IICSI: A Partnered Institute Research Team (2013–2023)
Position
Ajay Heble
Ajay Heble is the Founding Director of the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation and Professor of English in the School of English and Theatre Studies at the University…
Jerrard Smith
Jerrard Smith is a set. costume, mask, and puppet designer for thaeatre and dance. His ongoing research involves the development of designs for theatrical presentations usually presented in non-traditional venues.…
Alan Filewod
In his two decades at Guelph, Alan’s research has shifted focus from an emphasis on Canadian theatre history and the canons of Canadian drama, to an exploration of a wider…
Julie Dawn Smith
Dr. Smith is an Associate Researcher in the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, University of British Columbia. She is the former executive director of Coastal Jazz and the highly…
Michelle Stewart
Michelle Stewart is an award-winning, and internationally funded social sciences and health researcher, who is a known advocate and activist for social justice. She has a specialization in health and…
Carla Rice
Carla Rice is a Canada Research Chair in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences at the University of Guelph. She founded and directs Re•Vision: The Centre for Art…
Shawn Van Sluys
Shawn Van Sluys (he/him) is the Executive Director of Musagetes, a Canadian foundation whose programs aim to make the arts more central and meaningful in peoples’ lives. Musagetes supports artistic…
Ben Bolden
Dr. Benjamin Bolden, music educator and composer, is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at Queen’s University, Canada. His research interests include arts education assessment, creativity, arts-based research methodologies,…
Keiko Shikako-Thomas
Bio forthcoming.
Mark V. Campbell
Dr. Mark V. Campbell leads the FCAD Forum for Cultural Strategies at Ryerson University and is Adjunct Professor at the RTA School of Media. Mark is a former Banting Postdoctoral…
