Chelsea Willness, University of Calgary

Research

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Environmental and social sustainability Governance Decision making Climate risk CSR authenticity

Latest papers

Determinants of adverse events in hospitals--the potential role of patient safety culture.
Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality · 2008

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Reflective Causal Interpretation in Social Judgment: Developing Intentional Alternative Attribution
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$70,775
Navigating the Sustainability Paradox: Uncovering Why "Good" Practices can Backfire and How to Mitigate Unintended Consequences
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$33,755
Building Better Governance: A Behavioural Science Lens for Strengthening Inclusion, Trust, and Resilience in Canadian Communities
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$21,303

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Determinants of adverse events in hospitals--the potential role of patient safety culture.

Kline TJ, Willness C, Ghali WA

Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality2008

DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-1474.2008.tb01122.x PMID: 18257452

Reflective Causal Interpretation in Social Judgment: Developing Intentional Alternative Attribution

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Willness, Chelsea

$70,775

Navigating the Sustainability Paradox: Uncovering Why "Good" Practices can Backfire and How to Mitigate Unintended Consequences

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Willness, Chelsea

Keywords: sustainability; social responsibility; environmental practices; behavioural science; skepticism; climate policy; leadership; community and stakeholder engagement

$33,755

Building Better Governance: A Behavioural Science Lens for Strengthening Inclusion, Trust, and Resilience in Canadian Communities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Knowledge Synthesis Grants - Envisioning Governance Systems that Work

Principal investigators: Willness, Chelsea

Keywords: governance; behavioural science; inclusion; community engagement; systematic review

$21,303

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: Environmental and social sustainability Dear Professor Willness, 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]. I read your paper "Determinants of adverse events in hospitals--the potential role of patient safety culture." (2008), and it 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 "Reflective Causal Interpretation in Social Judgment: Developing Intentional Alternative Attribution" (2026), 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]