Michelle Miller, OCAD University

Research

trigger warnings feminist pedagogy difficult knowledge trauma in education care pedagogy sustainability speculative futures

Latest funding

"Jail not bail"?: Legal rights, risk and public safety
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$112,457
Caring Futures in Canadian Art and Design Education
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$36,298
Transformative Encounters: Gender and Sexuality Pedagogies in Canada
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$59,422

All 4 grants and awards

"Jail not bail"?: Legal rights, risk and public safety

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Myers, Nicole M.

Keywords: bail; pre-trial detention; social control; risk; public safety; administration of justice; criminal law policy

$112,457

Caring Futures in Canadian Art and Design Education

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Miller, Michelle M.

Keywords: care; pedagogy; sustainability; speculative futures; design justice; interdisciplinary exchange; inclusive education; art and design education; collaborative research practices

$36,298

Transformative Encounters: Gender and Sexuality Pedagogies in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kouri-Towe, Natalie

Keywords: gender; sexuality; education; pedagogy; classroom; feminism; violence; learning; transformative justice; intersectionality; queer

$59,422

Triggering Education: Relational Readings of Trigger Warnings in the Canadian Post-Secondary Classroom

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Miller, Michelle M.

Keywords: trigger warnings; feminist pedagogy; difficult knowledge; trauma in education

$99,800

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: trigger warnings Dear Professor Miller, 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 trigger warnings 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 "Caring Futures in Canadian Art and Design Education" (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]