Recent Canadian Studies Grant Recipients

Conference Grants | Faculty Research Grants | Faculty Enrichment Grants | Doctoral Student Research Award | Program Enhancement Grants | North American Research Linkages Grant | Outreach Grants

Conference Grants 2009-2010

Conference grants are designed to assist four-year U.S. colleges and universities and research institutions to hold a conference addressing important and timely issues about Canada or Canada-U.S. relations and to publish the proceedings.

Border

• The Great Plains, the Prairies, and the US-Canadian Border. Kyle Conway, University of North Dakota.

Canada-U.S. Relations

• North American Futures: Canada-U.S. Perspectives. Thomas Barnes, University of California, Berkeley.
• Putting Canada in the Classroom: A Conference on the Role and Place of Canada in the American K-12 Curriculum. Christopher Kirkey, State University of New York College at Plattsburgh.

Demographics

• Immigrant Geographies of North American Cities. Wei Li, Arizona State University.

Economics

• Alberta-Montana Connections: Energizing the Future of Canadian American Trade. D'Ann Campbell, Montana State University—Billings.
• 2010 Global Supply Chain Management Conference. Brian Neureuther, State University of New York, College at Plattsburgh.
• North American Integration in an Era of Political-Economic Turbulence. Richard Vengroff, Kennesaw State University.

Energy

• Natural Gas Forum: Is it time to reframe thinking on natural gas? Michelle Foss, The University of Texas at Austin.
• The Canada-U.S. Clean Energy Dialogue. Jane Moss, Duke University.

Political Science

• Northern Sovereignty and Political Geography in North America. Douglas Nord, Western Washington University.

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Faculty Research Grant Recipients 2008-09

Research grants are designed to assist individual scholars or a team of scholars in writing an article-length manuscript of publishable quality that contributes to a better knowledge and understanding of Canada, its relationship with the United States, and its international affairs.

Border Security and Emergency Management

• Regional Stakeholder Findings about Improved Border Management. Donald Alper, Political Science, Western Washington University. WA.
• Comparative Emergency Management: Understanding Disaster Policies, Organization sand Initiatives in Canada and the United States. David McEntire, Emergency Management, University of North Texas. TX.

Economics and Trade

• Firm Decline, Expansion, and Economic Evolution: Last Wave and Next Wave Geographies in the Canadian Economy. Murray Rice, Geography, University of North Texas. TX.
• Achieving Economic Competitiveness through Demographic Diversity and Tolerance. Laura Reese, Political Science, Michigan State University. MI.
• Planning for the Cultural Economy: Implications for Local Economic Development and Competitiveness. Carl Grodach, Urban Planning and Public Administration, University of Texas at Arlington. TX.
• Human Resource Management Structures, Disability Law and their Effect on the Employment of Individuals with Disabilities in Canada and the United States. Mark Moore, Management, East Carolina University. NC.
• Examining the Cultural Politics of Canadian Gemstone Diamonds. Kolson Schlosser, Geography, Western Kentucky University. KY.

Environment

• From Logging to Leisure: Landscapes of Social and Environmental Change on Vancouver’s North Shore. David Rossiter, Geography, Western Washington University. WA.
• Climate Change and Social Distress among Canadian Inuit. Miriam Golden, Political Science, University of California at Los Angeles. CA.
• Private-Sector Leadership in Brownfields Reuse Planning: A Comparative Study of Canadian and U.S. Examples. Justin Hollander, Urban Planning, Tufts University. MA.
• A Comparative Assessment of the Success of Urban Forests in Residential Subdivisions. Elizabeth Brabec, Land Planning, University of Massachusetts Amherst. MA.
• Eeyou Istchee: Political Ecology in James Bay. Hans Carlson, History, University of Minnesota. MN.

Immigration

• Immigration and Internal Migration of Canada under the Progressive Entrenchment of Globalization and Neo-liberalism. Lei Xu, Population Geography, California State University, Fullerton. CA.
• Canada-US-Mexico Integration? Assessing Migrant and Immigrant Health Policy Convergence. Nielan Barnes, Sociology, California State University, Long Beach. CA.
• American Exodus: Widening the Lens on North American Migration. Sheila Croucher, Political Science/American Studies, Miami University. OH.

