Yosh Halberstam, University of Toronto

Research

elections democracy social media information voters social networks incumbency

Latest papers

Perceived Masculinity Predicts U.S. Supreme Court Outcomes.
PloS one · 2016

All 1 publications

Latest funding

The Effect of Election Outcomes on Voter Behaviour
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$49,941
Social Media, Ideological Segregation and Elections: Evidence from Twitter
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$57,484

All 2 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Perceived Masculinity Predicts U.S. Supreme Court Outcomes.

Chen D, Halberstam Y, Yu AC

PloS one2016

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164324 PMID: 27737008

The Effect of Election Outcomes on Voter Behaviour

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Halberstam, Yosh

Keywords: elections; democracy; social media; information; voters; social networks; incumbency

$49,941

Social Media, Ideological Segregation and Elections: Evidence from Twitter

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Halberstam, Yosh

$57,484

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: elections Dear Professor Halberstam, 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]. I read your paper "Perceived Masculinity Predicts U.S. Supreme Court Outcomes." (2016), and it 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 "The Effect of Election Outcomes on Voter Behaviour" (2019), 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]