Grants and Contracts

2023 – 2028
Principal Investigator: Michael Buzzelli
Co-applicant(s): Godwin Arku and Rita A. Gardiner (Western University)
“The university and its region: Geographies of networks and collaboration”
SSHRC Insight Grant. 170,435 dollars.
2023 – 2025
Principal Investigator: Godwin Arku
Co-Applicants: Francisca Omorodion (University of Windsor), Immaculate Namukasa, Isaac Luginaah, Isola Ajiferuke, Nassisse Solomon & Saverio Stranges (Western University), Thomas Tieku (King’s University College at Western University), Mohammad Baobaid (Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration) and Roger Antabe (University of Toronto)
“Empowering Black Youth in Southwestern Ontario: A Collaborative Project Exploring How Black Youth in Southwestern Ontario Negotiate their Multiple Marginalities “
SSHRC Partnership Development Grant. 99,496 dollars.
2023 – 2025
Principal Investigator: Yadira Lizama-Mué
Supervisor: Juan Luis Suárez
“Insight for Action: A Data-Driven Platform for Monitoring and Evaluating Child Protection Initiatives in Post-Conflict Reconstruction Societies “
Western Postdoctoral Fellowship. 130,000 dollars.
2023 – 2024
Principal Investigator: Victoria Esses
Co-Applicants: Martin Horak (Western University), Kristin Good (Dalhousie University), and Sandra Breux (INRS-Urbanisation).
“Racism and Discrimination Experienced by Racialized Newcomers When Accessing Settlement Services in Southwestern Ontario: Intersectional Research and Evidence-Based Recommendations for Action”
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. 212,712 dollars.
2022 – 2026
Principal Investigator: Zack Taylor
Co-Applicants: Martin Horak (Western), Kristin Good (Dalhousie), and Sandra Breux (INRS-Urbanisation).
Money and Local Democracy Project / Projet sur l’argent et la démocratie locale.
SSHRC Insight Grant Grant. 99,496 dollars.
2022 – 2023
Principal Investigator: Zack Taylor
Co-Investigator: Matthew Wargent, Cardiff University.
Network on Devolution, Local Autonomy, and the Multi-Level Governance of Place
SSHRC Exchange Grant. 5,000 dollars.
2022 – 2023
Principal Investigator: Zack Taylor
Co-Investigator: Matthew Wargent, Cardiff University.
Network on Devolution, Local Autonomy, and the Multi-Level Governance of Place.
British Academy New Frontiers Seed Grant. 5,000 pounds.
2022
Principal Investigator: Zack Taylor
Co-applicant: Daniel Silver (University of Toronto)
City of Toronto Heritage Data Project
Mitacs Business Strategy Grant. 25,000 dollars.
2022
Principal Investigator: Marta Dyczok
“Russian Propaganda on Ukraine in Canada”
Agnes Cole Dark Fund. 10,000 dollars.
2022
Principal Investigator: Marta Dyczok
WSS SSHRC Open, $23,772.15. Project: Russia’s All Out War Changes Social Media Usage in Ukraine, awarded December 2022.
Western Strategic Support for SSHRC Success Open Grant. 23,772 dollars.
2021 – 2024
Principal Investigator: Laura B. Stephenson
“Investigating the role of municipal economic development”.
SSHRC Insight Development Grant. 18,000 dollars.
2021 – 2024
Principal Investigator: Kate H. Choi
“Housing and COVID-19”.
SSHRC Insight Grant. 94,126 dollars.
2021 – 2023
Co-Investigator: Zack Taylor
Principal Investigator: Leanne Trimble (Toronto); Co-Investigators: Alex Guindon (Concordia), Amber Leahey (Toronto), Graeme Campbell (Queen’s), Katherine Cuyler (Alberta), Sandra Sawchuck (Mount Saint Vincent), Susan Mowers (Ottawa), and Tracey Lauriault (Carleton).
Canadian Census Discovery Partnership.
SSHRC Partnership Development Grant. 199,270 dollars.
2021 – 2022
Principal Investigator: Jordan Mansell
Collaborator(s):  Amanda Friesen
“Science and politics: Changing attitudes and emerging methodologies”.
SSHRC Connection Grant. 25,000 dollars.
2021 - 2022
Werner, K. & Besada, H. & McIntyre, A. 
"The State and Indigenous Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa and North America: A Cross-Disciplinary Discussion".
SSHRC Connection Grant. 24,846 dollars.
2021
Principal Investigator:  Joanna R. Quinn
“Widening the thin sympathetic hypothesis”.
SSHRC Reapplication Assistance Grant. 5,000 dollars.
2020 – 2025
Principal Investigator: David Rivers
“Empirical methods and analysis of multidimensional criminal activity”.
SSHRC Standard Research Grant. 100,000 dollars.
2020 – 2025
Victoria Esses, & J. McRae
“The Pathways to Prosperity Partnership: Supporting Service Provision and Promoting Welcoming Communities in Canada”.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. 2,196,000 dollars.
2020 – 2023
Principal Investigator: Laura B. Stephenson
“Survey design under constraints: Best practices”.
SSHRC Connection Grant. 24,995 dollars.
2020 – 2022
Principal Investigator: Jordan Mansell
Collaborators: Amanda Friesen,  Mathieu Turgeon,  Allison Harrell, Victoria Esses,  James Gross,  Robert Hinckley,  Sukhvinder Obhi, Valérie-Anne Mahéo, The Mosaic Institute
“Psychological barriers to human flourishing: Applying research on emotions to reduce prejudice”.
