Diane Enns, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

loneliness sociality community solitude alienation isolation meaninglessness social media

Latest funding

Loneliness and the social
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$62,993

Loneliness and the social

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Enns, Diane E.

Keywords: loneliness; sociality; community; solitude; alienation; isolation; meaninglessness; social media; solo living; cooperative housing; mental health; documentary photography

$62,993

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: loneliness Dear Professor Enns, 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 loneliness connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]