Laurel Austin, Western University

Research

risk perception mental models adolescent decision making young adult decision making adolescent risk behaviour vaping e-cigs electronic cigarettes

Latest funding

Why do young people vape? A Decision Science Approach to Gaining Insights into Vaping Decisions and Behaviours
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$124,669

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Why do young people vape? A Decision Science Approach to Gaining Insights into Vaping Decisions and Behaviours

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Austin, Laurel C.

Keywords: risk perception; mental models; adolescent decision making; young adult decision making; adolescent risk behaviour; vaping; e-cigs; electronic cigarettes; young adult risk behaviour; risk communication; qualitative methods; risky consumption

$124,669

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: risk perception Dear Professor Austin, 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 on risk perception 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 "Why do young people vape? A Decision Science Approach to Gaining Insights into Vaping Decisions and Behaviours" (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]