Team

The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation brings together a dynamic international research team of 58 scholars from 20 academic institutions. The project team includes postdoctoral fellows, students, research associates, as well as over 40 community research partners. There are six formal research sites: University of Guelph, McGill University, Memorial University, University of Regina, University of British Columbia, and University of California, Santa Barbara.

Director

Researchers

Frederique Arroyas

Frederique Arroyas

Site Coordinator, University of Guelph

Joel Bakan

Joel Bakan

University of British Columbia

Lisa Barg

Lisa Barg

McGill University

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Ben Bolden

Queen's University

Georgina Born

Georgina Born

University of Oxford

David Brackett

David Brackett

McGill University

rebecca caines

Rebecca Caines

Site Coordinator, University of Regina

mark v campbell

Mark V. Campbell

Ryerson University

jason caslor

Jason Caslor

Arizona State University

Roger Dean

Roger Dean

MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University; and austraLYSIS, Sydney/London

Rumina Dhalla

Rumina Dhalla

University of Guelph

Beverley Diamond

Beverley Diamond

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Jo-Ann Episkenew

Jo-Ann Episkenew

(1952 – 2016)

Alan Filewod

Alan Filewod

University of Guelph

Daniel Fischlin

Daniel Fischlin

University of Guelph

Cecil Foster

Cecil Foster

State University of New York, Buffalo

Ichiro Fujinaga

Ichiro Fujinaga

McGill University

David Gerhard

David Gerhard

University of Regina

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Ian Gold

McGill University

James Harley

James Harley

University of Guelph

KRISTIN HARRIS WALSH

Kristin Harris Walsh

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Kathleen Irwin

Kathleen Irwin

University of Regina

Lawrence Joseph

Lawrence Joseph

McGill University

ric knowles

Ric Knowles

University of Guelph

David Lametti

David Lametti

McGill University

eric lewis

Eric Lewis

Site Coordinator, McGill University

George Lewis

George Lewis

Columbia University

George Lipsitz

George Lipsitz

Site Coordinator, University of California, Santa Barbara

Lisa Lorenzino

Lisa Lorenzino

McGill University

Charity Marsh

Charity Marsh

University of Regina

stephen McAdams

Stephen McAdams

McGill University

Marta McCarthy

Marta McCarthy

University of Guelph

Kevin McNeilly

Kevin McNeilly

Site Coordinator, University of British Columbia

David Metzer

David Metzer

University of British Columbia

Ingrid Monson

Ingrid Monson

Harvard University

Pauline Oliveros

Pauline Oliveros

(1932 - 2016)

Mia Perry

Mia Perry

Independent Researcher, Glasgow, UK

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Sheila Petty

University of Regina

Tina Piper

Tina Piper

McGill University

Rob Power

Rob Power

Memorial University of Newfoundland

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Helen Pridmore

University of Regina

Carla-Rice

Carla Rice

University of Guelph

Kathryn Ricketts

Kathryn Ricketts

University of Regina

Keith Sawyer

Keith Sawyer

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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Tom Scholte

University of British Columbia

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John Semple

Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto

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Keiko Shikako-Thomas

McGill University

Gillian Siddall

Gillian Siddall

Emily Carr University of Art + Design

Winfried Siemerling

Winfried Siemerling

University of Waterloo

Howard Spring

Howard Spring

University of Guelph

Alan Stanbridge

University of Toronto, Scarborough

Andrew Staniland

Andrew Staniland

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Jason Stanyek

Jason Stanyek

University of Oxford and St. John's College

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Jesse Stewart

Carleton University

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Michelle Stewart

University of Regina

Sherrie-Tucker

Sherrie Tucker

University of Kansas

Shawn Van Suys

Shawn Van Sluys

Executive Level Partner, Musagetes Foundation

ellen waterman

Ellen Waterman

Carleton University

Paul Watkins

Vancouver Island University

Daniel Weinstock

Daniel Weinstock

McGill University

Deborah Wong

Deborah Wong

University of California, Riverside

Postdoctoral Fellows

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Daniel Oore

Postdoctoral Fellow, Memorial University of Newfoundland

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Leila Qashu

Postdoctoral Fellow, McGill University

Research Associates

Lauren Michelle Levesque

Lauren Michelle Levesque

Providence School of Transformative Leadership and Spirituality, Saint Paul University (Ottawa, ON)

Jessica Bissett Perea

University of California, Davis

Stacey Bliss

University of Regina

Adam Davies

University of Guelph

Hubert Gendron-Blais

McGill University

Christopher Haworth

Christopher Haworth

University of Birmingham

Elizabeth Jackson

Elizabeth Jackson

Management Team (Current), Community Engagement Officer (2014-2017)

