Donna Addis, University of Toronto

Research

Latest funding

Investigating how schematic frameworks scaffold the simulation of novel events
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$118,000
The Future of Future Thinking: Toward an Integrated Science of Prospective Cognition
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$47,291
Canada 150 Research Chair
CIHR · 2017 · Nominated PI
$2,450,000

Investigating how schematic frameworks scaffold the simulation of novel events

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Addis, Donna Rose

Keywords: autobiographical; episodic memory; executive processes; functional MRI; future thinking; imagination; natural language processing; relational reasoning; schema; simulation

$118,000

The Future of Future Thinking: Toward an Integrated Science of Prospective Cognition

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Szpunar, Karl K.

Keywords: Future thinking; Multidisciplinary; Conceptual development; Social application; Knowledge mobilization; HQP development

$47,291

Canada 150 Research Chair

Nominated PICIHR2017Canada 150 Research Chairs - CIHR Funded

Principal investigators: Addis, Donna Rose R

Keywords: C150

$2,450,000

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: C150 Dear Professor Addis, 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 c150 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 NSERC-funded project "Investigating how schematic frameworks scaffold the simulation of novel events" (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]