Nicole Mead, York University

Research

Pro-environmental behaviour social contract responsibility policy interventions Sustainability Social norms Implicit social contract

Latest funding

BELIEF IN THE SOCIAL CONTRACT AND COLLECTIVE CLIMATE ACTION
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$23,125
Belief in the Implicit Social Contract Governs Pro-Environmental Behaviour
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$72,230

All 2 grants and awards

BELIEF IN THE SOCIAL CONTRACT AND COLLECTIVE CLIMATE ACTION

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Mead, Nicole L.

Keywords: pro-environmental behaviour; social contract; responsibility; policy; interventions

$23,125

Belief in the Implicit Social Contract Governs Pro-Environmental Behaviour

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Mead, Nicole

Keywords: Sustainability; Social norms; Implicit social contract; Sustainable consumption; Willingness to sacrifice; Prosocial behaviour; Social motivations; Behavioural intervention; Pro-environmental behaviour

$72,230

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: Pro-environmental behaviour Dear Professor Mead, 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 pro-environmental behaviour 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 "BELIEF IN THE SOCIAL CONTRACT AND COLLECTIVE CLIMATE ACTION" (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]