Peter McMahan, McGill University

Research

Natural language processing Online communication Network analysis Social structures Relational sociology Bayesian statistics Power Social influence

Latest funding

Uncovering social influence online: power, propaganda, and hierarchy from natural language
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$62,139
Consortium on Analytics for Data-Driven Decision-Making (CAnD3): Developing Talent for Population Analytics in Aging Societies
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$824,435
Consortium on Analytics for Data-Driven Decision-Making (CAnD3): Developing Talent for Population Analytics in Aging Societies
SSHRC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$840,170

All 3 grants and awards

Uncovering social influence online: power, propaganda, and hierarchy from natural language

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: McMahan, Peter

Keywords: Natural language processing; Online communication; Network analysis; Social structures; Relational sociology; Bayesian statistics; Power; Social influence

$62,139

Consortium on Analytics for Data-Driven Decision-Making (CAnD3): Developing Talent for Population Analytics in Aging Societies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnerships Grants Training Initiatives

Keywords: applied population research; aging population; student training; evidence-based decision-making; population analytics; social data science; big data; knowledge mobilization; cross-sectoral training; multidisciplinary collaboration

$824,435

Consortium on Analytics for Data-Driven Decision-Making (CAnD3): Developing Talent for Population Analytics in Aging Societies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnerships Grants Training Initiatives

Keywords: applied population research; aging population; student training; evidence-based decision-making; population analytics; social data science; big data; knowledge mobilization; cross-sectoral training; multidisciplinary collaboration

$840,170

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: Natural language processing Dear Professor McMahan, 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 natural language processing 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 "Uncovering social influence online: power, propaganda, and hierarchy from natural language" (2020), 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]