Max Mishler, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

"Covid-19" -- Interlocking Histories of Social Inequality and Public Health in Regent Park
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$20,220
The Atlantic Origins of Mass Incarceration: Punishment, Abolition, and Racial Inequality
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$55,885

All 2 grants and awards

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"Covid-19" -- Interlocking Histories of Social Inequality and Public Health in Regent Park

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Engage Grants (PEG) COVID-19 Special Initiative

Principal investigators: Mishler, Max

Keywords: COVID-19; public health; inequality; urban studies; history; community media; participatory action research

$20,220

The Atlantic Origins of Mass Incarceration: Punishment, Abolition, and Racial Inequality

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Mishler, Max

Keywords: (1) Slavery; (2) Incarceration; (3) Abolition; (4) Race; (5) Police; (6) Capitalism; (7) Labor; (8) Empire; (9) Social Reform

$55,885

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 Mishler, 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 ""Covid-19" -- Interlocking Histories of Social Inequality and Public Health in Regent Park" (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]