Caroline Erentzen, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

social psychology prejudice moral psychology stereotypes equity and human rights intergroup relations Forensic Psychology Psychology and Law

Latest papers

Women's Early Experiences with Online Stranger Sexual Harassment.
Violence against women · 2026
Prototypes of Hate and Expectations of the Model Victim.
Journal of interpersonal violence · 2024 · first author
Young Women's Experiences With Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence From Male Strangers.
Journal of interpersonal violence · 2022

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Shifting Landscapes: Male Survivors' Help-Seeking and Service Utilization Before, During, and After COVID-19
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$64,778
Moral Foundations of Responses to Muslims and Equity-Seeking Groups in Canada
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$54,523
Moral Foundations of Responses to Muslims and Equity-Seeking Groups in Canada
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$4,368

All 4 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Women's Early Experiences with Online Stranger Sexual Harassment.

Salerno-Ferraro AC, Erentzen C, Schuller RA

Violence against women2026

DOI: 10.1177/10778012261418690 PMID: 41631795

02

Prototypes of Hate and Expectations of the Model Victim.

Erentzen C, Schuller RA

Journal of interpersonal violence2024First author

DOI: 10.1177/08862605241229720 PMID: 38379164

03

Young Women's Experiences With Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence From Male Strangers.

Salerno-Ferraro AC, Erentzen C, Schuller RA

Journal of interpersonal violence2022

DOI: 10.1177/08862605211030018 PMID: 34271829

04

Model Victims of Hate: Victim Blaming in the Context of Islamophobic Hate Crime.

Erentzen C, Schuller RA, Gardner RC

Journal of interpersonal violence2021First author

DOI: 10.1177/0886260518805097 PMID: 30311541

Shifting Landscapes: Male Survivors' Help-Seeking and Service Utilization Before, During, and After COVID-19

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Yun, Sung Hyun

Keywords: adult male survivors; sexual violence; help-seeking; service utilization; in-person support; online support; COVID-19;

$64,778

Moral Foundations of Responses to Muslims and Equity-Seeking Groups in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Erentzen, Caroline A.

Keywords: social psychology; prejudice; moral psychology; stereotypes; equity and human rights; intergroup relations

$54,523

Moral Foundations of Responses to Muslims and Equity-Seeking Groups in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Erentzen, Caroline A.

Keywords: social psychology; prejudice; moral psychology; stereotypes; equity and human rights; intergroup relations

$4,368

Incentivized Witnesses as a Factor Contributing to Wrongful Convictions

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Erentzen, Caroline

Keywords: Forensic Psychology; Psychology and Law; Wrongful Convictions; Evidence; Witnesses; Expert Testimony; Jury Decision Making; Miscarriages of Justice

$58,270

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: social psychology Dear Professor Erentzen, 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 "Women's Early Experiences with Online Stranger Sexual Harassment." (2026), 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 "Moral Foundations of Responses to Muslims and Equity-Seeking Groups in Canada" (2023), 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]