Harald Kisiedu

Harald Kisiedu

Hochschule (University of Applied Sciences) Osnabrück

Mark Laver

Mark Laver

Grinnell College

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David Lee

Editor, ImprovNotes

Tracy McMullen

Tracy McMullen

Bowdoin College

Tracey Nicholls, September 2018

Tracey Nicholls

Graduate School of International Peace Studies at Soka University in Hachioji (Tokyo, Japan)

sara ramshaw

Sara Ramshaw

University of Victoria Faculty of Law

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Chris Tonelli

University of Groningen

rob wallace

Rob Wallace

Honors College, Northern Arizona University

I Ying Wu

I-Ying Wu

Qimprov Ground

Partners

Students

Clinton Ackerman

MFA, University of Regina

Sakina Alibhai

URA (Web Content and Social Media), University of Guelph

Taylor Boreland

University of Guelph

Alison Clarke

URA, Memorial University

Karl Coulthard

University of Guelph

Christian Dauble

Masters Student, Memorial University

Megan de Roover

University of Guelph

Shayna Devlin

Graduate Research Assistant

Jake Faraday

GRA, Memorial University

Rosalie Fortin Choquette

URA, University of Guelph

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Kathe Gray

GRA, University of Guelph

Daniel Hawkins

MA, Ethnomusicology, Memorial University

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Jeannette Hicks

University of Guelph

Sebastian Hutton

University of Guelph

Yashvi Khatri

University of Guelph

Bryce Landsell

McGill University

Tom Laughlin

University of Guelph

Ellen McCutcheon

Masters Student, Memorial University

Nathan Mejia

University of Guelph

Benjamin Mosher

Graduate Student Assistant, University of Guelph

Corinne Nadeau

GRA, University of Guelph

Daniel Neill

GRA, Memorial University

Ariel Oleynikov

Ariel Oleynikov

Managing Editor of Critical Studies in Improvisation / Études critiques en improvisation

Muhammad Saiful Islam

GRA, University of Guelph

Joe Sorbara

PhD, University of Guelph

Maude Stephanie

University of Guelph

Julia Ulehla

PhD, Ethnomusicology, UBC

Paula Weber

MFA, University of Regina

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Carey West

GRA, University of Guelph

C. Worden

Christopher Worden

PhD, University of Guelph

Jing Xia

GRA, Memorial University

Staff

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Sam Boer

Managing Editor CSI/ECI Journal

Emmalia Bortolon-Vettor, playing an electric guitar on stage with another person behind them.

Emmalia Bortolon-Vettor

Music and Technical Production Coordinator

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Julia Busatto

Project Manager

Lisa Conway

Musical and Technical Production Coordinator

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Richelle Forsey

Design & Web Coordinator

Sheetal Lodhia

Project Manager (2022–2023)

Jordan Zalis, a man playing an acoustic guitar. Behind him is a blue chair.

Jordan Zalis

Communications and Research Assistant

Marie Zimmerman

Marie Zimmerman

Community Engagement Officer, Research and Partnerships

Advisory Board

Dionne Brand

Dionne Brand

Advisory Board

Patrick Case

Patrick Case

University of Guelph, Advisory Board

Linda Hutcheon

Linda Hutcheon

University of Toronto, Advisory Board Member

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Kim Thorne

Project Manager, 2013-2015

Past Postdoctoral Fellows

I Ying Wu

I-Ying Wu

Qimprov Ground

Past Students

Eric Acre

MA, USBC

Leslie Allin

University of Guelph

Carolyn Chong

GRA, Memorial University

Melissa Chong

Melissa Chong

URA, University of Guelph

David Collins

GRA, McGill

Aidan Cowling

Aidan Cowling

GRA, University of Guelph

Jason C Cullimore

PhD, University of Regina

Sam DeLange

URA, University of Guelph

Sylvie Di Leonardo

GRA, University of Guelph

Janey Dodd

PhD Candidate, English, UBC

Rachel Elliott

Rachel Elliott

GRA, University of Guelph

Greg Fenton

Managing Editor, Critical Studies in Improvisation / Études critiques en improvisation

Mark Finch

PhD, Memorial University

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Alec Follett

GRA, University of Guelph

Caroline Gillis

GRA, University of Guelph

Amy Grainger

URA, Memorial University

Ian Hattwick

PhD, McGill

Daniel Hawkins

MA, Ethnomusicology, Memorial University

Stephanie Hill

GRA, University of Guelph

Elizabeth Johnstone

GRA, University of Guelph

Mark Kaethler

GRA, University of Guelph

Mary King

GRA, University of Guelph

Daniel Kruger

GRA, University of Guelph

HaeAhn Kwon

GRA, University of Guelph

Michelle LaCour

URA, Memorial University

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Brian Lefresne

GRA, University of Guelph

Nick loess

Nicholas Loess

GRA, University of Guelph

Connor Maitland

Translatior & French Copying-Editor, University of Guelph

Sophie Maksimowski

GRA, University of Guelph

Bronwyn Malloy

PhD Candidate, English, UBC

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Daisy Mangat

Undergraduate Co-op Student, University of Guelph

Lisa Manouchehri

MA, Memorial University

Mauricio Martinez

Mauricio Martinez

GRA, University of Guelph

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Lierin McConachie

GRA, University of Guelph

Nathan Mejia

University of Guelph

Ingrid Mundel

GRA, University of Guelph

Nicholas Murphy

GRA, University of Guelph

Rebecca Olivier

GRA, University of Guelph

Michelle Peek

GRA, University of Guelph

Jayden Pfeifer

MFA, University of Regina

Sara Pun

PhD, Ethnomusicology, Memorial Univesity

Sara Reynen

URA, University of Guelph

Greg Shupak

GRA, University of Guelph

kimber sider

Kimber Sider

GRA, University of Guelph

Tyler Sloane

URA, University of Guelph

Kent Smith

Kent Smith

GRA, University of Guelph

Ivan Soares

GRA, McGill

Joe Sorbara

PhD, University of Guelph

Andrew Sproule

GRA, University of Guelph

Jhonny Trinh

MFA, University of Regina

Garry Wasyliw

MFA, University of Regina

paul watkins

Paul Watkins

GRA, University of Guelph

David Wickland

David Wickland

GRA, University of Guelph

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