Benjamin Giguère, University of Guelph

Research

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Motivation Health and well-being Groups and teams Cross-cultural psychology Applied social psychology

Latest funding

Generative AI and the Structure of Academic Relationships: A Social Network Perspective
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$63,333
Intimate partner racism in interethnic couples: the protective role of racial shared reality and racial worldview for both partners' well-being and relationship quality
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$106,731
New perspective on social norms: Distinguishing decreased affiliation from social exclusion
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$74,312

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Generative AI and the Structure of Academic Relationships: A Social Network Perspective

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Grunspan, Daniel

$63,333

Intimate partner racism in interethnic couples: the protective role of racial shared reality and racial worldview for both partners' well-being and relationship quality

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Yampolsky, Maya A.

$106,731

New perspective on social norms: Distinguishing decreased affiliation from social exclusion

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Giguere, Benjamin

Keywords: Social psychology; Social influence; Social norms; Social exclusion; Social affiliation

$74,312

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Motivation Dear Professor Giguère, 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 motivation 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]