Suzanne Chiodo, York University

Research

Civil Justice Courts Delay Summary Processes Self-represented Access to justice Pandemic Backlog

Latest funding

Fighting the Backlog: How Ontario's courts are using summary processes to address civil justice delays
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$15,720

Fighting the Backlog: How Ontario's courts are using summary processes to address civil justice delays

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Chiodo, Suzanne

Keywords: Civil Justice; Courts; Delay; Summary Processes; Self-represented; Access to justice; Pandemic; Backlog; Summary Judgment; Justice Data

$15,720

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: Civil Justice Dear Professor Chiodo, 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 civil justice 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 "Fighting the Backlog: How Ontario's courts are using summary processes to address civil justice delays" (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]