John Templeton Foundation: Grand Ideas in Human Flourishing. 100,000 US dollars.
2020-2021
Principal Investigators:  Victoria Esses and A. Sutter
“A Look at Serious Legal Programs Facing Immigrants in London and Toronto, Ontario”.
Department of Justice of the Government of Canada. 35,000 dollars.
2020 – 2021
Harrell, A., Bloemraad, I., & Esses, V. 
“Claims and the Immigrant Other”.
CIFAR Catalyst Grant. 25,000 dollars.
2020 – 2021
Oudshoorn, A., Benbow, S., Caxaj, S., & Esses, V. 
“Settlement in the Midst of the Pandemic”.
SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant. 23,672 dollars.
2020 – 2021
Singh, P., Abu-Laban, Y., Esses, V., Harell, A., Markus, H., Shachar, A., Wimmer, A., Bloemraad, I., & Kymlicka, W. 
“Cross-National Data on Inclusive Nationalism”.
CIFAR Catalyst Grant. 45,093 dollars.
2020
Principal Investigator: Alina Sutter
"The representation of visible minorities, indigenous peoples and women in senior leadership positions in London, Ontario".
Mitacs Accelerate Grant in Partnership with Pillar Nonprofit Network. 15,000 dollars.
2019 – 2026
Principal Investigator:  Laura B. Stephenson
“Consortium on electoral democracy/Consortium de la democratic electorale”.
SSHRC Partnership Grant. 2,500,000 dollars.
2019 – 2023
Principal Investigator: Zack Taylor
Co-Investigators: Neil Bradford (Huron University) Martin Horak (Western), and Alison Smith (Toronto).
Canada’s Implicit National Urban Agenda: Multilevel Governance for Place-based Policy.
SSHRC Insight Development Grant. 62,542 dollars.
2019 – 2022
Principal Investigator: Jordan Mansell
Collaborators:  Allison Harell, & Michael Bang Petersen
“Prejudice, threat, environment, and cognition: Do differences in cognitive style explain prejudicial attitudes towards ethnic out-groups?”.
SSHRC Insight Development Grant. 59,567 dollars.
2019 – 2021
Principal Investigators:  V.M. Esses and A. Wilson
“Attraction and Retention of Immigrants in Smaller Canadian Centres: Analyses of the Longitudinal Immigration Database”.
Faculty of Social Science Internal Collaborative Research Grant. 9,984 dollars.
2019 – 2021
Principal Investigator: Godwin Arku
Co-Principal Investigator: Michael Buzelli
“Informed economic development: Testing a method for better local policymaking in municipalities”.
SSHRC Insight Development Grant. 68,000 dollars.
2019
Principal Investigator:  Gus Riveros-Barrera.
Co-Principal Investigator:  Michael Buzelli
“Exploring the relations between the housing market and the supply of schooling: A pilot study in one city in Southwestern Ontario”.
SSHRB – Western Strategic Support for SSHRC Success. 21,500 dollars.
2018 – 2023
Principal Investigator: Laura B. Stephenson
Co-Principal Investigators:  Allison Harell,  Peter Loewen, & Daniel Rubenson
“Attitudes toward democracy and elections in Canada”.  
SSHRC Insight Development Grant. 343,474 dollars.
2018 – 2023
Principal Investigator: Godwin Arku
Co-Principal Investigator: Michael Buzelli
“Local impacts and policy response to plant closures: A Canada (ON) U.S. (MI) comparative analysis”.
SSHRC Insight Development Grant. 94,915 dollars.
2018 – 2023
Oudshoorn, A., el Hazzouri, M., Hamilton, L.K., Esses, V.M., Brown, C.D., & Theriault, L.J. “Long Term Housing Outcomes of Under-Housed Syrian Refugees”.
SSHRC Insight Grant. 99,026 dollars.
2018 – 2022
Principal Investigator: Michael Buzelli
“Undergraduate research partners: Working curriculum to connect campus with community”.
UWO Centre for Teaching and Learning. 50,000 dollars.
2017 – 2023
Lochner, L., & Caucutt, E.  "Human Capital Production and Returns".
SSHRC Insight Grant. 152,980 dollars.
2017 – 2022
Principal Investigator: Michael McGregor
Co-Principal Investigator: Laura B. Stephenson
“The Canadian municipal election study”.
SSHRC Insight Development Grant. 281,536 dollars.
2017 – 2022
Principal Investigator: David Rivers
“Empirical methods for studying technical efficiency, productivity, and competition”.
SSHRC. 137,000 dollars.
2016 – 2022
Co-applicant: David Rivers
“Productivity, firms and incomes”. SSHRC Partnership Grant. 2,496,000 dollars.
2014 – 2022
V.M. Esses, L. Hamilton, & A. Pyati
“Optimizing the Provision of Information to Facilitate the Settlement and Integration of Immigrants in Canada”. SSHRC Insight Grant. 279,260 dollars.
2012 – 2021
V.M. Esses, C. Andrew, M. Arnal, C. Belkhodja, P. Bramadat, T. Carter, H. Dickson, J. Drolet, M Haan, A. Kazemipur, C. Lavoie, T. Murphy, W. Reimer, & M. Vatz-Laaroussi
“Pathways to Prosperity: New Policy Directions and Innovative Local Practices for Newcomer Integration and Attraction”.
SSHRC Partnership Grant. 2,513,360 dollars