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Geoff MacDonald

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ProfessorDepartment of PsychologyUniversity of Toronto

Geoff MacDonald

Professor

Department of Psychology

Faculty of Arts and Science

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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No publications on record.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (7 SSHRC), most recently in 2025.

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Latest funding

Singlehood and Well-Being
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$23,090
"Support From My One and Only": Single Peoples' Perceptions of Social Support from Romantic Partners versus Close Others
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$86,300
Autonomous Motivation for Singlehood and Relationships
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$73,307

All 8 grants and awards

Singlehood and Well-Being

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: MacDonald, Geoffrey G.

Keywords: Singlehood; Close Relationships; Well-Being

$23,090

"Support From My One and Only": Single Peoples' Perceptions of Social Support from Romantic Partners versus Close Others

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Girme, Yuthika U.

Keywords: singlehood; social support; life satisfaction; close relationships

$86,300

Autonomous Motivation for Singlehood and Relationships

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: MacDonald, Geoffrey G.

Keywords: singlehood; dating; partner choice; self-determination theory; autonomy

$73,307

Autonomous Motivation for Singlehood and Relationships

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: MacDonald, Geoffrey

Keywords: singlehood; dating; partner choice; self-determination theory; autonomy

$80,891

International Association for Relationship Research Conference

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: MacDonald, Geoffrey G.

Keywords: interpersonal relationships; psychology; communication; sociology; family studies; international conference

$25,000

Safe havens: attachment theory as a framework for understanding response to social exclusion

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: MacDonald, Geoffrey G.

Keywords: social psychology; adult attachment; social exclusion; rejection

$228,820

The roles of social threat and reward in the regulation of relationship commitment

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: MacDonald, Geoffrey G.

Keywords: close relationships; adult attachment; commitment; social exclusion and inclusion; threat and reward

$119,228

Perceptions of social reward following social exclusion

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: MacDonald, Geoffrey G.

Keywords: social exclusion; interpersonal relationships; attachment; social reward

$68,068

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

Profile data last refreshed on September 26, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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