Sana Mohsni, Carleton University

Research

corporate governance ESG gender diversity corporate boards

Latest funding

ESG Decoupling and Financial Performance in the Digital Era: The Case of Canada
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$50,695
Mongoloids - an experimental documentary
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$44,331
Board Gender Diversity and Firm Environmental Social and Governance Ranking: Evidence from Canada
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$24,254

All 4 grants and awards

ESG Decoupling and Financial Performance in the Digital Era: The Case of Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Mohsni, Sana

$50,695

Mongoloids - an experimental documentary

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Zuo, Mila

Keywords: trauma; re-enactment; documentary; performance; Chinese Cultural Revolution; intergenerational; Asian; Chinese; diaspora; immigration

$44,331

Board Gender Diversity and Firm Environmental Social and Governance Ranking: Evidence from Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Mohsni, Sana

Keywords: corporate governance; ESG; gender; diversity; corporate boards

$24,254

Cyber Security Risk Disclosure

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Firoozi, Maryam

Keywords: Cyber Security Risk; Risk Reporting; Corporate Governance

$38,710

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: corporate governance Dear Professor Mohsni, 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 corporate governance 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 "ESG Decoupling and Financial Performance in the Digital Era: The Case of Canada" (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]