Laura Gover, Vancouver Island University

Research

Work-life conflict Coping Stress COVID-19 Working from home Essential frontline workers Employee wellbeing Multi-method

Latest funding

Coping with Work and Childcare during COVID-19: Exploring Employees' Ability to Balance Work and Caregiving during a Global Pandemic
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$50,204

Coping with Work and Childcare during COVID-19: Exploring Employees' Ability to Balance Work and Caregiving during a Global Pandemic

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Gover, Laura

Keywords: Work-life conflict; Coping; Stress; COVID-19; Working from home; Essential frontline workers; Employee wellbeing; Multi-method; Mental health

$50,204

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: Work-life conflict Dear Professor Gover, 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 work-life conflict 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 "Coping with Work and Childcare during COVID-19: Exploring Employees' Ability to Balance Work and Caregiving during a Global Pandemic" (2021), 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]