International Relations

• Why Is Canada in Afghanistan? Explaining Canada’s Military Commitment. Christopher Kirkey, Political Science, State University of New York College at Plattsburgh. NY.
• Ethnic Communities and Canadian Middle East Policy. Brent Sasley, International Relations, University of Texas at Arlington. TX.

Politics

• Governance and Political Contestation beyond Sovereignty: The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America. Jeffrey Ayres, Political Science, Saint Michaels College. VT.
• Reconceptualizing the Role of Precedent in the Supreme Court of Canada. Donald Songer, Political Science, University of South Carolina. SC.
• The Impact and Influence of Law Clerks at the Supreme Court of Canada. David Weiden, Political Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. IN.
• Building New State Forms in the Era of Globalization: Sub-State Autonomy Strategies in Alberta. Cory Blad, Sociology, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. IL.

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Faculty Enrichment Grants 2008-09

Faculty Enrichment Grants provide faculty at accredited four-year U.S. colleges and universities an opportunity to develop courses with relevance to Canada that will be taught on a regular basis.

Canadian Literature

Canadian Literature as Cultural Production, Steven Hayward, English, The Colorado College. CO.
This course will focus on Canadian literature as cultural production with a perspective that is thoroughly comparative: how does the Canadian publishing industry differ from its American and European counterparts? Are Canadian readers different from American? The entirety of this class will be taught in Canada over a three and a half week period.

Contemporary Atlantic Canadian Literature, Florence Lovell, English Department, Division of Literature, Languages, & Philosophy, Kentucky State University. KY.
The first of its kind at Kentucky State University, this class will introduce works by late 20 th century and early 21 st century Atlantic Canadian authors. Writings by outstanding authors from each of the four eastern provinces will present students with diversity in cultural and individual perspective as well as literary style.

Canadian Politics

Canadian Politics and World Views: Borders, Neal Carter, Political Science, St. Bonaventure University. NY.
This summer course will focus on comparisons of the US and Canada, as well as their international relations. It will include a trip to Canada and sessions with both countries’ diplomatic corps, politicians, practitioners, members of the tourism industry, and professors in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Quebec City.

Canadian Studies

Online Introduction to Canadian Studies, Scott Piroth, Political Science and Canadian Studies, Bowling Green State University. OH.
This grant will provide funding for three teaching modules for a current online course offered at Bowling Green State University (BGSU). This includes modules on Canada’s First Nations, the politics and culture of Québec, and Canadian politics. The segments will be used not only to enhance the quality of a current online course but also to serve as resources for all of the instructors of Canadian Studies at BGSU.

Community Development and Sustainability

Sustainable Cities in North America, Lars Christiansen, Sociology, Augsburg College. MN.
This course compares Augsburg’s home cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul with two leading North American cities on various dimensions of sustainability – Vancouver, BC and Portland, OR. The class will learn the meaning of urban sustainability, how to support sustainable practices and explore cross-national sustainability initiatives in both Canada and the US. The course will visit Victoria, BC to learn about Victoria’s environmental conservation policies and meet with members of the Provincial Government.

Community Development in the Circumpolar North, Pamela Stern, Circumpolar Studies, Sterling College. VT.
This community development course concentrates on the economic, political and social development in contemporary indigenous communities in the Circumpolar North. The course will provide students with a thorough understanding of the last 150 years of social and economic history in the Circumpolar North and expose them to the broad range and variety of attitudes and activities among northern indigenous peoples concerning community development, resource extraction and environmental stewardship.

Environment

Marine Ecology of the Pacific Northwest, Lei Lani Stelle, Biology, University of Redlands. CA.
The course will investigate the ecology of coastal waters extending from Oregon , through British Columbia, to Alaska as a travel study program. A major focus will be threats to the local animal species and their environment, along with conservation measures enacted to reduce the disturbances. Students will meet and work with representatives from academia, government, non-profit organizations, and members of the First Nation to develop a global perspective on issues relating to the sustainable use of our shared marine resources.

Canadian Environmental Policy, Shannon Orr, Political Science, Bowling Green State University. OH.
The purpose of the online course is to introduce students to Canadian policymaking and promote greater understanding of the environmental challenges facing different regions of Canada. This course will cover material on: the development of the environmental movement, environmental values, government institutions and processes, the role of competing interests in environmental policy and regional environmental issues.

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Doctoral Student Research Awards 2008-09

Doctoral Student Research Awards offer doctoral students an opportunity to conduct part of their dissertation research in Canada. The program is intended for full-time students at accredited four-year colleges and universities and whose dissertations are related in substantial part to the study of Canada.

