2015 grants

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council 

SSHRC Insight Grant, 2015

  • Robert Danisch, Drama & Speech Communication. Sociologies of Rhetoric (4 yr)
  • Andrew Cooper, Political Science. The 'Thickening' of Regional Institutions in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East: A Comparative Analysis (4 yr)
  • Andrew Faulkner, Classical Studies. The Judeo-Christian Muse and the Classical Tradition (5 yr)
  • Francisco Gonzalez, Economics. The macroeconomics of labour mismatch (5 yr)
  • Randy Harris, English Language & Literature. Computational Rhetoric (3 yr)
  • Eric Helleiner, Political Science. Globalizing the history of classical IPE thought (5 yr)
  • Suzan Ilcan, Sociology. Humanitarian Aid, Citizenship Politics, and the Governance of Syrian Refugees in Turkey (4 yr)
  • Whitney Lackenbauer, History (SJU). Canadian-American Relations in the Cold War Arctic, 1946-72 (3 yr)
  • Jee-Hae Lim, School of Accounting & Finance. Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) Impact and Quality (3 yr)
  • Ian Milligan, History. A Longitudinal Analysis of the Canadian World Wide Web as a historical Resource, 1996-2014 (5 yr)
  • Bessma Momani, Political Science. IMF and World Bank Collaboration on FSAPs: Intersection of Organizational Cultures and Potential Impact on Policy Outcomes (3 yr)
  • Susan Roy, History. The Indigenous Archive: shishalh genealogy, literacy, and the colonial encounter (3 yr)
  • John Turri, Philosophy. Experimental Epistemology (5 yr)
  • Alan Webb, School of Accounting & Finance. The Effects of Reward Type on Motivation and Performance (4 yr)
  • Tony Wirjanto, School of Accounting & Finance. Asset Return Correlations during Episodes of Systemic Crises in Financial Markets (4 yr)
  • SSHRC Insight Development Grant, 2015
  • Philip Curry, Economics. A Structural Estimation of the Effect of Police on Crime.
  • Jean Guillaume Forand, Economics. Dynamic Political Economy.
  • Owen Gallupe, Sociology & Legal Studies. Peer influence and theft: An experimental test.
  • Evan Risko, Psychology. Examining Evidenced-Based Principles for the Design of Recorded Lectures in Postsecondary Education.

SSHRC Connection Grant, 2015

  • Andrew Cooper, Political Science. The changing practice of frontline diplomacy.
  • Altay Coskun, Classical Studies. Rome and the Seleukid East.
  • Marlene Epp, Conrad Grebel University College. Global Mennonite Peacebuilding Conference and Festival.
  • Reimer Faber, Classical Studies. Celebrity, Fame and Infamy in the Hellenistic World.
  • Kristina Llewellyn, Social Development Studies (REN). Oral History and Education: Theories, Dilemmas, and Practices.
  • Cetta Mainwaring, Sociology & Legal Studies. Governing Migration from the Margins.
  • Ian Milligan, History. Unlock your web archives hackathon.
  • Christina Vanin, Religious Studies (SJU). Women scholars and Lonergan conference.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

CIHR Operating Grant, 2015

  • Rachelle Ashcroft, Social Work (Renison). Incentives and disincentives for treating depression and anxiety in Ontario Family Health Teams.

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council

NSERC Discovery Grant, 2015

  • Chris Eliasmith, Philosophy. Large-scale neural models of cognitive function.
  • Myra Fernandes,  Psychology. Factors Affecting Memory Encoding and Retrieval: A Cognitive Neuroscience Approach.
  • Jennifer Stolz, (RGPIN) Psychology. Aspects of Attention and Adaptive Memory.

Ontario Grants

Early Research Award (ERA), 2015

  • Ian Milligan, History. A Longitudinal Analysis of the Canadian World Wide Web as a Historical Resource, 1996-2014. 
  • Evan Risko, Psychology. Thinking with our Bodies and World: Investigations into Cognitive Offloading.
  • David Williams, English Language & Literature (SJU). The Life of Words: English Poetry and the Oxford English Dictionary.

Small Infrastructure Award, 2015

  • Roxane Itier, Psychology. Portable Eye Tracking EEG System.