Team
The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation brings together a dynamic international research team of 58 scholars from 30 academic institutions. The project team includes postdoctoral fellows, students, research associates, as well as over 40 community research partners. Currently, there are eight formal research sites: University of Guelph; Carleton University; McGill University; Memorial University; Queen’s University Belfast; 17, Institute of Critical Studies; University of British Columbia; and University of Regina. Below are the Research Team members involved in some capacity during some or all of the grant periods listed below.
Director
IICSI: A Partnered Institute Research Team (2013–2023)
IICSI: A Partnered Research Institute is a 10-year SSHRC-Funded Partnership Grant (2013-2023), housed at the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI) at the University of Guelph. Premised on a genuinely reciprocal exchange of ideas and strategies, the partnered institute—the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI)—brought together 56 scholars from 19 institutions while fostering innovative partnerships with 30+ community-based organizations. IICSI’s five initial sites included the University of Guelph, McGill University, the University of British Columbia, the University of Regina, and Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Roger Dean
MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University; and austraLYSIS, Sydney/London
