Serena Canaan, Simon Fraser University

Research

parental leave child mental health gender equality child health economics microeconomics applied microeconomics education economics

Latest funding

The Impact of Parental Leave on Children's Long-Term Mental Health
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$74,295
Intergroup Contact and National Integration in a Divided Society
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$7,661
Applied Microeconomics
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$120,000

All 4 grants and awards

The Impact of Parental Leave on Children's Long-Term Mental Health

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Canaan, Serena

Keywords: parental leave; child mental health; gender equality; child health

$74,295

Intergroup Contact and National Integration in a Divided Society

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Mouganie, Pierre

Keywords: Intergroup contact; Peer effects; Religious diversity; Religious schools; Behavior and Perception; Conflict; Lebanon; Secularism; Political Economics; Economics

$7,661

Applied Microeconomics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Canaan, Serena

Keywords: economics microeconomics applied microeconomics education economics family economics school tracking maternity leave diversity employment and earnings fertility and marriage

$120,000

Applied Microeconomics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Canaan, Serena

$240,000

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: parental leave Dear Professor Canaan, 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 parental leave 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 "The Impact of Parental Leave on Children's Long-Term Mental Health" (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]