Andrew Monti, York University

Research

Persuasion Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Humor Misinformation Debunking Attitudes

Latest funding

Harnessing humor to combat anti-vaccine misinformation
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$38,584
Sex and Identity in the City: Sex Work and Urban Conflict in Three Canadian Cities, 1970-2002
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$75,478
Harnessing humor to combat anti-vaccine misinformation
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$27,460

Harnessing humor to combat anti-vaccine misinformation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Monti, Andrew Alexander

Keywords: Persuasion; Covid-19; Vaccine; Hesitancy; Humor; Misinformation; Debunking; Attitudes; Content Analysis; Focus Group

$38,584

Sex and Identity in the City: Sex Work and Urban Conflict in Three Canadian Cities, 1970-2002

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Pietrangelo-Porco, Evania

Keywords: urban history and social geography; identity; discourse and public opinion; women's feminist; and gender history; indigeneity and race; violence; sexuality

$75,478

Harnessing humor to combat anti-vaccine misinformation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Monti, Andrew Alexander

Keywords: Persuasion; Covid-19; Vaccine; Hesitancy; Humor; Misinformation; Debunking; Attitudes; Content Analysis; Focus Group

$27,460

Interrogating Canadian Identities/ L'identités canadiennes -- une interrogation (ICI)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: MacLennan, Anne F.

Keywords: Canadian; identity; multiculturalism; diversity; equity; inclusion; media; social media; nationalism; bilingualism; race; Indigenous; history; memory; community; collective memory; photo; text; culture; migrants; diaspora; immigration; belonging

$68,538

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: Persuasion Dear Professor Monti, 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 persuasion 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 "Harnessing humor to combat anti-vaccine misinformation" (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]