Ari Edward Gandsman, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

The Missing Middle: How Housing Financialization Drives Exclusion and Inequality in Canada
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$79,850
Transparency and shared responsibility for sustainable post-pandemic recovery and evidence-informed decision-making during future global emergencies
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$250,000
Fighting to the Death: the right-to-die movement in Canada, Australia and the U.K.
SSHRC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$74,656

All 3 grants and awards

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The Missing Middle: How Housing Financialization Drives Exclusion and Inequality in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Gandsman, Ari

$79,850

Transparency and shared responsibility for sustainable post-pandemic recovery and evidence-informed decision-making during future global emergencies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Special Calls

Principal investigators: Rinner, Claus

Keywords: biopolitics; social determinants of health; civil liberties; evidence-informed decision-making; health care systems and policies; critical discourse analysis; governance and institutions; science and technology studies; data analysis and visualization; One Health

$250,000

Fighting to the Death: the right-to-die movement in Canada, Australia and the U.K.

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Gandsman, Ari

Keywords: Euthanasia; Assisted Suicide; Right to Die; Death and Dying; Human Rights; Social Movements; Activism; Law; End of Life; Dignity

$74,656

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 Dear Professor Edward Gandsman, 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 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 "The Missing Middle: How Housing Financialization Drives Exclusion and Inequality in Canada" (2026), 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]