Matthew Pearson, Carleton University

Research

trauma mental health well-being journalism self-care ethics industry stakeholders academics

Latest funding

The Taking Care Roundtable on Mental Health, Well-being and Trauma in Canadian Journalism
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$49,979
Taking care: A survey of mental health, well-being and trauma in Canadian journalism
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$22,443

All 2 grants and awards

The Taking Care Roundtable on Mental Health, Well-being and Trauma in Canadian Journalism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Pearson, Matthew

Keywords: trauma; mental health; well-being; journalism; self-care; ethics; industry stakeholders; academics

$49,979

Taking care: A survey of mental health, well-being and trauma in Canadian journalism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Pearson, Matthew

Keywords: trauma; mental health; well-being; journalism; self-care; ethics

$22,443

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: trauma Dear Professor Pearson, 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 trauma 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 "The Taking Care Roundtable on Mental Health, Well-being and Trauma in Canadian Journalism" (2022), 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]