Paul Kovacs, Western University

Research

social science disaster risk reduction climate adaptation training vulnerable populations

Latest funding

Learning from extreme weather: Developing the capacity of social science researchers to conduct quick response research
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$50,000
Working across Disciplines to Understand and Improve Mass Evacuations: Examining Different Types of Risk and Contextual Pressures
SSHRC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$173,903

All 2 grants and awards

Learning from extreme weather: Developing the capacity of social science researchers to conduct quick response research

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Kovacs, Paul J.E.

Keywords: social science; disaster risk reduction; climate adaptation; training; vulnerable populations

$50,000

Working across Disciplines to Understand and Improve Mass Evacuations: Examining Different Types of Risk and Contextual Pressures

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Quigley, Kevin

Keywords: evacuation; emergency; risk; decision-making; emergency ethics; insurance; accountabilty

$173,903

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: social science Dear Professor Kovacs, 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 social science 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 "Learning from extreme weather: Developing the capacity of social science researchers to conduct quick response research" (2019), 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]