Carissima Mathen, University of Ottawa

Research

Equality Rights Legal Data Analytics Charter of Rights Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Reasoning Litigation Legal Advocacy Charter values

Latest funding

Judging Equality Judgments: Applying Legal Data Analytics to the Supreme Court's Section 15 and Equality Caselaw
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$62,416
Democratic Reform Conference
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$20,720
Independent oversight and its future
SSHRC · 2014 · Co-investigator
$25,000

All 3 grants and awards

Judging Equality Judgments: Applying Legal Data Analytics to the Supreme Court's Section 15 and Equality Caselaw

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Mathen, Carissima

Keywords: Equality Rights; Legal Data Analytics; Charter of Rights; Supreme Court of Canada; Judicial Reasoning; Litigation; Legal Advocacy; Charter values; Constitutional Remedies; Citation Analysis

$62,416

Democratic Reform Conference

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Mathen, Carissima

Keywords: electoral reform; democratic reform; first past the post; proportional representation; referendum; Special Committee; Senate House of Commons; elections

$20,720

Independent oversight and its future

Co-investigatorSSHRC2014

Principal investigators: Yalkin, Tolga R.

Keywords: independent oversight bodies; accountability; separation of powers; responsible government; officers of parliament; ombudspersons; ministerial responsibility; public service reform; constitutional principles; fusion of powers; parliamentary budget offices

$25,000

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: Equality Rights Dear Professor Mathen, 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 equality rights 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 "Judging Equality Judgments: Applying Legal Data Analytics to the Supreme Court's Section 15 and Equality Caselaw" (2020), 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]