Gabrielle Vasey, Concordia University

Research

Education policy Conditional cash transfers Class composition Peer effects Teacher effort Achievement Inequality

Latest funding

Enrollment, Class Composition, and Achievement: A Coordination Model in Mexican Middle Schools
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$18,110

Enrollment, Class Composition, and Achievement: A Coordination Model in Mexican Middle Schools

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Vasey, Gabrielle

Keywords: Education policy; Conditional cash transfers; Class composition; Peer effects; Teacher effort; Achievement; Inequality

$18,110

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: Education policy Dear Professor Vasey, 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 education policy 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 "Enrollment, Class Composition, and Achievement: A Coordination Model in Mexican Middle Schools" (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]