Rachel Ruttan, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Indifferent or Impartial? Evaluations of Political Neutrality
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$66,324
Lay Theories of Creativity and Their Psychological and Organizational Consequences
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$54,911
Breaking Bad: Uncovering the Process of Deviance Coordination
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$65,836

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Indifferent or Impartial? Evaluations of Political Neutrality

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ruttan, Rachel L.

Keywords: Organizational Behaviour; Morality and Ethics; Politics; Persuasion; Communications; Attitudes

$66,324

Lay Theories of Creativity and Their Psychological and Organizational Consequences

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Newman, George

Keywords: Creativity; Lay Theories; Framing; Gender; Diversity; Self-selection; Mindsets; Creative Process; Organizational Performance

$54,911

Breaking Bad: Uncovering the Process of Deviance Coordination

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Ruttan, Rachel

Keywords: Organizational Behaviour; Ethical Behaviour; Organizational Crime; Morality and Ethics; Persuasion; Communications; Attitudes

$65,836

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 Ruttan, 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 "Indifferent or Impartial? Evaluations of Political Neutrality" (2025), 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]