Deanna Friesen, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Comparing the efficacy of exercises for language learning: A process - outcome perspective
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$49,075
The individual, the community and the grammar: Tracking change across the lifespan
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$87,207
Individual Differences in Comprehension Monitoring During Text Processing
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$120,000

All 5 grants and awards

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Comparing the efficacy of exercises for language learning: A process - outcome perspective

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Boers, Frank

Keywords: second/foreign language learning; exercise formats; trial and error; memory; interference

$49,075

The individual, the community and the grammar: Tracking change across the lifespan

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Poplack, Shana

Keywords: comparative sociolinguistics; variation theory; language variation; language change; lifespan change; age grading; panel study; Canadian French; Canadian English; linguistic minorities; morphosyntax; gerontology; elderly; community studies

$87,207

Individual Differences in Comprehension Monitoring During Text Processing

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Friesen, Deanna

Keywords: text processing; comprehension monitoring; reading comprehension; bilingualism; language proficiency; attention; working memory

$120,000

Individual Differences in Comprehension Monitoring During Text Processing

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Friesen, Deanna

$12,500

The development of reading comprehension and strategy use in elementary school native english speakers and english language learners

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Friesen, Deanna C.

Keywords: reading comprehension; reading strategies; reading development; bilingualism; language proficiency

$93,200

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 Friesen, 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 "Individual Differences in Comprehension Monitoring During Text Processing" (2020), 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]