Sumin Fang, University of the Fraser Valley

Research

Alert message Evacuation planning Disaster communication Crisis management Risk assessment Public trust in government NGO public engagement

Latest funding

Strengthening Anti-Human Trafficking Responses: A Community-Based Participatory Study of Service Provider Challenges
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$84,693
How Should Small-Sized NGO Successfully Engage the Public: A Case Study of a Crowdsourcing Social Media Campaign
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$24,966
Best Practices for Disaster Evacuation in Canada: A Mixed-Method Approach to Governmental Evacuation Communication in the Abbotsford Flood Emergency
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$44,073

All 4 grants and awards

Strengthening Anti-Human Trafficking Responses: A Community-Based Participatory Study of Service Provider Challenges

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Dhungel, Rita

$84,693

How Should Small-Sized NGO Successfully Engage the Public: A Case Study of a Crowdsourcing Social Media Campaign

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Fang, Sumin F.S.

Keywords: NGO; public engagement; strategic communication; public relations; social media

$24,966

Best Practices for Disaster Evacuation in Canada: A Mixed-Method Approach to Governmental Evacuation Communication in the Abbotsford Flood Emergency

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Fang, Sumin

Keywords: Alert message; Evacuation planning; Disaster communication; Crisis management; Risk assessment; Public trust in government

$44,073

Best Practices for Disaster Evacuation in Canada: A Mixed-Method Approach to Governmental Evacuation Communication in the Abbotsford Flood Emergency

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Fang, Sumin

Keywords: Alert message; Evacuation planning; Disaster communication; Crisis management; Risk assessment; Public trust in government

$30,927

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: Alert message Dear Professor Fang, 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 alert message 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 "How Should Small-Sized NGO Successfully Engage the Public: A Case Study of a Crowdsourcing Social Media Campaign" (2022), 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]