Our top notch research is frequently successful in grant competitions and winning other financial awards. We’re honoured to see our work recognized as being among the world’s best. We invite you to browse some of our best work listed below and seek inspiration for your projects.
| Researcher | Project Title | Funding Agency and Amount | Year awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Spinney | Examining the Application of Tornado Safety Policy in Ontario Public Schools to Reduce Disaster Risk | SSHRC Insight Development Grant, $64,443 | 2021-2023 |
| Ali Asgary | Complex Adaptive Modelling Climate Change Health Impacts in Malawi | Wellcome Trust, US$ 507,120 | 2020-2023 |
| Ali Asgary | PI | IDRC, $1,200,000 | 2020-2022 |
| Ali Asgary | COVID-19: Building disaster preparedness and resilience via analytics of a fire department’s responses to emergency incidents | SSHRC, $25,000 | 2020-2021 |
| Ali Asgary | Agent-Based Simulation of COVID-19 Transmission and Prevention Measures in Hemodialysis Units at University Health Network/Mt. Sinai (UHN/MSH) for Management, Rapid Training, and Education (HD-COVID-SIM). | MSH-UHN, $82,283 | 2020-2021 |
| Ali Asgary | Extended Reality (XR) Simulation of Covid-19 Transmission Prevention Methods at University Health Network/Mt. Sinai (UHN/MSH) Intensive Care Units (ICU) for Rapid Training and Education of Health Care Providers (XR-COVID-ICU). | MSH-UHN, $61,400 | 2020-2021 |
| Ali Asgary | Countermeasures to the supply chain disruptions in medical and pharmaceutical industries | CIHR, $130,600 | 2020-2021 |
| Ali Asgary | Mathematics of COVID-19: Infection Risk Assessment and Intervention Evaluation | CIHR, $500,000 | 2020-2021 |
| Jennifer Spinney | Generating a Baseline Assessment of Emergency Management Preparedness Practices During the Pre-Touch-Down and Touch-Down phases of Tornado Emergencies in Ontario | York University, Minor Research Grant, $4,991.40 | 2020-2021 |
| Sepideh Ebrahimi | Empowering Users to Detect Data Analytics Discriminatory Recommendations | SSHRC, $59,680 | 2020 |
| Sepideh Ebrahimi | Understanding the Role of Data Analytics Tools in Driving Discriminatory Decisions in Organizations | Faculty of liberal arts and professional studies- York University, $4,710 | 2020 |
| Eric Kennedy | Understanding Social Perceptions of Risk, Information Sources, Trust, and Public Engagement Related to the COVID-19 Outbreak | SSHRC/CIHR, $428,000 | 2020 |
| Eric Kennedy | Assessing and Overcoming Barriers to Community Wildfire Preparedness | SSHRC, $73,983 | 2020 |
| Aaida Mamuji | An Interdisciplinary Academic-Practitioner Approach to Digital Contact Tracing during COVID19: A Risk-Benefit Analysis using Complex Systems Methodology | York University – Research in the Time of COVID-19, $36,832.66 | 2020 |
| Aaida Mamuji | Inclusive Disaster Management in Canada | York University – Dean’s Award for Research Excellence, $5,000 | 2020 |
| Aaida Mamuji | Working Group for Public Health and Social Sciences Research, Stigma, Fear, Discrimination and Backlash in COVID-19 | National Science Foundation and Natural Hazards Center – Working Group for Public Health and Social Sciences Research, USD $1000 | 2020 |
| Aaida Mamuji | Destigmatizing Chinese Communities in the face of 2019-nCoV: Emergency Management Actions to Address Social Vulnerability in Toronto and Nairobi | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) – Canadian 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Rapid Research Grant, $499,121 | 2020 |
| Na Li | Cybersecurity breaches and corporate information environment | LAPS, $5,000 | 2020 |
| Adriano Solis | COVID-19: Building longer-term community resilience and disaster preparedness via analytics of a fire department’s responses to emergency incidents during a pandemic – Case of Vaughan, Ontario | SSHRC | 2020 |
| Adriano Solis | Agent-based and multi-scale mathematical modelling of COVID-19 for assessments of sustained transmission risk and effectiveness of countermeasures | CIHR | 2020 |
