Diana Cardenas, Université de Montréal

Research

social identity social influence group membership group formation self-concept

Latest funding

I do, therefore I am [accepted as one of us]: Individual behaviour and group acceptance as catalysts of social identification development
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$57,587

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I do, therefore I am [accepted as one of us]: Individual behaviour and group acceptance as catalysts of social identification development

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Cardenas, Diana

Keywords: social identity; social influence; group membership; group formation; self-concept

$57,587

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: social identity Dear Professor Cardenas, 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 social identity 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 "I do, therefore I am [accepted as one of us]: Individual behaviour and group acceptance as catalysts of social identification development" (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]