Xiu Wu, Université Laval

Research

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Sciences sociales Psychologie et sciences cognitives Psychologie, aspects sociaux et comportementaux Santé mentale et bien-être Psychologie, aspects sociaux et comportementaux, n.c.a.Sciences cognitives Jugement et processus décisionnel Sciences économiques et administration des affaires Commercialisation (marketing)Publicité et promotion Psychologie du genre

Latest funding

Transforming self-quantification: Interventions that mitigate the negative impact of self-quantification on consumer well-being
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$92,495

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Transforming self-quantification: Interventions that mitigate the negative impact of self-quantification on consumer well-being

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Wu, Xiu

$92,495

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Sciences sociales Dear Professor Wu, 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 sciences sociales 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 "Transforming self-quantification: Interventions that mitigate the negative impact of self-quantification on consumer well-being" (2026), 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]