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York U researchers awarded $1.3M+ in SSHRC Insight Development Grants

Twenty-two projects led by York University researchers have received more than $1.3 million combined from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), announced on Sept. 13 by the Government of Canada for initiatives rooted across six Faculties.

SSHRC’s Insight Development Grants support the development of short-term research projects of up to two years by emerging and established scholars. The 22 York-led projects awarded this year were among 590 projects at universities across Canada to receive a total combined funding of over $36 million.

Among the York-led projects are a study on the impact of Black faculty cluster hires at Canadian universities, research focused on the language, history and culture of the Lenape – an Indigenous people in northeastern United States and Canada – and an investigation into romantic chemistry and its effect on relationship development.  

“York University is a global leader in social sciences and humanities research, and SSHRC’s investment in these 22 projects reinforces the outstanding expertise of our faculty in these fields,” said Amir Asif, vice-president research and innovation. “This funding supports early-stage research, which York researchers are especially adept at doing, pursuing new knowledge and experimenting with innovative methods. Longer-term, this enables them to expand their work to address complex planetary challenges and create positive change.”

The York recipients include:

Muna Ali, assistant professor, Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change

Bridging gaps, building futures: Exploring the impact of Black faculty cluster hires in Canadian universities
$70,449

Natasha Bissonauth, assistant professor, School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design

Zimaz: Queer Aesthetic Seams of Diaspora
$47,668

Suzanne Chiodo, assistant professor, Osgoode Hall Law School

Fighting the Backlog: How Ontario’s courts are using summary processes to address civil justice delays
$46,145

Michael Kalu, assistant professor, Faculty of Health

Exploring Challenges in Identifying Homebound Black Older Adults and Understanding What Strategies Work:  A Comprehensive Scoping Review and Qualitative Case Study in the Greater Toronto Area
$71,337

Yelena Larkin, associate professor, Schulich School of Business

Financial constraints and secondary markets for patents
$58,350

Katarina O’Briain, assistant professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies

Manila in the Transoceanic Archive: The Poetics of Colonial Occupation, 1762-1764
$55,361

Grant Packard, associate professor, Schulich School of Business

Using linguistic style to increase trust in political messages from “Across the Aisle”
$61,417

Xijiang Su, assistant professor, Schulich School of Business

Transparency of information disclosure and investor protection
$64,593

Lesley Wood, associate professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies

Intergenerational Movements and Social Media Silos
$64,387

John Doyle-Raso, postdoctoral fellow, Osgoode Hall Law School

An environmental and social history of the Canadian mining industry in Africa, 1980s to present
$58,016

Mahtot Gebresselassie, assistant professor, Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change

Toward an understanding of intersectional factors affecting disabled persons’ travel via Uber and Lyft across urban and suburban contexts in the Greater Toronto Area
$66,591

Roya Haghiri-Vijeh, assistant professor, Faculty of Health

Exploring strategies to enhance LGBTQIA+ migrant college/university students’ sense of belonging and well-being: A mixed-method Community Participatory Arts-Based Project
$73,419

Marissa Largo, assistant professor, School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design

The Biyuti Project: Queer and Trans Filipinx Youth in Ontario Catholic Education
$66,821

Moren Levesque, professor, Schulich School of Business

Exploring biotech-pharma alliance breakups following drug launches
$69,621

Johannes Mahr, assistant professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies

The Language of Episodic Thought
$50,844

Amy Muise, associate professor, Faculty of Health

We ‘Just Click’: Does Romantic Chemistry Predict Relationship Development and Maintenance?
$70,905

Heather Prime, assistant professor, Faculty of Health

Daily Stress for Whom? Development of a Daily Stress Scale for Diverse Parent Populations
$63,946

Hengameh Saberi, associate professor, Osgoode Hall Law School

Neurotechnology (NT), Disability and Law
$50,871

Andrey Stoyanov, professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies

The Cost of Red Tape: The Effect of National Regulation on Labor Markets
$56,567

Susan Dion, professor, Faculty of Education

Illuminating Lenape Language, History and Cultural Heritage
$74,456

Shamette Hepburn, associate professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies

Retirement Time (In)equality in Canada
$49,380

Gabriel Schaffzin, assistant professor, School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design

Documenting the epistemological trajectory of neurological pain research
$55,518

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