Linda Trimble, University of Alberta

Research

women premiers women and leadership Canada Australia party and electoral politics political representation career paths federalism

Latest funding

Pathways to the premiership: representation, motivation and impact of women premiers in Canada and Australia
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$199,220
Gendered mediation of Canadian national political party leadership candidates, 1975-2006
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$94,882
The Influence of power and gender in newspaper evaluations of female first ministers in Australia, Canada and New Zealand: 1989-2005
SSHRC · 2005 · Principal investigator
$69,813

All 4 grants and awards

Pathways to the premiership: representation, motivation and impact of women premiers in Canada and Australia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Trimble, Linda J.

Keywords: women premiers; women and leadership; Canada; Australia; party and electoral politics; political representation; career paths; federalism; parliamentary systems; media coverage; comparative analysis; mixed methods; personal interviews

$199,220

Gendered mediation of Canadian national political party leadership candidates, 1975-2006

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Trimble, Linda J.

Keywords: gendered mediation; women; mass media; political communication; leadership; Canadian politics; political parties; party leadership selection

$94,882

The Influence of power and gender in newspaper evaluations of female first ministers in Australia, Canada and New Zealand: 1989-2005

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Trimble, Linda J.

Keywords: women and politics; media and politics; gender and political leadership; media coverage of women politicians

$69,813

Elire des femmes en politique : quels changements d'hier à demain?

Co-investigatorSSHRC1999Women and Change

Principal investigators: Tremblay, Manon

Keywords: Femmes politiques; féministes; représentation politique; Canada

$92,560

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: women premiers Dear Professor Trimble, 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 women premiers connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]