Cherie Metcalf, Queen's University

Research

empirical legal studies climate change federalism public opinion polarization institutions experimental survey private action public regulation

Latest funding

Culture and Private Enforcement Rights for Public Law
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$43,900
Institutions for Effective Climate Change Action
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$10,290
Institutions for Effective Climate Change Action
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$87,270

All 3 grants and awards

Culture and Private Enforcement Rights for Public Law

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Metcalf, Cherie

Keywords: private action; public regulation; private enforcement; machine learning; computational linguistics; empirical legal studies; law and culture; US exceptionalism; experimental surveys; AI deep fakes

$43,900

Institutions for Effective Climate Change Action

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Metcalf, Cherie

Keywords: climate change; public opinion polarization; federalism; institutions; empirical legal studies; experimental survey

$10,290

Institutions for Effective Climate Change Action

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Metcalf, Cherie M.

Keywords: climate change; public opinion polarization; federalism; institutions; empirical legal studies; experimental survey

$87,270

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: empirical legal studies Dear Professor Metcalf, 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 empirical legal studies 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 "Culture and Private Enforcement Rights for Public Law" (2024), 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]