Megan Smith, University of British Columbia

Research

new media art immersive technology mixed reality virtual reality wilderness environment climate change

Latest funding

Truth Machine: Authenticity & Immersive Computational Art in the time of Artificial Intelligence
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$52,082
Preserving Canada's Multimedia Futures: Cross-Sector Knowledge Synthesis on Multimedia Data Management and Preservation
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$29,999
Addressing the Gaps & Inequities: Bringing together public health, communities, and prisons
CIHR · 2009 · Co-investigator
$22,153

Truth Machine: Authenticity & Immersive Computational Art in the time of Artificial Intelligence

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Smith, Megan L.

Keywords: new media; art; immersive technology; mixed reality; virtual reality; wilderness; environment; climate change; artificial intelligence

$52,082

Preserving Canada's Multimedia Futures: Cross-Sector Knowledge Synthesis on Multimedia Data Management and Preservation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Principal investigators: Murphy, Emily C.

$29,999

Addressing the Gaps & Inequities: Bringing together public health, communities, and prisons

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: Population and Public Health

Principal investigators: Martin, Ruth E; Buxton, Jane

Keywords: Continuity Of Care; Health Promotion; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Prison

$22,153

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: new media Dear Professor Smith, 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 new media 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 "Truth Machine: Authenticity & Immersive Computational Art in the time of Artificial Intelligence" (2025), 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]