Yasser Rahrovani, Western University

Research

minority immigrant community management social media platform governance

Latest funding

Human Dignity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$26,772
Social media platform drifting in minority community-based organizations
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$50,034
Social media platform drifting in minority community-based organizations
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$16,425

All 3 grants and awards

Human Dignity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Faik, Isam

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Human Dignity; AI Ethics; AI Bias

$26,772

Social media platform drifting in minority community-based organizations

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Rahrovani, Yasser

Keywords: minority; immigrant; community management; social media; platform governance

$50,034

Social media platform drifting in minority community-based organizations

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Rahrovani, Yasser

Keywords: minority; immigrant; community management; social media; platform governance

$16,425

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: minority Dear Professor Rahrovani, 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 minority 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 "Social media platform drifting in minority community-based organizations" (2022), 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]