Canadian Foreign Policy

Canadian-Colombian Relations: Building Bridges Under U.S. Hemispheric Hegemony, 1968-1984, Stefano Tijerina, History, University of Maine. ME.
The objective of this project is to look at the historical developments behind the construction of Canadian-Colombian relations at a time when the US increasingly exercised hegemonic control over the economic development and politics of the region. It will focus on the role played by Canada’s private sector, the impact of Trudeau's Third Option policies toward Colombia, and impacts of early economic development and aid agreements between the two nations. It will also examine how Canada cooperated with the United States, via economic development and aid projects, in order to redirect nations such as Colombia toward a more capitalist model.

Environment

“Democratizing” Climate Change Governance: Inuit Environmental Activism and Institutional Networks, Noorjehan Johnson, Anthropology, McGill University. QC.
This project will study Inuit involvement in climate change governance from the local to the national and international levels. Particular attention will be paid to the transfer of local knowledge about environmental change through NGO, government and scientific networks. The investigation will consider the ways in which Inuit activists are participating in global advocacy and how their local knowledge and experience are represented in global activism.

Breaking the Ice: Rights and Resources in a Warming Arctic, Jeffrey Parkey, Strom Thurmond Institute, Clemson University. SC.
Environmental change is reshaping the values and uses of Arctic resources and this study frames environmental and political change in the Arctic as a search for resource values. It analyzes the Northwest Passage as such a resource to assess costs that may be incurred and benefits that may accrue to the Canadian public in maintaining the vital waterway in the context of a warming Arctic and a globalizing economy.

Immigration

New Tactics in the War on Terror? Immigrant Integration Policy Development in Canada and Abroad, Betsy Cooper, Political Science, Oxford University. UK.
Since September 11, 2001, a core assumption about immigrant integration policy has recurred in many liberal democracies, including Canada : that better immigrant integration can somehow reduce the risk of future terrorism. As a result, a host of new integration policies have been implemented during this time-frame; however, certain countries which have experienced terrorist attacks, including the US, have made far fewer changes than others, calling into question whether terrorism is indeed the most significant explanatory variable. This research investigates how terrorist attacks have affected the instigation, content, and passage of post-Cold War immigrant integration policies in Canada and abroad.

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Program Enhancement Grants 2009-2010

Program Enhancement Grants encourage scholarly inquiry and multidisciplinary activities that will contribute to the development or expansion of a Canadian Studies Program at U.S. colleges and universities or research institutions.

• Ball State University, Center for International Programs, Dean: Kenneth Holland
• Boise State University, Canadian Studies Program. Co-Director: Ross Burkhart
• Bowling Green State University, Canadian Studies Center. Rebecca Mancuso
• Bridgewater State College, Canadian Studies Program. Director: Anthony Cicerone
• Clarkson University, Center for Canadian Studies. Director: Martin Heintzelman
• Colorado College, Andrew Price-Smith
• Gonzaga University, John Shuford
• Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Canadian Studies Program, Director: Charles Doran
• Lehigh University, Canadian Studies Institute. Asst. Director: Judith McDonald
• Linfield College, Dawn Nowacki
• Lock Haven University of PA, Canadian Studies Program. Director: Joseph McGinn
• Michigan State University, Canadian Studies Center, Acting Director: AnnMarie Schneider
• Michigan State University, Center for Canadian-United States Law. Executive Director: John W. Reifenberg
• Morehead State University, Canadian Studies Online Program. Director: William Green
• New York University, Carolyn Kissane
• Northwestern University, Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies, Director: Hendrik Spruyt
• Pacific Lutheran University, Wang Center for International Programs. Director: Neal Sobania
• Pacific Northwest Canadian Studies Consortium. Director: Michael Treleaven
• Penn State, Erie, Robert Speel
• Portland State University, Canadian Studies Program. Director: Claudine Fisher
• St. Bonaventure University, Canadian Politics. Neal Carter
• Seattle University, Canadian Studies Program. Director: Ted Fortier
• SUNY Buffalo, Canadian-American Studies Committee. Director: H. Lorraine Oak
• SUNY Plattsburgh, Canadian Studies. Director: Christopher Kirkey
• Transylvania University, Canadian Studies Program. Director: James Baker
• University of Alaska, Anchorage, Sudarsan Rangarajan
• UC Berkeley, Canadian Studies Program. Co-Director: Nelson Graburn
• University of Colorado, Denver, Manuel Serapio
• The University of Maine, Canadian-American Center. Director: Stephen Hornsby
• University of Michigan-Dearborn, Ottawa Political Internship Program. Director: Frank Wayman
• University of Missouri, Canadian Studies Program. Director: James Endersby
• University of Northern Michigan, Department of Geography, Head: Michael Broadway
• University of Oregon, Canadian Studies Program. Director: Susan Hardwick
• University of Puget Sound, Canadian Studies Program. Director: Douglas Sackman
• University of Southern California, Center for International Studies. Director: Patrick James
• University of Texas at El Paso, Stephen Salter
• University of Vermont, Canadian Studies Program. Director: Paul Martin
• University of Washington, Canadian Studies Center, Director: Daniel Hart
• University of Washington, Canadian Studies Center. Associate-Director: Nadine Fabbi
• Washington State University, Political Science. Travis Ridout
• Wayne State University, John Taylor
• Western Oregon University, Canadian Studies Interest Group. Director: Robin Smith
• Western Washington University, Center for Canadian-American Studies. Director: Donald Alper
• Whitman College, John Iverson
• Willamette University, Canadian Studies Program. Director: Sammy Basu
• Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, The Canada Institute. Director: David Biette

