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Research Projects (since 2021 \u2013 in Rank as Associate Professor)<\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Principal Investigator<\/u><\/td>\nCo-Investigator<\/u><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Developing teacher identity in tomorrow\u2019s teachers (with Dr. Alysha Farrell)<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stronger together: Examining rural roots\/routes of homelessness (with Jan Marie Graham and Dr. Michelle Lam)<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The rural teacher educator: Identity, pedagogy and capital in action<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Building thinking classrooms in mathematics\/sciences<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rurality, reconciliation and arithmetic: Considering culture and place in mathematics education<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Menopausal powerhouses: Stories of women academic approaching their third act of life and career (with Dr. Alysha Farrell)<\/td>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Developing capacity for leading change in rural educational contexts through simulation (with Dr. Cathryn Smith)<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on marginalized genders at Brandon University (with BU scholars on SWRC)<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Context and climate change: Examining the impacts of teacher decisions to teach about climate change in rural schools (with Will Burton from University of Winnipeg)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Research Funding<\/u><\/p>\n

Jones, C. L. Menopausal Powerhouses: Stories of women academics approaching their third act of life and career. <\/i>Funded by a Brandon University Knowledge Mobilization Grant (Mar. 6, 2026). Amount $2000. Role: Principal Investigator. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Jones, C. L. Rurality Reconciliation and Arithmetic: Considering Culture and Place in Mathematics Education.<\/em> Funded by a Brandon University Knowledge Mobilization Grant (Mar. 12, 2025). Amount $2000. Role: Principal Investigator.<\/p>\n

Jones, C. L. Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics\/Sciences.<\/em> Funded by a Brandon University Research Grant (Dec. 16, 2022). Amount $5000. Role: Principal Investigator.<\/p>\n

Skyhar, C. L., Graham, J. M., & Lam, M. Stronger together: Examining rural roots\/routes<\/em> of rural homelessness.<\/em> Funded by The Brandon Neighborhood Renewal Corporation (Feb. 3, 2020). Amount $117,539.00 (revised to $68,286.80 due to pandemic-related changes to research project) Role: Principal Investigator<\/p>\n

Smith, C. A., & Skyhar, C. L. Developing capacity for leading change in rural educational contexts through simulation. \u00a0<\/em>Funded by a Brandon University Research Grant (Dec. 2018). Amount $3944. Role: Co-Investigator<\/p>\n

Skyhar, C. L., & Farrell, A. \u00a0Developing teacher identity in tomorrow\u2019s teachers.<\/em> Funded by a BU New Faculty Research Grant (Jan. 2018) – Amount $4407.86 and a BU Knowledge Mobilization Grant (Dec. 2019) \u2013 Amount $2000. Role: Principal Investigator<\/p>\n

Nantais, M., Valloton, T., & Skyhar, C. L. Increasing numeracy awareness and skills for community and parents.<\/em> In partnership with Brandon School Division (BSD). Funded by a Brandon University Outreach Grant (plus support from BSD & BU PD Unit). Amount $3000. Role: Co-Investigator<\/p>\n

Research Awards<\/u><\/p>\n

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  • Award for Theses and Dissertations on Teacher Education Recognition<\/em><\/strong> (June, 2019) – Canadian Association for Teacher Education (CATE)<\/li>\n
  • Outstanding Conference Submission<\/em><\/strong> (April, 2019) – American Educational Research Association (AERA) \u2013 Constructivist Theory, Research, and Practice SIG #25<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Research Projects (since 2021 \u2013 in Rank as Associate Professor) Principal Investigator Co-Investigator \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Developing teacher identity in tomorrow\u2019s teachers (with Dr. Alysha Farrell) \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stronger together: Examining rural roots\/routes of homelessness (with Jan Marie Graham and Dr. Michelle Lam) \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The rural teacher educator: Identity, pedagogy and capital in action \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Building thinking classrooms […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-30","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/jonesc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/jonesc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/jonesc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/jonesc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/jonesc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/jonesc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76,"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/jonesc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions\/76"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/jonesc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}