Kevin McMullin, University of Ottawa

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Ottawa profile.

Latest funding

On the Origin of [shpee-sheez]: Where Do Long-Distance Phonological Processes Come From?
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$67,974

All 1 grants and awards

No publications available.

On the Origin of [shpee-sheez]: Where Do Long-Distance Phonological Processes Come From?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: McMullin, Kevin

Keywords: (1) Phonological theory; (2) Long-distance processes; (3) Phonological learning; (4) Diachronic phonology; (5) Artificial language learning; (6) Experimental phonology; (7) Consonant harmony

$67,974

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Mention their SSHRC grant from 2019

Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor McMullin, 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 "On the Origin of [shpee-sheez]: Where Do Long-Distance Phonological Processes Come From?" (2019), 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]