Lesley Wood, York University

Research

social media intergenerational collaboration social movements generations collaboration digital methodology knowledge mobilization

Latest funding

Intergenerational Movements and Social Media Silos
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$28,262
Activism and the Academy: A Multimedia KMb Mini-Series
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$50,000
Policing protest: the diffusion of new tactics
SSHRC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$67,928

All 3 grants and awards

Intergenerational Movements and Social Media Silos

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Wood, Lesley

Keywords: social media; intergenerational collaboration; social movements; generations; collaboration; digital; methodology

$28,262

Activism and the Academy: A Multimedia KMb Mini-Series

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Wood, Lesley J.

Keywords: knowledge mobilization; activism; scholar activism; intersectoral partnerships; expertise; audio-visual research-creation

$50,000

Policing protest: the diffusion of new tactics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Wood, Lesley J.

Keywords: diffusion; social movements; policing; tactics; networks; protest

$67,928

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 media Dear Professor Wood, 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 media 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 "Intergenerational Movements and Social Media Silos" (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]