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Andrea Willson

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Associate ProfessorSociologyWestern University

Andrea Willson

Associate Professor

Sociology

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

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Principal investigator on 5 research grants (4 SSHRC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2026.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2010.

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Understanding education and labour market outcomes of autistic young adults in Canada: The role of marginalized statuses, family, and school contexts.
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$48,363
Intergenerational Persistence of Social Assistance Receipt: Pathways of Risk and Resilience
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$49,952
Family Context and the Intergenerational Persistence of Health Inequality
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$43,650

All 7 grants and awards

Understanding education and labour market outcomes of autistic young adults in Canada: The role of marginalized statuses, family, and school contexts.

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Willson, Andrea

$48,363

Intergenerational Persistence of Social Assistance Receipt: Pathways of Risk and Resilience

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Comeau, Jinette

Keywords: Social assistance; Intergenerational trends; Children and youth; Life course; Mental health; Maladaptive behaviours; Educational attainment; Social Policy

$49,952

Family Context and the Intergenerational Persistence of Health Inequality

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Willson, Andrea E.

Keywords: intergenerational transmission of inequality; health disparities; social stratification

$43,650

Family Context and the Intergenerational Persistence of Health Inequality

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Willson, Andrea E.

Keywords: intergenerational transmission of inequality; health disparities; social stratification

$132,913

Investigating health trajectories over the life course and across generations: A longitudinal analysis of the transmission of health and socioeconomic inequality from parents to their adult children

Nominated PICIHR2011Operating Grant: Advancing Theoretical Method. Innovations Hlth Res - POP

Principal investigators: Willson, Andrea E

Keywords: Childhood Adversity; Health Behaviours; Health Disparities; Health Risk And Resilience; Intergenerational Transmission Of Health Risk; Latent Class Analysis; Longitudinal Analysis; Structural Disadvatage And Health

$189,947

Health Inequalities Across the Life Course: Aging, Gender and the Welfare State

SupervisorCIHR2010CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Corna, Laurie M

Keywords: Aging And The Life Course; Comparative Social Policy; Gender And Health; Health Inequalities; Latent Variable Modelling; Life Course Histories; Socioeconomic Position

$90,000

Health and socioeconomic status over the life course: a comparative analysis of Canada and the United States

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Willson, Andrea E.

Keywords: aging; life course; health disparities; comparative; socioeconomic status; fundamental causes; cumulative advantage; longitudinal

$78,729

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Profile data last refreshed on September 26, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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