Erica Rayment, University of Calgary

Research

COVID-19 gender parliaments representation elections voting behaviour

Latest funding

Auditing the Gender and Diversity Sensitivity of the Canadian Parliament
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$63,748
Campaigning, Working, and Representing: Gender and Politics in a Global Pandemic
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$21,677

All 2 grants and awards

Auditing the Gender and Diversity Sensitivity of the Canadian Parliament

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Rayment, Erica

$63,748

Campaigning, Working, and Representing: Gender and Politics in a Global Pandemic

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Rayment, Erica J.

Keywords: COVID-19; gender; parliaments; representation; elections; voting behaviour

$21,677

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: COVID-19 Dear Professor Rayment, 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 covid-19 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 "Auditing the Gender and Diversity Sensitivity of the Canadian Parliament" (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]