Kyle Ganson, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Beyond the Finish Line: Body image mechanisms for sport participation and performance
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$205,010
Muscle-Enhancing Behaviours and Performance-Enhancing Substance Use among Canadian Adolescents and Young Adults: A Grounded Theory Study
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$53,669

All 2 grants and awards

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Beyond the Finish Line: Body image mechanisms for sport participation and performance

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sabiston, Catherine M.

$205,010

Muscle-Enhancing Behaviours and Performance-Enhancing Substance Use among Canadian Adolescents and Young Adults: A Grounded Theory Study

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Ganson, Kyle

Keywords: muscle-enhancing behaviours; performance-enhancing substance use; adolescents; young adults; steroids; weight lifting; grounded theory; qualitative

$53,669

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 Ganson, 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 "Muscle-Enhancing Behaviours and Performance-Enhancing Substance Use among Canadian Adolescents and Young Adults: A Grounded Theory Study" (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]