Gillian Russell, Simon Fraser University

Research

Citizen Science Speculative Design Critical Data Studies Futures Literacies Anthropogenic Marine Debris

Latest funding

Figurations of Futures Making
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$322,696
The Arts Impact Partnership (TAIP): Understanding the Arts' Civic Impact in the Data-Driven Economy
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Community Ocean Futures: activating data for alternative knowledges
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$58,731

All 3 grants and awards

Figurations of Futures Making

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lesage, Frederik F.

$322,696

The Arts Impact Partnership (TAIP): Understanding the Arts' Civic Impact in the Data-Driven Economy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Grants

Keywords: fine arts; arts impact; artistic research; metadata; nonprofit arts organizations; arts data taxonomies; data justice; epistemic justice; EDIA; open access; post-secondary institutions; research metrics reform; library and information science

$20,000

Community Ocean Futures: activating data for alternative knowledges

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Russell, Gillian

Keywords: Citizen Science; Speculative Design; Critical Data Studies; Futures Literacies; Anthropogenic Marine Debris

$58,731

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: Citizen Science Dear Professor Russell, 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 citizen science 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 "Community Ocean Futures: activating data for alternative knowledges" (2023), 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]