Grant Packard, York University

Research

Language Persuasion Trust Source Cues Politics Social Media

Latest funding

Using linguistic style to increase trust in political messages from "Across the Aisle"
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$27,829
Conversation Dynamics in Customer Care: The Impact of When and How Help Agents Speak on Customer Attitudes and Behaviours
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$61,089

All 2 grants and awards

Using linguistic style to increase trust in political messages from "Across the Aisle"

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Packard, Grant

Keywords: Language; Persuasion; Trust; Source Cues; Politics; Social Media

$27,829

Conversation Dynamics in Customer Care: The Impact of When and How Help Agents Speak on Customer Attitudes and Behaviours

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Packard, Grant

Keywords: (1) Marketing; (2) Customer Service; (3) Language; (4) Communication; (5) Psychology; (6) Econometric Analysis of Field Data

$61,089

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: Language Dear Professor Packard, 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 language 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 "Using linguistic style to increase trust in political messages from "Across the Aisle"" (2024), 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]