Rebecca Choma, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

intergroup relations prejudice political intolerance collective action dynamic norms political ideology ideological beliefs threat senstivity

Latest funding

Tolerance or defiance? Sociopolitical ideology, intergroup emotions, and dynamic norms as a catalyst for social change
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$30,286
Tolerance or defiance? Sociopolitical ideology, intergroup emotions, and dynamic norms as a catalyst for social change
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$91,088
Group singing to support social wellbeing and communication in adults with communication disorders: A knowledge generation and mobilization partnership
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$795,630

All 4 grants and awards

Tolerance or defiance? Sociopolitical ideology, intergroup emotions, and dynamic norms as a catalyst for social change

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Choma, Rebecca L.

Keywords: intergroup relations; prejudice; political intolerance; collective action; dynamic norms; political ideology

$30,286

Tolerance or defiance? Sociopolitical ideology, intergroup emotions, and dynamic norms as a catalyst for social change

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Choma, Rebecca L.

Keywords: intergroup relations; prejudice; political intolerance; collective action; dynamic norms; political ideology

$91,088

Group singing to support social wellbeing and communication in adults with communication disorders: A knowledge generation and mobilization partnership

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Grants

Keywords: music; singing; wellbeing; communication disorders; social psychology; sociobiology; social prescription

$795,630

Ideological beliefs and differential distress: threat target as a moderator

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Choma, Rebecca L.

Keywords: ideological beliefs; threat senstivity; distress; risk-perception; climate change; financial risk-taking; moral/ethical risk-taking

$175,491

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: intergroup relations Dear Professor Choma, 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 intergroup relations 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 "Tolerance or defiance? Sociopolitical ideology, intergroup emotions, and dynamic norms as a catalyst for social change" (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]