Carrie Branch, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

An integrated audiovisual and neural imaging system for studies of animal social communication
NSERC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$148,604
How environmental variation shapes the relationship between cognition and signaling across North American Paridae
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$87,000
How environmental variation shapes the relationship between cognition and signaling across North American Paridae
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$12,500

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An integrated audiovisual and neural imaging system for studies of animal social communication

Co-investigatorNSERC2025Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Gustison, Morgan

Keywords: vocalization; communication; social behaviour; neuroethology; bioacoustics; acoustic imaging; animal tracking; fiber photometry; rodents; birds

$148,604

How environmental variation shapes the relationship between cognition and signaling across North American Paridae

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Branch, Carrie

Keywords: animal communication; animal cognition; geographic variation; multi-species comparison; evolution; signal function; signal structure; animal behavior

$87,000

How environmental variation shapes the relationship between cognition and signaling across North American Paridae

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Branch, Carrie

$12,500

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 Branch, 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 NSERC-funded project "How environmental variation shapes the relationship between cognition and signaling across North American Paridae" (2022), 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]