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)