Sophie Borwein, University of British Columbia

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of British Columbia profile.

Technological Change Automation Gender Political Behaviour Blame Attribution Vote Choice Redistribution Labour Markets

Latest papers

Explaining women's skepticism toward artificial intelligence: The role of risk orientation and risk exposure.
PNAS nexus · 2026 · first author
Screening for Generalized Anxiety Disorder From Acoustic and Linguistic Features of Impromptu Speech: Prediction Model Evaluation Study.
JMIR formative research · 2022
Acoustic and Linguistic Features of Impromptu Speech and Their Association With Anxiety: Validation Study.
JMIR mental health · 2022

All 3 publications

Latest funding

The Politics of Prosperity: Growth Narratives and Support for Democracy
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$92,016
The Supply-Side Politics of Workplace Technological Change
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$40,444
The Political Accountability, Transparency, and Representation Oversight Network (PATRON) - Réseau d'observation, de transparence, et d'imputabilité Politique (ROTIP)
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$19,982

All 8 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Explaining women's skepticism toward artificial intelligence: The role of risk orientation and risk exposure.

Borwein S, Magistro B, Alvarez RM, Bonikowski B, Loewen PJ

PNAS nexus2026First author

DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf399 PMID: 41567930

02

Screening for Generalized Anxiety Disorder From Acoustic and Linguistic Features of Impromptu Speech: Prediction Model Evaluation Study.

Teferra BG, Borwein S, DeSouza DD, Rose J

JMIR formative research2022

DOI: 10.2196/39998 PMID: 36306165

03

Acoustic and Linguistic Features of Impromptu Speech and Their Association With Anxiety: Validation Study.

Teferra BG, Borwein S, DeSouza DD, Simpson W, Rheault L, Rose J

JMIR mental health2022

DOI: 10.2196/36828 PMID: 35802401

The Politics of Prosperity: Growth Narratives and Support for Democracy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Borwein, Sophie

$92,016

The Supply-Side Politics of Workplace Technological Change

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Borwein, Sophie

Keywords: technological change; automation; artificial intelligence; economies; political behaviour; political elites

$40,444

The Political Accountability, Transparency, and Representation Oversight Network (PATRON) - Réseau d'observation, de transparence, et d'imputabilité Politique (ROTIP)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Grants

Keywords: Political Accountability; Political Representation; Political Transparency; Political Finance; Investigative Journalism; Public Data; Open Government; Political Parties; Public Policy; Computational Social Science; Government Records; Digital Humanities

$19,982

Assessing the Financial, Governance, and Parental Feedback Effects of School Choice in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Farney, James Harold

Keywords: parental choice; policy feedback; school governance; school finance; parental attitudes and behaviour; education equity

$103,256

Detransition: Examining pathways and care needs

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: MacKinnon, Kinnon R.

Keywords: transgender; nonbinary; gender minorities; detransition; mixed methods; policy

$100,479

The Canadian Municipal Barometer

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Grants

Keywords: democracy; representation; municipal government; public policy; public opinion; multilevel governance

$344,775

Women and the Politics of Technological Change in the Workplace

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Borwein, Sophie

Keywords: Technological Change; Automation; Gender; Political Behaviour; Blame Attribution; Vote Choice; Redistribution; Labour Markets; Mixed-methods

$22,989

Women and the Politics of Technological Change in the Workplace

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Borwein, Sophie

Keywords: Technological Change; Automation; Gender; Political Behaviour; Blame Attribution; Vote Choice; Redistribution; Labour Markets; Mixed-methods

$45,853

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Department of Political Science
Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Other

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Jonathan Rose

Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

2 shared papers, latest 2022

Ludovic Rheault

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Technological Change Dear Professor Borwein, 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]. I read your paper "Explaining women's skepticism toward artificial intelligence: The role of risk orientation and risk exposure." (2026), and it 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 Politics of Prosperity: Growth Narratives and Support for Democracy" (2026), 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]