Matthew Lowe, University of British Columbia

Research

discrimination caste untouchability social norms political competition Social Media WhatsApp India

Latest funding

The evolution of discriminatory norms: evidence from untouchability in India
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$64,373
Investing In Angels: The Impacts of a Century of Randomized Grants to Clergy in 18th-Century Britain
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$3,195
WhatsApp with India? A Field Experiment on Partisan Misinformation and Political Preferences
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$72,496

All 3 grants and awards

The evolution of discriminatory norms: evidence from untouchability in India

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lowe, Matthew

Keywords: discrimination; caste; untouchability; social norms; political competition

$64,373

Investing In Angels: The Impacts of a Century of Randomized Grants to Clergy in 18th-Century Britain

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Milner, Benjamin

Keywords: Religion; Government

$3,195

WhatsApp with India? A Field Experiment on Partisan Misinformation and Political Preferences

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Lowe, Matthew

Keywords: Social Media; WhatsApp; India; Field Experiment; Nationalism; Prejudice; Voting; Hindutva; Fake News; Misinformation

$72,496

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: discrimination Dear Professor Lowe, 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 discrimination 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 evolution of discriminatory norms: evidence from untouchability in India" (2024), 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]