Cait McKinney, Simon Fraser University

Research

internet history queer activism computer networks HIV/AIDS disability sexuality virality digital cultures

Latest funding

Queer Disruptions in Early Internet Forms
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$42,193
HIV and the network society: developing a methodological toolkit for marginalized internet histories
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$69,119

All 2 grants and awards

Queer Disruptions in Early Internet Forms

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: McKinney, Cait

Keywords: internet history; queer activism

$42,193

HIV and the network society: developing a methodological toolkit for marginalized internet histories

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: McKinney, Cait

Keywords: computer networks; internet history; HIV/AIDS; disability; sexuality; virality; digital cultures; technology workers

$69,119

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: internet history Dear Professor McKinney, 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]. Your research on internet history 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 "Queer Disruptions in Early Internet Forms" (2024), 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]