Gerald Voorhees, University of Waterloo

Research

video games anti-racism digital media Indigenization social justice design justice racism misogyny

Latest funding

ADE for Games Communities: Enculturing anti-racism, decolonization, equity, diversity, and inclusion (ADE) in games research and creation
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$49,761
Games of/against Priviledge and Marginalization
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$29,862
Digital Oral Histories for Reconciliation: The Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children History Education Initiative
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$199,027

All 3 grants and awards

ADE for Games Communities: Enculturing anti-racism, decolonization, equity, diversity, and inclusion (ADE) in games research and creation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Voorhees, Gerald A.

Keywords: video games; digital media; anti-racism; Indigenization; social justice; design justice

$49,761

Games of/against Priviledge and Marginalization

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Knowledge Synthesis Grants - Shifting Dynamics of Privilege and Marginalization

Principal investigators: Voorhees, Gerald A.

Keywords: video games; racism; misogyny; anti-racism; feminism

$29,862

Digital Oral Histories for Reconciliation: The Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children History Education Initiative

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Llewellyn, Kristina

Keywords: oral history; history education; historical thinking & consciousness; african nova scotian history and culture; anti-racist education; restorative approach to education; augmented reality; digital learning; curriculum development; reconciliation education

$199,027

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: video games Dear Professor Voorhees, 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 video games 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 "ADE for Games Communities: Enculturing anti-racism, decolonization, equity, diversity, and inclusion (ADE) in games research and creation" (2022), 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]