Kate Choi, Western University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Western University profile.

Latest funding

A comprehensive evaluation of the impact of rent control in Canada
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$50,222
Adult Children's Partner Selection and their Caregiving Behavior
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$29,214
Housing in a Pandemic: the Implications of COVID-19 for Canada's National Housing Strategy
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$33,520

All 6 grants and awards

No publications available.

A comprehensive evaluation of the impact of rent control in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Choi, Kate Heeyoung

$50,222

Adult Children's Partner Selection and their Caregiving Behavior

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Choi, Kate H.

Keywords: Marriage; Intermarriage; Caregiving; Parent/Child Relationships; Within Couple Power Dynamics

$29,214

Housing in a Pandemic: the Implications of COVID-19 for Canada's National Housing Strategy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Haan, Michael

Keywords: COVID-19; Housing; Immigration; Family; Canada; Demography

$33,520

Housing vulnerability and COVID-19

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Choi, Kate H.

Keywords: housing; socioeconomic inequalities; race/ethnic inequality; residential segregation; immigrant integration

$49,839

Housing vulnerability and COVID-19

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Choi, Kate H.

Keywords: housing; socioeconomic inequalities; race/ethnic inequality; residential segregation; immigrant integration

$44,287

Residential preferences and patterns: innovative use of data to describe the formulation of the cultural mosaic

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Choi, Kate Heeyoung

Keywords: (1) Residential preference; (2) Residential segregation; (3) Immigration; (4) Race relations

$66,400

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 Choi, 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 "A comprehensive evaluation of the impact of rent control in Canada" (2026), 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]