Six MSVU faculty have been awarded a combined $829,961 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
From helping children learn to read and supporting newcomers to Canada, to improving health knowledge and advancing fairness and inclusion, these new Insight Grants and Insight Development Grants are funding research that affects people’s everyday lives and well-being.
SSHRC Insight Grant recipients include:
Dr. Michael Lin, Education
“Tracing Self-Regulated Learning in Computer Science Education with an AI-Enhanced Learning Tool” ($428,391)
Dr. Jonathan Roberts, History
“Medicine in Africa/Medicine En Afrique” ($89,067)
SSHRC Insight Development Grant recipients include:
Dr. Catherine Baillie Abidi, Child and Youth Study
“Shaping Global Security: Youth, Peace and Security in Action” ($82,231)
Dr. Christine Doe, Education
“What is fair? A DisCrit examination of Atlantic Canadian College Student Experiences with Large-Scale Language Tests” ($83,991)
Dr. Max Stick, Sociology and Anthropology
Study: “The role of public services and amenities for immigrants’ initial economic integration” ($68,882)
Dr. Johan Woodworth, Education
“Relevance, Motivation, and Early Reading Development: A Mixed Methods Study of GenAI Supported Personalized Decodable Texts” ($77,399)
Congratulations to these newest MSVU SSHRC grant recipients!