Sharon Lauricella, Ontario Tech University

Research

(1) mental health (2) social media (3) print media (4) qualitative methods (5) attachment theory (6) postsecondary studies (7) anxiety (8) depression

Latest papers

The Ancient-Turned-New Concept of "Spiritual Hygiene": An Investigation of Media Coverage of Meditation from 1979 to 2014.
Journal of religion and health · 2016 · first author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

EngAging Older Adults in Citizen Science - A Co-Creation and Feasibility Project
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Constructing the mental health crisis: Narrative sources and media consumption by emerging adults and postsecondary institutions
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$63,133

All 2 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

The Ancient-Turned-New Concept of "Spiritual Hygiene": An Investigation of Media Coverage of Meditation from 1979 to 2014.

Lauricella S

Journal of religion and health2016First author

DOI: 10.1007/s10943-016-0262-3 PMID: 27234639

EngAging Older Adults in Citizen Science - A Co-Creation and Feasibility Project

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Population and Public Health - General

Principal investigators: Dogra, Shilpa

Keywords: Active Aging; Age-Friendly Environments; Citizen Science; Community Science; Healthy Aging; Physical Activity; Sedentary Time; Social Isolation

$100,000

Constructing the mental health crisis: Narrative sources and media consumption by emerging adults and postsecondary institutions

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Lauricella, Sharon

Keywords: (1) mental health; (2) social media; (3) print media; (4) qualitative methods; (5) attachment theory; (6) postsecondary studies; (7) anxiety; (8) depression

$63,133

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: (1) mental health Dear Professor Lauricella, 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 "The Ancient-Turned-New Concept of "Spiritual Hygiene": An Investigation of Media Coverage of Meditation from 1979 to 2014." (2016), 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 "Constructing the mental health crisis: Narrative sources and media consumption by emerging adults and postsecondary institutions" (2019), 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]