PI: Dr. Sulaimon Giwa; Co-I: Dr. Delores Mullings)

Public Engagement Quick Start Fund

Creating an Inclusive and Supportive Work Environment for Newcomer Racialized Women in Newfoundland and Labrador: Facilitating Dialogue among Newcomers and Community Members (PI: Dr. Delores Mullings; Co-I: Dr. Sulaimon Giwa)

Seed, Bridge and Multidisciplinary Fund
Exploring the success of community connectedness among newcomers in St John's and Clarenville (PI: Dr. Delores Mullings; Co-I: Dr. Paul Banahene Adjei)

 

2017

Collaborative Applied Research in Economics

Economic impact of cruise tourism in Atlantic Canada (PI: Dr. Ross Klein)

Public Engagement Accelerator Fund

Addressing Islamophobia in Newfoundland and Labrador: Community Consultations (PI: Dr. Sobia Shaikh)

Scaling Up Community Service Learning Projects (PI: Dr. Stephen Ellenbogen; Co-I: Dr. Paul Issahaku)

Seed, Bridge and Multidisciplinary Fund

Understanding Risk from Homeless Youth’s Perspectives: Theory Development and Practice Relevance (PI: Dr. Paul Issahaku)

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council/Vice Presidents Research Grant (SSHRC Explore)

Black parenting practices in Ghana: Lessons for social policy and practice shift for Child Welfare Services in Canada (PI: Dr. Paul Banahene Adjei)

Diversity in the Workplace: Occupational Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Police Officers in the Royal Newfoundland Constabular (PI: Dr. Sulaimon Giwa)

Does Participation in knowledge synthesis shape the research skills and interests of bachelor of social work students (PI: Dr. Stephen Ellenbogen)

 

2016

Harris Centre Population Project

Attraction and retention of professional workers in Labrador (PI: Dr. Delores Mullings; Co-I: Dr. Paul Banahene Adjei)

Public Engagement Accelerator Fund

Atlantic Regional Military and Veterans Families Leadership Circle (PI: Dr. Gail Wideman)

Right Here, Right Now: A Women Centered, Trauma-informed Drop-in Counselling Initiative (PI: Dr. Catherine de Boer)

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council/Vice Presidents Research Grant (SSHRC Explore)

How aging and old age is understood and practiced differently in Ghana: implications for theory and practice (PI: Dr. Paul Issahaku)

 

2015

Collaborative Applied Research in Economics

Economic impact of cruise tourism in Atlantic Canada (PI: Dr. Ross Klein)

Living Memorial Commemoration Fund

How the Great War brought great social change to Newfoundland (PI: Dr. Donna Hardy-Cox)

Quick Start Fund for Public Engagement

Re-situating the Role and Importance of People with Lived Experience: Capacity Building among Participants of the St. John's Drug User Group (PI: Dr. Christopher Smith)

Right Here, Right Now: A Women's Centered, Trauma Informed Drop-in Counselling Service (PI: Dr. Catherine de Boer)

We Stand on Guard for Thee: A Research Initiative in Support of the Canadian Forces Family (PI: Dr. Gail Wideman)

Seed, Bridge and Multidisciplinary Fund

Antiracism in Canadian student organizations: 1981 – 1995 (PI: Dr. Sobia Shaikh)

Exploring households’ experience of relocating and resettling under Newfoundland and Labrador’s Relocation Program: a case study of communities in the Baie Verte Peninsula (PI: Dr. Mike Devine; Co-I: Dr. Sobia Shaikh)

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council/Vice Presidents Research Grant (SSHRC Explore)

Exploring households’ experience of relocating and resettling of under Newfoundland and Labradors’ Relocation Program: Longitudinal Study of Provincial Policy (PI: Dr. Mike Devine; Co-I: Dr. Sobia Shaikh)

#Sex work and social media: A twitter study on Bill C-36A (PI: Dr. Kathleen Sitter)