Tony Silva, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest papers

Paranormal Beliefs in Canada.
Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie · 2026 · first author
Affective Climate and Political Polarization: Identity, Ideology, and Support for Climate Policy.
Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie · 2026
Negative partisanship, positive partisanship, and variation in climate policy attitudes on the political right.
PNAS nexus · 2026

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Greenwashing and the Energy Transition: A Framework for Assessing Net Zero Communication in the Canadian Oil Sands Sector
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$68,583
Defining, explaining, and disrupting affective climate polarisation in Canada
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$37,560

All 2 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

Paranormal Beliefs in Canada.

Silva T, Huddart E

Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie2026First author

DOI: 10.1111/cars.70037 PMID: 42083513

02

Affective Climate and Political Polarization: Identity, Ideology, and Support for Climate Policy.

Huddart E, Silva T, Muzzerall P

Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie2026

DOI: 10.1111/cars.70032 PMID: 41940618

03

Negative partisanship, positive partisanship, and variation in climate policy attitudes on the political right.

Huddart E, Silva T, Muzzerall P, Druckman JN

PNAS nexus2026

DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgag094 PMID: 41969567

04

Gender, Heteronormative Attitudes, and Sexual Identity Stability and Change.

Campbell A, Silva T

Archives of sexual behavior2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03301-4 PMID: 41331537

05

Self-Rated Masculinity and Femininity and Reported Number of Lifetime Sexual Partners Among Cisgender Heterosexual and LGBQ Men and Women.

Silva T

Archives of sexual behavior2024First author

DOI: 10.1007/s10508-023-02756-7 PMID: 38097871

06

Subcultural Identification, Penetration Practices, Masculinity, and Gender Labels within a Nationally Representative Sample of Three Cohorts of American Black, White, and Latina/o LGBQ People.

Silva T

Archives of sexual behavior2022First author

DOI: 10.1007/s10508-022-02285-9 PMID: 35997907

07

Heterosexual Identification and Same-Sex Partnering: Prevalence and Attitudinal Characteristics in the USA.

Silva T

Archives of sexual behavior2022First author

DOI: 10.1007/s10508-022-02293-9 PMID: 35505221

Greenwashing and the Energy Transition: A Framework for Assessing Net Zero Communication in the Canadian Oil Sands Sector

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: McCurdy, Patrick

Keywords: environmental communication; oil sands; net zero; greenwashing; document analysis; thematic coding; greenhouse gas emissions; climate change; environmental; social & governance (esg); climate delay; public relations; energy humanities

$68,583

Defining, explaining, and disrupting affective climate polarisation in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kennedy, Emily Huddart

Keywords: climate change; affective polarisation; gender; intersectional; multi-method

$37,560

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

Emily Huddart

Department of Sociology

3 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Silva, 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 "Paranormal Beliefs in Canada." (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.] 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]