Deb Verhoeven, University of Alberta

Research

cultural data digital humanities gender informatics information ethics machine learning open data

Latest papers

Leading by the nodes: a survey of film industry network analysis and datasets.
Applied network science · 2024 · senior author
Controlling for openness in the male-dominated collaborative networks of the global film industry.
PloS one · 2020 · first author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Futureproofing higher education: Cross-national comparisons of management consultants in university restructuring
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$410,839
Genomic Media: Tracking Sociotechnical Imaginaries of DNA Data Storage
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$73,621
GEP Analysis: Assessing, understanding, and modelling the impact of gender equity policies (GEP) in the film industry
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$368,055

All 5 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Leading by the nodes: a survey of film industry network analysis and datasets.

Dadlani A, Vo V, Khemka A, Harvey ST, Kantoro Kyzy A, Jones P, Verhoeven D

Applied network science2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s41109-024-00673-9 PMID: 39713094

02

Controlling for openness in the male-dominated collaborative networks of the global film industry.

Verhoeven D, Musial K, Palmer S, Taylor S, Abidi S, Zemaityte V, Simpson L

PloS one2020First author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234460 PMID: 32530973

Futureproofing higher education: Cross-national comparisons of management consultants in university restructuring

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hurl, Chris

$410,839

Genomic Media: Tracking Sociotechnical Imaginaries of DNA Data Storage

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hogan, Mél

Keywords: DNA; genomics; infrastructure; data centers; energy; environment; plants; cloud

$73,621

GEP Analysis: Assessing, understanding, and modelling the impact of gender equity policies (GEP) in the film industry

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Open Research Area

Principal investigators: Verhoeven, Deb

$368,055

Canada 150 Research Chair in Gender and Cultural Informatics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Canada 150 Research Chair Program

Principal investigators: Verhoeven, Deb

Keywords: cultural data; digital humanities; gender; informatics; information ethics; machine learning; open data;

$700,000

Canada 150 Research Chair in Gender and Cultural Informatics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Canada 150 Research Chair Program

Principal investigators: Verhoeven, Deb

Keywords: cultural data; digital humanities; gender; informatics; information ethics; machine learning; open data;

$1,487,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: cultural data Dear Professor Verhoeven, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Leading by the nodes: a survey of film industry network analysis and datasets." (2024), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "GEP Analysis: Assessing, understanding, and modelling the impact of gender equity policies (GEP) in the film industry" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]