Erin Buckels, University of Winnipeg

Research

sadism sadistic personality personality trolling aggression cyber-aggression dark triad dark tetrad

Latest funding

Visual attention, emotion, and aversive personality
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$30,287
Everyday Sadism: Measurement, Incentives, and Emotional Processing
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$74,152
Everyday Sadism: Measurement, Incentives, and Emotional Processing
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$22,729

All 3 grants and awards

Visual attention, emotion, and aversive personality

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Friesen, Justin P.

Keywords: aversive personality; sadism; attention; emotion recognition; emotional expressions

$30,287

Everyday Sadism: Measurement, Incentives, and Emotional Processing

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Buckels, Erin E.

Keywords: sadism; sadistic personality; personality; trolling; aggression; cyber-aggression; dark triad; dark tetrad; traits; cyber-bullying

$74,152

Everyday Sadism: Measurement, Incentives, and Emotional Processing

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Buckels, Erin E.

Keywords: sadism; sadistic personality; personality; trolling; aggression; cyber-aggression; dark triad; dark tetrad; traits; cyber-bullying

$22,729

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: sadism Dear Professor Buckels, 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 sadism 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 "Everyday Sadism: Measurement, Incentives, and Emotional Processing" (2020), 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]