Geoffrey Shea, OCAD University

Research

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Latest funding

Intersecting abilities disability art as a model for arts-informed research practice
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$46,332
Digital media applications in art and ability: evaluating the artistic expressive needs of individuals with complex disabilities
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$52,987
Common Pulse: Exploring Digital Identity in Contemporary Culture and Contemporary Art
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$19,850

All 3 grants and awards

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Intersecting abilities disability art as a model for arts-informed research practice

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012

Principal investigators: Shea, Geoffrey B.

Keywords: disability art; disability studies; research; creation; contemporary art

$46,332

Digital media applications in art and ability: evaluating the artistic expressive needs of individuals with complex disabilities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Shea, Geoffrey B.

Keywords: augmented and assistive communication; human computer interaction; art practice; interaction design

$52,987

Common Pulse: Exploring Digital Identity in Contemporary Culture and Contemporary Art

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Shea, Geoffrey B.

Keywords: digital media; authorship; artificial intelligence; sampling; networking; digital culture; social change; open source; collaboration; micro cinema; networked publics; social intelligence; participatory; digital identity; interactive

$19,850

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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