Lara Karaian, Carleton University

Research

sextech crime affect criminal law emotions artificial intelligence virtual reality haptic technology

Latest funding

Sex/Crime in the Era of Immersive, Interactive, and Intelligent Technologies: A Study of Sextech, Affect, and Law
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$5,000
Sex/Crime in the Era of Immersive, Interactive, and Intelligent Technologies: A Study of Sextech, Affect, and Law
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$87,700
Managing risky subjects teenage girls, digital technology, and Canadian anti-sexting public education campaigns
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$73,292

Sex/Crime in the Era of Immersive, Interactive, and Intelligent Technologies: A Study of Sextech, Affect, and Law

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Karaian, Lara

Keywords: sextech; crime; affect; criminal law; emotions; artificial intelligence; virtual reality; haptic technology; legal theory; cultural criminology; posthumanism; new/feminist materialism; queer theory

$5,000

Sex/Crime in the Era of Immersive, Interactive, and Intelligent Technologies: A Study of Sextech, Affect, and Law

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Karaian, Lara

Keywords: sextech; crime; affect; criminal law; emotions; artificial intelligence; virtual reality; haptic technology; legal theory; cultural criminology; posthumanism; new/feminist materialism; queer theory

$87,700

Managing risky subjects teenage girls, digital technology, and Canadian anti-sexting public education campaigns

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012

Principal investigators: Karaian, Lara

Keywords: teenage girls; digital sexual expression; sexting; risk assessment and management; crime prevention; public education

$73,292

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: sextech Dear Professor Karaian, 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 sextech 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 "Sex/Crime in the Era of Immersive, Interactive, and Intelligent Technologies: A Study of Sextech, Affect, and Law" (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]