Terry Skolnik, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Using choice architecture to improve criminal trials and sentencing
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$40,460
Judging Equality Judgments: Applying Legal Data Analytics to the Supreme Court's Section 15 and Equality Caselaw
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$62,416

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Using choice architecture to improve criminal trials and sentencing

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Skolnik, Terry

Keywords: Criminal law; Criminal justice; Behavioural economics; Choice architecture; Fairness; Bail; Juries; Criminal records

$40,460

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

Co-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

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 Skolnik, 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 "Using choice architecture to improve criminal trials and sentencing" (2023), 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]