Melanee Thomas, University of Calgary

Research

political psychology gender and politics political behaviour media effects candidate evaluation candidate recruitment race and politics political parties

Latest funding

Gender, Race, Parenthood, and Political News: Documenting the Diverse Effects of Gendered and Racialized News Coverage
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$79,102
Gender, Race, Parenthood, and Political News: Documenting the Diverse Effects of Gendered and Racialized News Coverage
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$97,338
Campaigning, Working, and Representing: Gender and Politics in a Global Pandemic
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$21,677

All 5 grants and awards

Gender, Race, Parenthood, and Political News: Documenting the Diverse Effects of Gendered and Racialized News Coverage

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Thomas, Melanee L.

Keywords: media effects; political behaviour; candidate evaluation; candidate recruitment; gender and politics; race and politics; political parties; candidates; political psychology

$79,102

Gender, Race, Parenthood, and Political News: Documenting the Diverse Effects of Gendered and Racialized News Coverage

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Thomas, Melanee L.

Keywords: media effects; political behaviour; candidate evaluation; candidate recruitment; gender and politics; race and politics; political parties; candidates; political psychology

$97,338

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

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Rayment, Erica J.

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

$21,677

Trends and new directions in Canadian political behaviour

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Thomas, Melanee L.

Keywords: Canadian political behaviour; gender; ethnocultural diversity; media; voting; participation; public opinion

$24,604

Psychological orientations to politics, gendered stereotype threat, and democratic citizenship

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Thomas, Melanee L.

Keywords: political psychology; gender and politics; political behaviour; political participation; media and politics; identities

$213,546

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: political psychology Dear Professor Thomas, 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 political psychology 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 "Gender, Race, Parenthood, and Political News: Documenting the Diverse Effects of Gendered and Racialized News Coverage" (2022), 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]