Sandy Hershcovis, University of Calgary

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Calgary profile.

Workplace Bullying Sexual Harassment Employee Well-being

Latest funding

Stakeholder responses to bystander intervention
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$42,331
Effectiveness of Witness Intervention
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$49,751
Observing workplace aggression: the influence of power on intervention and support behaviours
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$209,640

All 3 grants and awards

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Stakeholder responses to bystander intervention

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hershcovis, Sandy

Keywords: Bystander intervention; workplace mistreatment; workplace emotions; experiments

$42,331

Effectiveness of Witness Intervention

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hershcovis, Sandy

Keywords: workplace harassment; workplace aggression; bystander intervention

$49,751

Observing workplace aggression: the influence of power on intervention and support behaviours

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hershcovis, Sandy

Keywords: workplace incivility; workplace aggression; organizational behaviour; approach inhibition theory; power

$209,640

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: Workplace Bullying Dear Professor Hershcovis, 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 workplace bullying 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 "Stakeholder responses to bystander intervention" (2025), 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]