Team

Prof. Priyank Chandra

Director - STREET Lab
Assistant Professor - Faculty of Information
email: priyank.chandra@utoronto.ca
website: http://www.priyankc.com

• Postdoc at University of Toronto's Department of Computer Science
• PhD Information at University of Michigan, USA
• MS Economics at Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India
• BE Electronics, VTU, India

Adrian Petterson

PhD student (1st Year) - Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
Topics: Disability, carework, design
email: a.petterson@mail.utoronto.ca
website: https://www.adrianpetterson.ca/

• Masters of Information - UX Design from the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
• B.A. & Sc. in Cognitive Science from McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Projects

Technology Use in Social Movements

Tech-mediated Labour Practices

Accessiblity Infrastructure in Universities

Ashique Ali Thuppilikkat

PhD student (1st Year) - Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
Topics: Technology, social movements, resistance, labour platforms, caste, marginality
email: ashique.thuppilikkat@mail.utoronto.ca
website: https://ashiquealit.my.canva.site/

• M.Phil and MA in Political Science from the Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
• BA Honors in Political Science from Ramjas College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

Projects

Technology Use in Social Movements

Tech-mediated Labour Practices

Azhagu Meena

PhD student (1st Year) - Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
Topics: HCI, social justice, marginality, values and technology
email: meena.paramanathan@mail.utoronto.ca
website: https://azhagu-meena.github.io/

• M.A. in Regulatory Governance from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India
• BCom Honors from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi, India

Olivia Doggett

PhD candidate - Faculty of Information and School of Environment, University of Toronto
Topics: Critical computing, migration, environmental studies, CSCW, design research
email: olivia.doggett@gmail.com
website: https://www.oliviadoggett.com/

• MI Information systems and design and UX from the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
• BA Honours Cultural Studies from McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Projects

Tech-mediated Labour Practices

Cansu Ekmekcioglu

PhD candidate - Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
Topics: CSCW, migration and mobilities, time and temporality, critical data studies
email: cansu.ekmekcioglu@mail.utoronto.ca
website: http://ekmekcioglu.website/

• MA Media and Communications from Galatasaray University, Istanbul, Turkey
• BA Political Science and International Relations at Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey

Projects

Technology Use in Social Movements

Carolyn Kim Ly

Masters student in User Experience Design (2nd Year) - Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
Topics: Design thinking and race, accessibility
email: ck.ly@mail.utoronto.ca

• Master of Information, User Experience Design, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
• Honours BSc Mathematics and Statistics, Art History, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

Projects

Accessiblity Infrastructure in Universities

Trevor Cross

Masters student in User Experience Design (2nd Year) - Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
Topics: Gerontology, participatory design, accessibility
email: trevor.cross@mail.utoronto.ca

• Master of Information in User Experience Design at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
• BCom Information Systems from McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Projects

Accessiblity Infrastructure in Universities

Accessible & Inclusive Data Science (AIDE)

Ishani Pandey

Masters student in User Experience Design (1st Year) - Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
Topics: Accessibility, instructional design
email: Ishani.pandey@mail.utoronto.ca

• Master of Information, User Experience Design, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
• Bachelor of Design, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India

Projects

Accessiblity Infrastructure in Universities

Alana Boisvert

Bachelor’s student in Political Science and Economics (4th Year) - Faculty of Arts and Science
Topics: Resistance, coalition building, accessibility
email: alana.boisvert@mail.utoronto.ca

• Honours Ba, Economics and Political Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Projects

Accessiblity Infrastructure in Universities

Gig Worker Resistance Lit Review

Carmen Chau

Bachelor’s student in Computer Science and Statistical Science (2nd Year) - Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Toronto
Topics: Russian Resistance Movement
email: carmenj.chau@mail.utoronto.ca

• Honours Bsc, Computer Science and Statistical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Projects

Russian Resistance Movement

Laura Moldoveanu

Bachelor’s student in International Relations and Peace, Conflict & Justice (3rd Year) - Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Toronto
Topics: Worker Resistance
email: laura.moldoveanu@mail.utoronto.ca

• Honours BA, International Relations and Peace, Conflict & Justice, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Projects

Gig Worker Resistance Lit Review

Emily Su

Bachelor’s student in Statistical Science (3rd Year) - Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Toronto
Topics: Social Media and Social Movements, User-Friendly Applications
email: em.su@mail.utoronto.ca

• Honours BSc, Statistical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Projects

Russian Resistance Movement

Whisper Transcription App

Moria (Masha) Piroshkova

Critical information Policy Studies, Master of Information (2nd year)
Topics: informality
email: m.piroshkova@mail.utoronto.ca

• Master of Information at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
• Honour Specialization in Media, Information and TechnoCulture from Western University, London, Canada

Emily Weckend

Critical Information Policy Studies, Master of Information (2nd year)
Topics: Sex Education, Censorship, TikTok
email: emily.weckend@mail.utoronto.ca

• Master of Information at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
• BA English Literature and Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Jaydon Brown

Masters Student in Information Systems and Design (1st Year)
Topics: Transnational Social Movements, Resistance, Coalition Building
email: jaydon.brown@mail.utoronto.ca

• Master of Information at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
• BA in Sociology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Champaign, Il

Janna Akimova

RA studying the Belarussian Social Movement

• Bachelor of Liberal Arts (BLA), focus on Visual Studies & Psychology, The Schools of Public Engagement, The New School, NYC, USA
• APP in Documentary Film, focus on Visual Theory, The Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU), Prague, Czech Republic

Projects

Belarussian Social Movement

Isabella Jaimes Rodríguez

RA working on technology-mediated labour practices of latinx housekeepers in Toronto.

• Bachelor of Sociology and Political Science at Universidad del Rosario, in Bogotá, Colombia.

Projects

Latinx Housecleaners in Toronto

Dr. Cagdas Dedeoglu

Professor, Yorkville University & Founding Director, The Posthuman Lab

email: cdedeoglu@yorkvilleu.ca

• Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Religion (Environmental Studies stream), University of Florida, USA
• PhD, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Istanbul University, Turkey

Projects

Posthumanism, Design, and HCI

Bogazici University Protests (Turkey)

Dr. Paridhi Gupta

Swiss Excellence Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Social Anthropology and Empirical Cultural Studies, University of Zurich

• PhD Gender Studies at the Centre for Women's Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
• MPhil Women's Studies at the Centre for Women's Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
• MA Sociology at the Centre for Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Projects

Indian Farmer Protests