Current and Recent Research Projects
Mass Gathering Research
Since 2019, I have been collaborating with the Shambhala Music Festival's Medical and Harm Reduction teams to develop a
data collection and visualization platform. In the short term, these tools help these teams adapt and improve their services
at this annual music festival. In the long term, the goal is to develop a multi-event platform to support Mass Gathering Research.
Projects and Platforms
- Cloud Platform and CI/CD Pipeline
- Mediform Web form for Medical Department
- Post-show visualization platform
- Mediform Web form for Harm Reduction Department
- Role-based authentication
- Role management platform
- Android application Medical Department
- Real-time visualization platform for Medical Department
- Post-show visualization platform for Harm Reduction
Student Research Assistants, past and present
- Ryan Boothby-Young
- Alex McColm
- Ann Hoffmann
- Brad Hillier
- Tyler Patton
- Hayden Lister
- Johann Suarez
- Zeke Critchlow
- Carolyn McAughren
- Jonathan Funk
Incorporation of Indigenous Ways of Knowing (IWoK) in CS Curriculum
I am interested in how to meaningfully and respectfully incorporate IWoK into CS teaching.
I have incorporated the Four Rs (Verna Kirkness and Ray Barnhardt) into CSCI 375: Systems Analysis.
In collaboration with Georgina Martin, we are investigating how receptive CS students are to the Four Rs.
Projects and ongoing work
- Adapting the Four Rs to a CS context
- Bibliometric Analysis of IWoK in Math Education
- Bibliometric Analysis of IWoK in CS Education
ePaper Research
Previous student research projects investigated how to better design these ePaper technologies so that they best support human capabilities.
Student Research Projects
- Use of Digital ePaper Tablet to Support Whiteboard-style Instructional Workflow during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Rapid transformation of whiteboard-based instruction using ePaper technology when working at home during a global pandemic
- Usability of eWriter devices
- Adapting to new writing surfaces
- Typeface design for ePaper devices
Student Research Assistants
- Sean Mang
- Lindsay MacDowell
- Navodit Kaushal
- Jasmine Banga
- Liam Stokes
- Terra Groenewold
- Ben Smith
Other Activities
Awards and Honours
- VIURAC Innovate Grant (2025)
- VIUFA Time Award (2024)
- The President’s Awards for Enhancing Access and Inclusion: Demonstrating Excellence in Education (2023)
- VIUFA Assisted Leave (2023)
- VIURAC Share Grant (2023)
- VIURAC Innovate Grant (2021)
- VIURAC Inquiry Grant (2019)
- Mitacs Accelerate Postdoc Grant (2018)