Jennifer Spinney, York University

Research

Tornado safety Risk perception Decision-making Tornado preparedness Tornado warning response Tornado resilience Information meaning-making Disaster policy

Latest funding

Exploring human-seismic hazard interaction in virtual dimensions
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$125,000
Addressing Barriers to Weather Risk Communication Experienced by Ontarians with Visual Disabilities
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$42,500
Examining the Application of Tornado Safety Policy in Ontario Public Schools to Reduce Disaster Risk
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$64,443

All 3 grants and awards

Exploring human-seismic hazard interaction in virtual dimensions

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Malomo, Daniele

Keywords: seismic hazard; numerical modeling; virtual reality; physics engines; structural analysis; environmental anthropology; human-disaster interaction; real-time simulations; earthquake losses; collapse analysis

$125,000

Addressing Barriers to Weather Risk Communication Experienced by Ontarians with Visual Disabilities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Soden, Robert

Keywords: Human Computer Interaction; Disaster studies; Risk Communication; Accessible Technology; Disability Justice

$42,500

Examining the Application of Tornado Safety Policy in Ontario Public Schools to Reduce Disaster Risk

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Spinney, Jennifer

Keywords: Tornado safety; Risk perception; Decision-making; Tornado preparedness; Tornado warning response; Tornado resilience; Information meaning-making; Disaster policy; Disaster risk reduction; Public school educators

$64,443

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: Tornado safety Dear Professor Spinney, 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 tornado safety 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 "Examining the Application of Tornado Safety Policy in Ontario Public Schools to Reduce Disaster Risk" (2021), 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]