Laura Doering, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Understanding Financial Education: Interaction and State-Led Development in Colombia
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$81,804
Understanding Financial Education: Interaction and State-Led Development in Colombia
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$12,698
Building Financial and Social Capital: Savings and Lending Groups in Colombian Housing Projects
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$58,221

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Understanding Financial Education: Interaction and State-Led Development in Colombia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Doering, Laura

Keywords: sociology; economic sociology; development sociology; interpersonal relationships; poverty; financial inclusion; micro-enterprise; Latin America

$81,804

Understanding Financial Education: Interaction and State-Led Development in Colombia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Doering, Laura

Keywords: sociology; economic sociology; development sociology; interpersonal relationships; poverty; financial inclusion; micro-enterprise; Latin America

$12,698

Building Financial and Social Capital: Savings and Lending Groups in Colombian Housing Projects

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Doering, Laura

Keywords: (1) Economic development; (2) displacement; (3) social capital; (4) financial capital; (5) poverty; (6) Latin America; (7) public policy

$58,221

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 Doering, 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 "Understanding Financial Education: Interaction and State-Led Development in Colombia" (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]