SSHRC awards Mac researchers $3.6 million in grants

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Thirty McMaster researchers have been awarded more than $3.6 million in federal funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council.

Thirty McMaster research projects, from five faculties and a broad range of disciplines, have received federal funding amounting to more than $3.6 million from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

SSHRC awarded 16 McMaster researchers a total of $2.17 million in Insight Grants, which support excellence in research that addresses complex issues pertaining to individuals and societies. They are

Shanti Morell-Hart, Anthropology
Jim Dunn, Health, Aging & Society
Saara Greene, Social Work
Neil McLaughlin, Sociology
Svetlana Demidova, Economics
Chelsea Gabel, Health, Aging & Society
J. Marshall Beier, Political Science
Catherine Frost, Political Science
Spencer Pope, Classics
Chandrima Chakraborty, English and Cultural Studies
Michael Gauvreau, History
Jiaping Qiu, Finance & Business Economics
Yan Wang, Finance & Business Economics
Elkafi Hassini, Operations Management
Heather Prime, Psychiatry
Darren Scott, Geography & Earth Science

Five researchers are receiving a total of $948,488 in Partnership Development Grants, which support new or existing research partnerships. They are:

Rebecca Gewurtz, Rehabilitation Science
Catherine Connelly, Human Resources & Management
Gillian Mulvale, Health Policy & Management
Brian Detlor, Information Systems
Elkafi Hassini, Operations Management

Nine emerging researchers received $487,579 in Insight Development Grants, which support research in its initial stages, or the work of those who wish to explore new research questions, methods or approaches. They are:

Tristan Carter, Anthropology
Michelle Dion, Political Science
Luca Berardi, Sociology
Aki-Juhani Kyröläinen, Linguistics & Language
Megan Stotts, Philosophy
Mary Chaktsiris, History
Yan Wang, Finance & Business Economics
Sukhvinder Obhi, Psychology
Evelyne Durocher, Rehabilitation Science

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Thirty McMaster research projects, from five faculties and a broad range of disciplines, have received federal funding amounting to more than $3.6 million from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

SSHRC awarded 16 McMaster researchers a total of $2.17 million in Insight Grants, which support excellence in research that addresses complex issues pertaining to individuals and societies. They are
<ul>
 	<li><a href="https://socialsciences.mcmaster.ca/people/morell-hart-shanti">Shanti Morell-Hart</a>, Anthropology</li>
 	<li><a href="https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/jim-dunn-connects-the-dots/">Jim Dunn</a>, Health, Aging &amp; Society</li>
 	<li><a href="https://experts.mcmaster.ca/display/greenes">Saara Greene</a>, Social Work</li>
 	<li><a href="https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/scapegoating-george-soros-how-media-savvy-far-right-activists-spread-lies/">Neil McLaughlin</a>, Sociology</li>
 	<li><a href="https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/finding-a-solution-to-the-productivity-puzzle/">Svetlana Demidova</a>, Economics</li>
 	<li><a href="https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/gabel-online-voting/">Chelsea Gabel</a>, Health, Aging &amp; Society</li>
 	<li><a href="https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/the-u-s-broke-a-human-rights-convention-and-were-complicit/">J. Marshall Beier</a>, Political Science</li>
 	<li><a href="https://experts.mcmaster.ca/display/frostc">Catherine Frost</a>, Political Science</li>
 	<li><a href="https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/piecing-together-the-rich-history-of-the-ancient-city-of-metaponto/">Spencer Pope</a>, Classics</li>
 	<li><a href="https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/new-book-means-air-india-bombing-will-be-more-than-just-barely-remembered/">Chandrima Chakraborty</a>, English and Cultural Studies</li>
 	<li><a href="https://history.humanities.mcmaster.ca/people/faculty/gauvreau-michael/">Michael Gauvreau</a>, History</li>
 	<li><a href="https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/research-spotlight-jiaping-qiu-is-examining-the-human-toll-of-corporate-bankruptcy/">Jiaping Qiu</a>, Finance &amp; Business Economics</li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/profiles/yan-wang/">Yan Wang</a>, Finance &amp; Business Economics</li>
 	<li><a href="https://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/articles/mcmaster-partners-with-peel-to-launch-smart-freight-centre/">Elkafi Hassini</a>, Operations Management</li>
 	<li><a href="https://offordcentre.com/people/heather-prime/">Heather Prime</a>, Psychiatry</li>
 	<li><a href="https://experts.mcmaster.ca/display/scottdm">Darren Scott</a>, Geography &amp; Earth Science</li>
</ul>
Five researchers are receiving a total of $948,488 in Partnership Development Grants, which support new or existing research partnerships. They are:
<ul>
 	<li><a href="https://srs-mcmaster.ca/staff/rebecca-gewurtz/">Rebecca Gewurtz</a>, Rehabilitation Science</li>
 	<li><a href="https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/catherine-connelly/">Catherine Connelly</a>, Human Resources &amp; Management</li>
 	<li><a href="https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/how-the-delivery-of-mental-health-care-services-can-be-improved-to-help-the-countrys-most-vulnerable/">Gillian Mulvale</a>, Health Policy &amp; Management</li>
 	<li><a href="https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/leading-the-charge-for-social-change/">Brian Detlor</a>, Information Systems</li>
 	<li><a href="https://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/articles/mcmaster-partners-with-peel-to-launch-smart-freight-centre/">Elkafi Hassini</a>, Operations Management</li>
</ul>
Nine emerging researchers received $487,579 in Insight Development Grants, which support research in its initial stages, or the work of those who wish to explore new research questions, methods or approaches. They are:
<ul>
 	<li>Tristan Carter, Anthropology</li>
 	<li>Michelle Dion, Political Science</li>
 	<li>Luca Berardi, Sociology</li>
 	<li>Aki-Juhani Kyröläinen, Linguistics &amp; Language</li>
 	<li>Megan Stotts, Philosophy</li>
 	<li>Mary Chaktsiris, History</li>
 	<li>Yan Wang, Finance &amp; Business Economics</li>
 	<li>Sukhvinder Obhi, Psychology</li>
 	<li>Evelyne Durocher, Rehabilitation Science</li>
</ul>

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