King's faculty receive over $1.2 million in SSHRC grants to continue vital research

Congratulations to the following faculty members who have received a grant from the recently announced Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for their research. In total, our faculty received over $1.2 million.

 

Insight Development Grants

Insight Development Grants support research in its early stages and enable the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches and ideas. Funding is provided for short-term research development projects of up to two years that are proposed by individuals or teams.

Dr. Kofi Antwi-Boasiako, Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work, received a $48,276 SSHRC Insight Development Grant for research on “Child maltreatment reporting experiences of school personnel and police officers involving Black children and families in Ontario, Canada.”

Dr. Lesley Bikos, Assistant Professor of Sociology (applicant), and Dr. Jess Notwell, Assistant Professor of Sociology (co-applicant), received $70,001 for their research on “ACT UP: Disrupting colonial carceral systems by co-creating beloved community as co-liberation.”

Dr. Amanjot Singh, Assistant Professor in the School of Management, Economics, and Mathematics (MEM), received a $71,147 SSHRC Insight Development for research on “Does employee whistleblowing impact corporate environmental performance?”

Dr. Jingjing Xu, Assistant Professor in the School of MEM, received a $66,702 SSHRC Insight Development Grant for research on “Economic burden of families with children with autism in Canada.” Drs. Felipe Rodrigues and Renfang Tian, both Assistant Professors in the School of MEM, are co-applicants, while Dr. Daniella Bendo, Assistant Professor in the Department of Childhood and Youth Studies, and Dr. Rachel Birnbaum, the Co-Director of the Research Institute with Children, are collaborators on the study.

Insight Grants

Insight Grants support research excellence in the social sciences and humanities. Funding is available to both emerging scholars and established scholars for research initiatives of two to five years.

Dr. Jinette Comeau, Associate Professor of Sociology at King’s and Associate Scientist at the Children’s Health Research Institute, has received a $79,264 SSHRC Insight Grant for research on “The intergenerational reproduction of mental health inequalities: Breaking the cycle of disadvantage.”

Dr. Jane Sanders, Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at King’s University, is the recipient of an $80,286 SSHRC Insight Grant for a collaborative research study, "Childhood exposure to violence, maltreatment and adversity: Piloting a self-report study." M.K. Arundel, Manager, Professional Practicum Education, in King's School of Social Work, is a collaborator on this study.

Dr. Kathleen Lyons, Assistant Professor in Psychology, was co-applicant with Dr. Ryan Stevenson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Brain & Mind Institute at Western University, on a project that received $323,139 SSHRC Insight Grant for research on “The impact of sensory processing on social abilities and communication in autism.”

Dr. Erika Katzman, Assistant Professor in Disability Studies, was co-applicant with Dr. Olga Smoliak, Associate Professor in the University of Guelph's Department of Family Relations & Applied Nutrition, on "Capturing care work: Making visible women’s emotional work in families through participatory video." This project received a grant of $310,356.

Dr. Corina Sandu, Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of King's Department of French, is a collaborator in a study on "Une histoire littéraire mondiale de la presse en français (1830-1930)." Dr. Guillaume Pinson, a professor in the Department of Literature, Theatre and Cinema at Université Laval is the applicant for the study, which received an Insight Grant of $126,414.

Dr. Erin Hannah, King's Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Politics and International Relations, was co-applicant with Dr. Andrea Lawlor, Associate Professor of Political Science at McMaster University, on a project that received an $85,790 SSHRC Insight Grant for research on “Building trust in trade: Measuring the differentiated effects of physical and digital trade on marginalized communities.”

"The recent SSHRC Insight and Insight Development Grants awarded to our faculty underscore King’s commitment to advancing research that is both academically rigorous and socially impactful. These grants will not only support our scholars in addressing complex, pressing issues in the social sciences and humanities but also provide invaluable opportunities for our undergraduate students to engage directly with cutting-edge research. At King’s, research is deeply embedded in the undergraduate experience, and these grants further enhance our mission to develop ethically grounded changemakers who contribute meaningfully to the common good," says Dr. Hannah.

Congratulations to all of the grant recipients.