Tara Milbrandt, University of Alberta

Research

loneliness isolation disconnection social issue contemporary society Canada hyper-individualism urbanization

Latest funding

A Multi-Dimensional Social Inquiry into the Loneliness Problem
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$24,578

A Multi-Dimensional Social Inquiry into the Loneliness Problem

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Knowledge Synthesis Grants - Emerging Asocial Society

Principal investigators: Milbrandt, Tara H.

Keywords: loneliness; isolation; disconnection; social issue; contemporary society; Canada; hyper-individualism; urbanization; digital technology; mediation

$24,578

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: loneliness Dear Professor Milbrandt, 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 loneliness 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 "A Multi-Dimensional Social Inquiry into the Loneliness Problem" (2021), 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]