Yao Yao, University of Ottawa

Research

digitalization lawyer legal profession professionals platform professional socialization readiness for digitalization worker collectives

Latest funding

Bonding in Isolation: Worker Collectives in the Digital Space
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$29,989
Digital transformation of professional work: Lawyers' readiness and professional socialization in digital platform-based legal services
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$68,543

All 2 grants and awards

Bonding in Isolation: Worker Collectives in the Digital Space

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Knowledge Synthesis Grants - Emerging Asocial Society

Principal investigators: Yao, Yao Y.

Keywords: digitalization; worker collectives; systematic literature review

$29,989

Digital transformation of professional work: Lawyers' readiness and professional socialization in digital platform-based legal services

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Yao, Yao

Keywords: lawyer; legal profession; professionals; platform; digitalization; professional socialization; readiness for digitalization

$68,543

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: digitalization Dear Professor Yao, 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 digitalization 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 "Bonding in Isolation: Worker Collectives in the Digital Space" (2021), 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]