Michael Schmitt, Simon Fraser University

Research

connection to nature identification with nature social identity theory politicized identity pro-environmental behaviour climate change policy attitudes social justice

Latest funding

Imagining a just and sustainable world: Implications for climate and social policy support
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$58,410
Imagining a just and sustainable world: Implications for climate and social policy support
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$34,550
Research 101: Empowering community members in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to develop local guidelines for ethical research with people who use drugs
CIHR · 2019 · Supervisor
$2,500

All 5 grants and awards

Imagining a just and sustainable world: Implications for climate and social policy support

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Schmitt, Michael T.

Keywords: climate change; policy attitudes; social justice; environmental activism

$58,410

Imagining a just and sustainable world: Implications for climate and social policy support

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Schmitt, Michael T.

Keywords: climate change; policy attitudes; social justice; environmental activism

$34,550

Research 101: Empowering community members in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to develop local guidelines for ethical research with people who use drugs

SupervisorCIHR2019Travel Awards - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Neufeld, Scott D

Keywords: Ics Travel Awards

$2,500

Identification with nature, politicized environmental identity, and pro-environmental behaviour

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Schmitt, Michael T.

Keywords: connection to nature; identification with nature; social identity theory; politicized identity; pro-environmental behaviour

$92,380

Group identity and coping

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Schmitt, Michael T.

Keywords: minority identity; discrimination; coping; stress; psychological well-being; social identity

$81,348

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: connection to nature Dear Professor Schmitt, 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 connection to nature 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 "Imagining a just and sustainable world: Implications for climate and social policy support" (2023), 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]