David Dozois, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Partner-schemas, interpersonal functioning, and relationship distress in romantic dyads experiencing depression
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$266,712
The Impact of Partner-Schemas on Interpersonal Functioning and Relationship Distress
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$136,394
The Impact of Partner-Schemas on Interpersonal Functioning and Relationship Distress
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$73,476

All 8 grants and awards

No publications available.

Partner-schemas, interpersonal functioning, and relationship distress in romantic dyads experiencing depression

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dozois, David J.A.

$266,712

The Impact of Partner-Schemas on Interpersonal Functioning and Relationship Distress

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dozois, David J.A.

Keywords: partner-schemas; self-schemas; interpersonal functioning; cognition; relationships

$136,394

The Impact of Partner-Schemas on Interpersonal Functioning and Relationship Distress

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dozois, David J.A.

Keywords: partner-schemas; self-schemas; interpersonal functioning; cognition; relationships

$73,476

Interpersonal and cognitive dynamics of stress generation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dozois, David J.A.

Keywords: stress generation; interpersonal relationships/behaviours; rejection; cognitive processing; social cognition; excessive reassurance seeking

$188,285

Origins and dynamics of excessive reassurance seeking

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Dozois, David J.A.

Keywords: reassurance seeking; interpersonal; personality; schemas; cognitive processing

$129,500

CIHR Training Grant in Interdisciplinary Primary Health Care Research

Co-investigatorCIHR2008Training Grant

Principal investigators: Stewart, Moira A

Keywords: Chronic Disease Management; Health Services Research; Primary Health Care; Research Methods; Training; Transdisciplinary

$1,950,000

Childhood temperamental vulnerability to internalizing psychopathology: emotional and cognitive pathways

Co-investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Hayden, Elizabeth P.

Keywords: child temperament; cognitive styles; mood

$157,287

Induced attention biases, positive and negative emotionality and self-representation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Dozois, David J.A.

Keywords: attention bias; positive emotionality; negative emotionality; cognition; self-representation

$93,217

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 Dozois, 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 "Partner-schemas, interpersonal functioning, and relationship distress in romantic dyads experiencing depression" (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]