Sean Hingston, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

pathogens morality purity consumers social class socioeconomic status vaccines genetically modified organisms

Latest funding

How Brand Transgressions Impact Consumer Perceptions of Online Information Credibility.
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$30,133
Pathogens and Consumers' Concern with Moral Purity
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$56,553

How Brand Transgressions Impact Consumer Perceptions of Online Information Credibility.

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Connors, Scott

Keywords: Online information; Credibility; Branding; Consumer morality; Moral outrage; Brand Transgressions; Social Media

$30,133

Pathogens and Consumers' Concern with Moral Purity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Hingston, Sean

Keywords: pathogens; morality; purity; consumers; social class; socioeconomic status; vaccines; genetically modified organisms

$56,553

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: pathogens Dear Professor Hingston, 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 pathogens 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 "Pathogens and Consumers' Concern with Moral Purity" (2021), 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]