Quentin Holbert, PhD Student, wins special SSHRC award

The Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (CGS-MSFSS) support high-calibre Canadian graduate students in building global linkages and international networks through the pursuit of exceptional research experiences at research institutions abroad. By accessing international scientific research and training, CGS-MSFSS recipients will contribute to strengthening the potential for collaboration between Canadian and foreign institutions.

Quentin will be working under Professor Dechasa Abebe of the School of Social Science at Addis Ababa University (AAU). Professos Abebe is the current head of the Centre for African and Oriental Studies at AAU, and is an active researcher in subjects including peasant experiences, conflict and resistance, land tenure and taxation, and culture. 

(Posted Dec 14, 2020)