Researchers from York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies have received more than $800k in funding to pursue research initiatives under SSHRC Insight Development Grants and Insight Grants.
“Our researchers are at the forefront of new developments in their respective fields,” says Ravi de Costa, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies at LA&PS. “Their ongoing success in the Insight programs not only showcases the potential for nurturing impactful and groundbreaking new research programs in the Faculty but also sets standards for research excellence in LA&PS.”
These SSHRC grant programs fund research focused on building knowledge and understanding of people, societies, and the world. Among these newly funded LA&PS-led projects are a study on the inequality of retirement time in Canada, research focused on literature during colonial occupation, and a research-creation project on the narratives of chronic illness.
“The broad range of topics supported by this funding highlights the incredible diversity of research in our Faculty,” said David Cuff, Director, Strategic Research & Partnerships. “The outcomes of this work will advance knowledge and provide opportunities for students to work with our faculty members on cutting-edge SSH research.”
Insight Development Grants are awarded to emerging and established scholars in the social sciences and humanities to work on research projects of up to two years. LA&PS 2024 SSHRC Insight Development Grants recipients are:
Katarina O’Briain, Department of English
Manila in the Transoceanic Archive: The Poetics of Colonial Occupation, 1762-1764
$55,361
Lesley Wood, Department of Sociology
Intergenerational Movements and Social Media Silos
$64,387
Johannes Mahr, Department of Philosophy
The Language of Episodic Thought
$50,844
Andrey Stoyanov, Department of Economics
The Cost of Red Tape: The Effect of National Regulation on Labor Markets
$56,567
Shamette Hepburn, School of Social Work
Retirement Time (In)equality in Canada
$49,380
Insight Grants are awarded for research projects of two to five years. The five LA&PS 2024 SSHRC Insight Grants recipients are:
Chaoran Chen, Department of Economics
Macroeconomic Analysis of Home Production and Gender Gap in Structural Transformation
$82,202
Emilia Nielsen, Department of Social Science
Chronically Ill Research-Creation: Engendering Experimentations in Form and Content
$97,391
Laura Salisbury, Department of Economics
An Investigation into the Growth of Nonmarital Fertility in North America
$91,190
Sheila Cavanagh, Department of Sociology
Psychotherapy in Ontario: Training, Access, Quality, and Medicalization
$198,882
Zachary Spicer, School of Public Policy & Administration
The Capacity to Innovate: Governance and Policy Implementation in Canada’s Municipalities
$57,954