Brian Connelly, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Integrative Perspectives on Personality
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$200,000
Integrative Perspectives on Personality
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$560,000
Lying, boasting, self-exalting: using observer reports of personality to identify and remedy applicant faking
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$160,748

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Integrative Perspectives on Personality

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Connelly, Brian

Keywords: Personality; Personnel Selection; Interpersonal perception; Faking; Psychological Assessment

$200,000

Integrative Perspectives on Personality

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Connelly, Brian S.

Keywords: personality, personnel selection, employee development, self-awareness, faking, psychological assessment, multi-rater measurement

$560,000

Lying, boasting, self-exalting: using observer reports of personality to identify and remedy applicant faking

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Connelly, Brian S.

Keywords: personality; faking; response distortion; observer-reports; self-deceptive enhancement; presentation; falsification; personnel selection

$160,748

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 Connelly, 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 "Integrative Perspectives on Personality" (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]