Cathy Driscoll, Saint Mary's University

Research

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Latest papers

Questionable 'Good Faith' Reporting: A Study of Web-Based Abuse Reporting in the Canadian Catholic Church.
Journal of child sexual abuse · 2025 · first author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Exploring Collective Moral Disengagement in Cover-up of Sexual Abuse in the Roman Catholic Church
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$35,169
The confluence of management, spirituality and religion: a critical search for ethics, meaning, values, and methodology
SSHRC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$81,672
Canadian business ethics research network
SSHRC · 2006 · Co-investigator
$2,100,000

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Questionable 'Good Faith' Reporting: A Study of Web-Based Abuse Reporting in the Canadian Catholic Church.

Driscoll C, Chigumba CC

Journal of child sexual abuse2025First author

DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2025.2574084 PMID: 41085338

Exploring Collective Moral Disengagement in Cover-up of Sexual Abuse in the Roman Catholic Church

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Driscoll, Cathy A.

Keywords: moral disengagement; institutional decoupling; clergy sexual abuse; cover-up; Roman Catholic church; leader failure; institutional failure

$35,169

The confluence of management, spirituality and religion: a critical search for ethics, meaning, values, and methodology

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Research Grants - Management, Business and Finance

Principal investigators: Driscoll, Cathy A.

Keywords: workplace spirituality; critical management; authentic spirituality; instrumental spirituality; technical spirituality; spiritual values; religious values; narrative analysis; soulwashing; legitimacy theory; post structural theory

$81,672

Canadian business ethics research network

Co-investigatorSSHRC2006

Principal investigators: Cragg, Wesley A.

Keywords: ethics; corporate social responsibility; CSR; corporate responsibility; sustainability; sustainable development; socially responsible investment; responsible investment; corporate governance; triple bottom line; economics; corporate citizenship

$2,100,000

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 Dear Professor Driscoll, 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]. I read your paper "Questionable 'Good Faith' Reporting: A Study of Web-Based Abuse Reporting in the Canadian Catholic Church." (2025), and it 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 "Exploring Collective Moral Disengagement in Cover-up of Sexual Abuse in the Roman Catholic Church" (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]