Howard Nye, University of Alberta

Research

Ethics of Nudging Plant-Forward Communicating About Ethics Health Care Ethics Environmental Ethics Policymaker Attitudes Food Policy health

Latest funding

The ethics of effective collective action and plant-forward food system transitions in Canada
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$125,000
Investigating the reception of communications about the ethics of plant-forward nudging in healthcare settings
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$27,451
Common Ground Canada Network
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$599,088

All 6 grants and awards

The ethics of effective collective action and plant-forward food system transitions in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Nye, Howard L.M.

$125,000

Investigating the reception of communications about the ethics of plant-forward nudging in healthcare settings

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Nye, Howard

Keywords: Ethics of Nudging; Plant-Forward; Communicating About Ethics; Health Care Ethics; Environmental Ethics; Policymaker Attitudes; Food Policy

$27,451

Common Ground Canada Network

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Social Sciences and Humanities Research Network on Sustainable Agriculture in a Net-Zero Economy

Principal investigators: Foster, Karen

$599,088

Transition through partnerships for sustainable diets: Food Procurement, Placement, and Possibilities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Kevany, Kathleen M.

Keywords: sustainable diets; Canada's Food Guide; plant-forward; catering menus; food environments; food procurement; food placement; network; collaboration; systems analysis

$78,000

Responding to Animal Agriculture Industry Funded Misinformation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Nye, Howard L.M.

Keywords: health; environmental sustainability; social justice; just transition; industry influence; misinformation; propaganda; government capture

$24,223

Understanding Change in a Diverse Justice-Involved Sample

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: McLaren, Sonya

Keywords: justice-involved person change; desistance; risk

$161,997

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Ethics of Nudging Dear Professor Nye, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on ethics of nudging connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The ethics of effective collective action and plant-forward food system transitions in Canada" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]