Stephane Mechoulan, Dalhousie University

Research

social reforms psychological attributes youth gender American freshman survey subjective outcomes family formation fertility

Latest funding

Measuring the Effects of Internet and Social Media Exposure: a Staggered Roll-out Approach using College Students Survey Data
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$60,436
Analyzing the Spillover Effects of the Canada 150 Chairs Program on the Productivity of Canadian Scholars
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$39,774
The impact of social reforms on the psychology of American youth
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$86,893

All 5 grants and awards

Measuring the Effects of Internet and Social Media Exposure: a Staggered Roll-out Approach using College Students Survey Data

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Mechoulan, Stéphane

$60,436

Analyzing the Spillover Effects of the Canada 150 Chairs Program on the Productivity of Canadian Scholars

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Akbulut-Yuksel, Mevlude

Keywords: academic productivity; scholarship; technology

$39,774

The impact of social reforms on the psychology of American youth

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Mechoulan, Stephane F.

Keywords: social reforms; psychological attributes; youth; gender; American freshman survey; subjective outcomes; family formation; fertility; labour force participation; career choices

$86,893

Evaluating physician payment programs: Standardized framework and its application to two Provinces

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: PHSI

Principal investigators: Wranik, Dominika W

Keywords: Cross-Jurisdictional Comparison; Evaluation Of Physician Incentives; Research Supported Policy; Standardised Evaluation Methodology

$13,500

Assessing racial discrimination in parole release

Co-investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Sahuguet, Nicolas

Keywords: discrimination; justice; parole; racial disparities; outcome tests

$62,500

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: social reforms Dear Professor Mechoulan, 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 social reforms 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 "Measuring the Effects of Internet and Social Media Exposure: a Staggered Roll-out Approach using College Students Survey Data" (2026), 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]