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North American Research Linkages Grants 2009-2010

• NAFTA Cold-Chain Border Crossing Workshop. Juan Villa, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University in participation with Ron McLachlin and Barry Prentice, Asper School Of Business, University of Manitoba, and Jaime Escalera Jimemez, Universidad Politecnica de Aguascalientes.
• Security Complexes and Perimeter Defense in North America: A Critical Assessment. Richard Kilroy, Virginia Military Institute in participation with Abelardo Rodriguez Sumano, Centro de Estudios sobre America del Norte and Todd Hataley, Royal Military College of Canada.
• Border Governance: A Comparative North American Study. Imtiaz Hussain, Universidad Iberoamericana, Santa Fe, in partnership with Daniel Drache, York University, and Roberto Dominguez, Suffolk University.
• Insecurity and Informality in North American Metropolises. Hector Castillo Berthier, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, in partnership with Diane Davis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Julie-Anne Boudreau, Institute national de la recherche scientifique, Montreal.
• International Best Practices as Cost-effective Approaches for Vulnerable Groups’ Health and Social Policy Development in Canada, U.S. and Mexico. Eduardo Alvarez Falcon, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, in partnership with A. Paul Williams, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto and Mary Stuart, Health Administration and Policy Program, University of Maryland.
• The Present and Future of North America’s Energy Security Regime. The Implications for the Evolving Governance of Security, Prosperity and Sustainability in the Region. Isidro Morales, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, in partnership with Mark Bernstein, Energy Institute, University of Southern California and José Etcheverry, Environmental Studies, York University.
• Network for Applied Research and Innovations in Sustainable Rural Development and Competitiveness. Ricardo Trejo-Calzada, La Unidad Regional Universitaria de Zonas Áridas, in partnership with Desmond Ng, Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, and Abimbola Abiola, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture and Olds College.
• Characterization and Comparing of the Labor Migration México-United State-Canada. Oscar Calderon Morillon, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, in partnership with Jenna Hennebry, International Migration Research Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University, and Gilberto Gonzalez, Chicano-Latino Studies Department, University of California, Irvine.
• The International Politics of Sub-national Entities: A Comparative Study of Québec, the Mexican Northeast and America. Zidane Zeraoui, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, in partnership with Michelle Bussières, Faculty of Law, Laval University, and Roberto Domínguez, Suffolk University.
• Network on New Directions in Civil Society Organizations Funding. Alejandro Natal Martinez, El Colegio Mexiquense, in partnership with John Casey, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College, and Paula Speevak Sladowski, Centre for Voluntary Sector Research and Development, Carleton University.

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Outreach Grants 2009-2010

• Michigan State University, Canadian Studies K-12 Outreach Program. Acting Director: AnnMarie Schneider.
• Plattsburgh State University of New York, Center for the Study of Canada. Director: Christopher Kirkey.
• University of Maine, Canadian-American Center. Director: Stephen Hornsby.
• Western Washington University, Center for Canadian-American Studies. Director: Donald Alper.