| Adriano Solis | Countermeasures to the supply chain disruptions in medical and pharmaceutical industries | CIHR | 2020 |
| Adriano Solis | Forecasting and inventory control when demand is lumpy: Further investigations | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | 2020 |
| Fuminori Toyasaki | Countermeasure to supply chain disruptions in medical and pharmaceutical industries | CIHR, $130,600 | 2020 |
| Fuminori Toyasaki | Incentive contract designs for humanitarian supply chains | YUFA Leave Fellowship Fund, $7,635 | 2020 |
| Akolisa Ufodike | Financial Resilience: How Governments Cope with Fiscal Austerity in Canada | LAPS, $3,786.75 | 2020 |
| Ali Asgary | Developing a Spontaneous Volunteers Management Framework and System for Major Disasters & Emergencies in Ontario | SSHRC, $25,000 | 2019-2021 |
| Joel Marcus | In Search of Sustainable Industry: Exploring the World of North American Lutherie | LA&PS, $4,937 | 2019-2020 |
| Joel Marcus | Realizing the full potential of green-certified government office buildings in promoting employee mental health | Government of Alberta, $95,925 | 2019-2020 |
| Joel Marcus | Fostering transformation change towards cultures of strong sustainability | SSHRC, $24,274 | 2019 |
| Sabrina Deutsch Salamon | Fostering Trust Between Leaders and their Followers | SSHRC Insight Grant, $175,852 | 2019 |
| Sabrina Deutsch Salamon | Fostering Trust Between Leaders and their Followers | SSHRC-Department of National Defence Research Initiative, $60,000 | 2019 |
| Joanne Jones | Building Ethical Leaders for the Future Accounting Profession | CPA Ontario, $57,000 | 2019 |
| Aaida Mamuji | Flood Response and Social Vulnerability: Disability-Inclusive Disaster Management in Bracebridge, Ontario | Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction – Quick Response Grant, $2,806 | 2019 |
| Aaida Mamuji | Disability in the Disaster Context | York University – Dean’s Award for Research Excellence, $5,000 | 2019 |
| Joel Marcus | Closing the performance gap in high-performance green buildings by cultivating a culture of sustainability | Ontario Research Fund, $999,677 | 2018-2022 |
| Joel Marcus | ReGENERATE: An intersectorial partnership to investigate human factors in green office buildings | SSHRC, $199,759 | 2018-2021 |
| Ali Asgary | ARGUS: Radar-based All-Weather Roadway Safety System | DRDC Canada, $1,436,426 | 2018-2021 |
| Ali Asgary | Advanced Geospatial Technology for Train Derailment Mitigation | Transport Canada, $483,000 | 2018-2020 |
| Aaida Mamuji | Syrian Newcomer Integration: Women Wellness Program Evaluation | York University – Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Minor Research Grant, $5,000 | 2018 |
| Jodi Letkiewicz | Debt Relief Options in Canada – Long Term Result Comparison | Office of Consumer Affairs, $100,000 | 2017 |
| Aaida Mamuji | The 2017 Case of Kamloops, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, Co-Investigator with Professor Jack Rozdilsky | Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction – Quick Response Grant, $4,595 | 2017 |
| Adriano Solis | Developing a fire response simulation test bench based on NFID | Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs | 2017 |
| Joanne Jones | Constructing Auditor’s Misconduct: An Analysis of the CPA Ontario Disciplinary Process | LAPS Minor Research Grant $5,000 | 2016 |
| Jodi Letkiewicz | Student finances and the impact on stress, financial wellness and academic progress. | SSHRC,$5,000 | 2015 |
| Jodi Letkiewicz | Self-efficacy, financial stress, and the decision to seek professional financial planning help. | Financial Planning Standards Council Foundation, $18,200 | 2014 |
| Aaida Mamuji | Cadieux-Léger Fellowship, Policy Research Branch | Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade & Development (Ottawa), $48,000 | 2013 |
| Fuminori Toyasaki | An analysis of impacts of downstream infrastructure on environmentally friendly product design | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), $100,000 | 2009 |