David Day, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

Life span development Criminal desistance Successful aging Individuals involved in the criminal justice system (1) Life span development (2) Criminal desistance (3) Successful aging (4) Individuals involved in the criminal justice system

Latest funding

Picking up the pieces of your life: Successful aging after a life of crime
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$61,350

All 1 grants and awards

Picking up the pieces of your life: Successful aging after a life of crime

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Day, David

Keywords: Life span development; Criminal desistance; Successful aging; Individuals involved in the criminal justice system

$61,350

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: Life span development Dear Professor Day, 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 life span development 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 "Picking up the pieces of your life: Successful aging after a life of crime" (2020), 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]