Stephen Smith, University of Winnipeg

Research

Brain Embodiment Emotion Emotional perception Emotional regulation Empathy fMRI Functional connectivity

Latest funding

Gone Today, Here Tomorrow: Moving from Vulnerability and Inequality to Active Citizenship via Public Transportation
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$26,473
Reading and math achievement in the early school years
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$23,969
Neuroimaging Investigations of Embodied Emotional Responses
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$88,000

Gone Today, Here Tomorrow: Moving from Vulnerability and Inequality to Active Citizenship via Public Transportation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Jaffe, JoAnn

Keywords: Rural and remote transportation; inequality; vulnerability; rural development; equity; community sustainability; health and well-being; critical citizenship; participation; community engagement; intersectionality; social audit

$26,473

Reading and math achievement in the early school years

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Desroches, Amy S.

Keywords: reading; language; math; numeracy; emotion regulation; academic achievement; longitudinal; development; children

$23,969

Neuroimaging Investigations of Embodied Emotional Responses

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Smith, Stephen

Keywords: emotion; embodiment; fmri; emotional regulation; brain; spinal cord; neuroimaging; emotional perception; empathy; functional connectivity

$88,000

Functional MRI Investigations Characterizing an Emo-Motoric Network of Emotional Experience

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Smith, Stephen

$182,000

The emotional modulation of attention by conditioned stimuli: cognitive and neural mechanisms

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Smith, Stephen

$102,435

Research tools for measuring the emotional modulation of attention by conditioned stimuli

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Smith, Stephen

$25,181

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: Brain Dear Professor Smith, 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 brain 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 NSERC-funded project "Neuroimaging Investigations of Embodied Emotional Responses" (2023), 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]