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RESEARCH

Digital worlds. Living relations.

An interdisciplinary research program grounded in Indigenous resurgence, relational accountability, community-engaged scholarship, and a commitment to moving beyond deficit narratives.

RESEARCH THEMES

01

Indigenous Digital Resurgence

How digital spaces support cultural continuity, kinship, storytelling, resistance, and Indigenous futurity.

02

Identity & Belonging

Indigenous identity formation, urban Indigenous experiences, community, recognition, and relational worlds.

03

Digital Mentorship

Intergenerational connection, mentorship, cultural knowledge sharing, and community formation online.

04

Pedagogy & Social Work

Indigenous pedagogies, relational practice, resilience-centred teaching, voice, participation, and classroom power.

05

Indigenous Methodologies

Relational accountability, narrative, qualitative inquiry, digital ethnography, and community-engaged research.

CURRENT FUNDED WORK

2026-27

From Trauma-Centred to Resilience-Centred Pedagogy

Learning and Teaching Grant · Principal Investigator · $11,112

2025-27

Two-Eyed Seeing: Urban and Rural Indigenous Perspectives on Building Webs of Community in Digital and In-Person Spaces

Faculty of Community Services Seed Grant · Principal Investigator · $5,483

2026-27

Silence, Voice, and Participation: Indigenous and Racialized Students Navigating Classroom Power

University of Guelph-Humber Research Grant · Principal Investigator · $9,879

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