Vera Khovanskaya, University of Toronto

Research

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Labour & Technology

Latest funding

Community Design and Advocacy Space (CDAS) – Co-Designing Technologies to Support Marginalized Workers
CFI · 2025 · Co-investigator
$126,889
Workers governing digital technologies: collective strategies across contexts
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$69,812

All 2 grants and awards

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Community Design and Advocacy Space (CDAS) – Co-Designing Technologies to Support Marginalized Workers

Co-investigatorCFI2025John R. Evans Leaders Fund: John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for research infrastructure

Principal investigators: Chandra, Priyank

Keywords: participatory, design, digital, labour markets computing devices, accessibility, furniture

$126,889

Workers governing digital technologies: collective strategies across contexts

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Grohmann, Rafael

Keywords: digital labour; technology; cooperativism; platforms; artificial intelligence

$69,812

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Labour & Technology Dear Professor Khovanskaya, 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 labour & technology connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]